Jarvs

Level 3
Creature· aberrationUniqueTinyRemaster
AC 18
HP 45
Speed 20 ft.
Fort +6
Ref +10
Will +11
Perc +11
Size Tiny
Unique
Spells
Arcane Innate Spells (DC 20, attack +12)
Languages aklo, common, draconic
Senses darkvision
Skills arcana +11, occultism +9, stealth +8
Recall Knowledge occultism DC 28

Attacks

Melee Fountain Pen +10/+6/+2(agile, finesse, magical)
Damage: 1d6+2 piercing
Effect: inkstain
Ranged Morpheme Glyph +10/+5/+0 (range 40 ft.)(magical)
Damage: 3d6 force

Abilities

Mage Bondinteraction

After performing a 1-hour ritual, a scalescribe can bond with one willing creature capable of Casting Spells. The scalescribe can Aid their bonded caster in Crafting a scroll, and they can make their Transcribed spell available to the caster so long as the spell is of the caster's tradition. A bonded prepared caster can prepare the spell. A bonded spontaneous caster can add the spell to their spell repertoire during their daily preparations, and it remains as long as the Transcribed scroll exists.

+2 Status Bonus on Saves vs. Linguistic Effectsdefensive
Transcribedefensive

Trigger Another creature targets the scalescribe with a spell requiring verbal components Effect The scalescribe attempts to copy the incantation onto a scroll by attempting a counteract check (counteract rank 2, counteract modifier +10) with the following effects instead of the normal effects of counteracting. The spell still affects the scalescribe, regardless of the results of this check. The scalescribe can Cast a Spell from any scroll they Transcribe as if it were on their spell list. Transcribing a new scroll renders any previously Transcribed scroll inert. Critical Success If the triggering spell's rank was no more than 3 higher than the scalescribe's counteract rank, the scalescribe captures a copy of the spell in a scroll that appears in their hand. This scroll can be used normally but fades after 24 hours if not used before then. Success As critical success, but only if the spell's rank is no more than 1 higher than the scalescribe's counteract rank. Failure As critical success, but only if the spell's rank is lower than the scalescribe's counteract rank. Critical Failure The scalescribe fails to copy the spell.

Inkstainoffensive

When the scalescribe deals damage to a creature with their fountain pen, the creature takes 1d4 persistent poison. When a creature taking this damage attempts to take an action with the concentrate trait, it must succeed at a DC 5 flat check or the action is disrupted.

Description

Often seen at the sides of spellcasters, scalescribes are tiny, snakelike creatures with numerous hands that usually hold a multitude of fountain pens in various ink colors. The words scrawled across their bodies shift depending on what texts they've encountered recently. Scalescribes have a fondness for language, especially magical language, and make their homes in libraries or other places of learning.