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Qlippoth, Nyogoth

CR 10.00 Outsider CE Medium
This appears to be a mass of floating intestines tangled around a fanged mouth—the tips of its coils also end in toothy maws.

The nyogoth's role on the Abyss is that of a scavenger. Essentially mobile clumps of buoyant intestines, these writhing creatures squirt through the air in convulsive movements like an octopus gliding through water, and are constantly on the search for anything smaller than one of their many mouths (either the relatively small ones that pinch and gasp at the tips of their intestinal limbs or the larger gaping one at their cores). They can subsist on the waste and filth left behind by other denizens of the Abyss, but particularly enjoy feeding on still-living creatures.

Despite their seemingly lowly role in Abyssal ecosystems, the nyogoths are far from stupid beasts. Most are nearly as intelligent as the average human, and are capable of solving relatively complex problems when it comes to securing the next meal. As outsiders, nyogoths do not need to eat to survive, yet this does not exempt them from hunger—a nyogoth that goes for longer than 12 hours without a meal becomes increasingly violent and erratic. Such a “starving” nyogoth typically fights to the death when the prospect of food is available, and may even resort to self-cannibalism, drinking its own spurting digestive juices from its wounds in a nauseating display.

A typical nyogoth is 5 feet in diameter and weighs 260 pounds, although they are known to grow much larger.

STR
16
DEX
21
CON
24
INT
9
WIS
19
CHA
16
HP
125 (10d10+70)
AC
24, touch 15, flat-footed 19 (+5 Dex, +9 natural)
Speed
5 ft., fly 30 ft. (good)
Init
+5
Melee
4 bites +15 (1d6+3/19-20 plus 1d4 acid), bite +15 (2d6+3/19-20 plus 1d4 acid)
BAB
+10
CMB
+13
CMD
28 (can't be tripped)
Fort
+14
Ref
+12
Will
+7
DR
10/lawful

horrific appearance (DC 18)

flight

Fly +22, Intimidate +16, Knowledge (planes) +12, Perception +17, Stealth +18

spell-like abilities:
(CL 10th; concentration +13)

At will-acid arrow

7/day-fear (DC 17), protection from law

1/day-acid fog, dimension door

Details
Type
Outsider
Alignment
CE
Size
Medium
Environment
any (the Abyss)
Senses
darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +17
Languages
Abyssal; telepathy 100 ft.
Source
Bestiary 2