Augur (velstrac)
(evil, extraplanar, kyton, lawful)
An augur is the most common type of velstrac in the Netherworld.1
Appearance
Unlike other more humanoid velstracs, augurs have been mutilated into a sphere of bloody flesh, leaving only a single eye exposed within a tangle of metal plate armor. Most are a foot in diameter and weigh 30 pounds.12
Abilities
Augurs are stealthy and capable of magical flight, but also roll themselves around. Lacking limbs, they manipulate objects through magic. Their single eye's piercing gaze is especially unnerving.1
Ecology
Like other velstracs, augurs are native to the Netherworld. An experienced lawful evil spellcaster can also summon an augur as a familiar.3 Some augurs even serve as apprentices to or students of mortals.4 They view bloodletting as an artform to be appreciated and enjoy being offered freshly plucked eyeballs from living creatures.5
On Golarion
Joyful Things can summon an augur velstrac per day,6 and evil spellcasters—including followers of Zon-Kuthon7 or divinities of Hell8—who can summon creatures can choose to summon an augur.
Augur velstracs serve as sentinels at Edammera's Folly, a mysterious tower in western Nidal near the Usk River's fork.9
Known augurs
- Aoz, former advisor to Hellknight signifer Chaid DiViri2
- Skullpiercer, familiar to the witch Gryne Rasik of the Technic League10
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “Adventure Toolbox” in Tomorrow Must Burn, 82–83. Paizo Inc., 2019 .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Emerald Spire Superdungeon, 96. Paizo Inc., 2014 .
- ↑ Familiar Folio, inside rear cover. Paizo Inc., 2015 .
- ↑ “Students and Supplicants” in Cohorts and Companions, 31. Paizo Inc., 2015 .
- ↑ “Chapter 4: Fiendish Bestiary” in Book of the Damned, 238. Paizo Inc., 2017 .
- ↑ “Bestiary” in Nidal, Land of Shadows, 57. Paizo Inc., 2018 .
- ↑ “Summoned by the Faithful” in Monster Summoner's Handbook, 30. Paizo Inc., 2015 .
- ↑ “NPC Gallery” in The Inferno Gate, 56. Paizo Inc., 2016 .
- ↑ “Threats in the Gloom” in Nidal, Land of Shadows, 46. Paizo Inc., 2018 .
- ↑ “Palace of Fallen Stars” in Palace of Fallen Stars, 50. Paizo Inc., 2014 .
- Uncommon creatures
- Lawful evil creatures
- Tiny creatures
- Fiend creatures
- Velstrac creatures
- Velstrac
- Summonable creatures
- Familiars
- Extraplanar environment creatures/Shadow Plane
- Outsiders
- Evil subtype creatures
- Extraplanar subtype creatures
- Kyton subtype creatures
- Lawful subtype creatures
- CR 2 creatures
- Any environment creatures
- Level 1 creatures