Poltergeist

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Poltergeist

(Creature)

Common

LE

Medium

Incorporeal

Spirit

Undead

Level

5

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Adjective

Poltergeist

Source: Bestiary, pg(s). 264

A poltergeist is a restless spirit of a mortal unwilling to move on from where it died and proceed to the afterlife. In contrast with ghosts, poltergeists are always evil and can manipulate physical objects through telekinesis.

Appearance

Poltergeists are invisible, but can reveal a form resembling a skeletal ghost in order to frighten creatures who encroach on its site.

Abilities

Poltergeists are bound to a specific site and cannot travel far from it. Some are limited to a specific building, or even a single room. They are naturally invisible and only reveal their form to frighten interlopers; they otherwise use telekinesis to throw small physical objects, sometimes many at once.

Like some other incorporeal undead creatures, poltergeists reform days after their destruction and can only be put to rest by resolving the cause of their trauma.

Ecology

Creatures who experience extreme emotional trauma before death might become poltergeists afterward, and disturbing a burial site—for instance, to construct a new building, even accidentally—often stirs them into creation.