Akashti
Level 10Attacks
Abilities
Creatures killed by an akashti are difficult to bring back to life or animate as undead. The akashti automatically attempts to counteract any attempt to resurrect or animate as undead any creature that it has killed (counteract modifier , counteract rank 5). If the akashti who slew the creature is slain, the creature can be brought back from death or become undead normally.
Frequency once per day
Effect The akashti manifests a hollow humanoid body around their slender skeletal frame over the course of 10 minutes of concentration. If this time is spent within 10 feet of a humanoid body that has been dead for less than a week, the akashti's manifested body looks almost identical to that of the dead humanoid when they lived and functions as a disguise of that creature. If the akashti can consume a portion of the body they're duplicating, they gain a +4 circumsta
The akashti unleashes overwhelming sobs of despair. Creatures within 30 feet must attempt a DC 29 will save or become Stunned 1 (Stunned 3 on a critical failure).
The akashti can't use Stunning Despair again for .
Akashtis are manipulative fiends who prey on those in mourning; they assume the form of a recently deceased loved one so they can infiltrate homes, then murder and consume the souls of grieving families. Sometimes called a "copycorpse," an akashti in its true form appears as a skin-covered skeleton with sharp talons on its fingers and tears of blood dripping from its lidless eyes. Its skull appears open like a bowl, and inside nest handfuls of crimson butterflies. When an akashti hides within its manifested body, close investigation can sometimes reveal the truth when the scalp of the supposed beloved one returned to life seems to subtly ripple and bulge as the butterflies within writhe. Akashtis embody the complex cycle of grief.
Deathly Invaders
Sometimes, akashtis ambush and murder targets not to bask in the grief of their loved ones, but instead to assume their form and infiltrate an organization from within to corrupt established bonds of camaraderie. Inevitably, though, these akashtis grow bored with deception and lead their new allies into a trap for slaughter.