Soul eater

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Soul eater

(Creature)

Type

Outsider
(evil, extraplanar)

CR

7

Environment

any Outer Plane (Abaddon)

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Source: The Varnhold Vanishing, pg(s). 36

Soul eaters are outsiders native to Abaddon capable of eating a victim's soul.

Appearance

A soul eater is a cloud of inky smoke with spindly arms that end in taloned fingers. They silently slither through the air like a serpent.

Abilities

A soul eater's touch can impair its victim's consciousness. When summoned to the Material Plane by a conjurer, it can find any target its summoner has seen and can name aloud regardless of its location or distance—with the exception of running water.

If a soul eater destroys a victim's consciousness with its claws, it can consume the victim's soul. This kills the victim, prohibits reincarnation, and complicates most simple forms of resurrection.

Ecology

While native to the daemonic plane of Abaddon, soul eaters are popular creatures to conjure among evil spellcasters. When not serving a master, soul eaters—devoid of emotion or reason—perpetually hunt for souls to consume.

Known examples

The oculus of Abaddon can summon soul eaters.