Kyton, Terpsikhore

Terpsikhore Kyton CR 1

A slender form riddled with nails and taut wires creeps through the shadows. Its toothless mouth gapes in a silent scream and its needle-thin nails pluck at the wires like some nightmarish lyre.

XP 400
LE Medium outsider (evil extraplanar, kyton, lawful)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft, see in darkness; Perception +5

DEFENSE HP 19

EAC 11; KAC 12
Fort +3, Ref +1, Will +4
Defensive Abilities unified front; Immunities cold, pain

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft.
Melee claw +7 (1d4+2 S)
Offensive Abilities harmony of agony

STATISTICS

Str +1, Dex +2, Con +4, Int -2, Wis +0, Cha +0
Skills Acrobatics +5, Profession (musician) +10, Sense Motive +10, Stealth +5
Languages Infernal (can’t speak)
Other Abilities choir of many, incomplete kyton

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Choir of Many (Su)

As long as there are at least two terpsikhore within 100 ft. of each other, if one creature in the chorus is aware of a particular danger, they all are. No terpsikhore in a group is considered flat-footed unless they all are. Only roll initiative once when encountering terpsikhore kytons. Terpsikhore always act on the same initiative.

Harmony of Agony (Su)

Two or more adjacent terpsikhore can create a discordant song that gains power based on the number of terpsikhore joining in, up to a maximum of ten terpsikhore contributing to a single effect simultaneously.

Performing a harmony of agony is a full-round action for each participating terpsikhore. The caster level of these effects and saving throw DCs are listed for each individual effect and is based upon the number of participating terpsikhore (see the accompanying table below). Despite the sound-based nature of these effects, terpsikhore can use this ability in areas affected by silence or that are otherwise soundless (such as the vacuum of space). All participating terpsikhore must be at least within 10 ft. of another terpsikhore in the group. Not all terpsikhore are required to participate, for example a group of ten can use an effect that requires lesser creatures and permit the others to take different actions.

Incomplete Kyton (Ex)

Terpsikhore are made from fragmented souls and lack a complete essence.

Despite possessing the kyton subtype, they lack the regeneration and unnerving gaze abilities.

Unified Front (Su)

Terpsikhore move and fight as one. Whenever a terpsikhore is adjacent to another of its kind, they share their total hit points in a combined pool by swiftly sharing molten flesh and organs. If the terpsikhore move apart they divide their remaining hit points equally (rounding down). Similarly, adjacent terpsikhore raise the saving throws of the entire collective, but only to the extent listed on the accompanying table (these altered saving throws don’t increase with additional terpsikhores). A group of terpsikhore use their total combined CR to determine if they are affected by effects that vary based on a target’s CR.