Level | 201 |
Alignment | 2 |
Source: Monster Core, pg(s). 82 |
Vrolikai
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Vrolikais, also known as death demons, manifest from a sated demon returned to the Outer Rifts. They serve as executioners, assassins,34 and leaders of demonic armies.5
Associated sin
Gluttony,6 though their satiation means they suffer no associated vulnerabilities.3
Appearance
A vrolikai is a gray-skinned, four-armed demon with the face and wings of a bat, horns, and a scaly tail. Their feet end in three curved claws.375
Habitat and ecology
While other demons are formed from mortal souls, vrolikais manifest from demons8 sated from gorging on mortals in the Universe, who then return to the Outer Rifts for a transformation process that leaves them vulnerable.345
Vrolikais require centuries to grow into their potential power after manifesting, which requires stealth and preparation in the hostile Outer Rifts. After building up their forces and fortifications, they redirect their attention back to the Universe.3 Their ability to consume all types of sin suits them well as rare leaders among the chaos of demonkind, and even demon lords lean on their abilities as commanders.5
Balors often summon vrolikais for aid.4
Possessions
In lieu of weapons, vrolikais wield dagger-shaped manifestations of black flame that evaporate within a minute of being dropped.39 They also accumulate and wear magic items from their victims and hoard other treasures in their lairs.9
Known vrolikais
- See also: Category:Vrolikai/Inhabitants
- Azothinaktus, the Hollow Princess10
- Vathwhari, the Silent Witness10
- Vissagho, the Scarlet Sign10
- Shaorhaz, the Glutton of the Green10
References
Paizo published a chapter about nabasu demons and their relationship with vrolikai demons in Demons Revisited.
- ↑ Vrolikais were level 19 creatures in Bestiary 2 69.
- ↑ “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary 2, 69. Paizo Inc., 2020 .
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary 2, 68–69. Paizo Inc., 2020 .
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Demons Revisited, 12. Paizo Inc., 2013 .
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 “Demon” in Monster Core, 82. Paizo Inc., 2024 .
- ↑ “Demonkind” in Lords of Chaos, Book of the Damned Volume 2, 36. Paizo Inc., 2010 .
- ↑ Demons Revisited, 45. Paizo Inc., 2013 .
- ↑ Prior to the Pathfinder Second Edition Remaster Project, vrolikais spawned from sated nabasus. Monster Core 82 removed their connections to nabasus. See Meta:Nabasu.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Demons Revisited, 42. Paizo Inc., 2013 .
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Demons Revisited, 43. Paizo Inc., 2013 .
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