Phoenix

Phoenix CR 15 (Combatant)

XP 51,200
NG Gargantuan magical beast (fire)
Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft., detect alignment, low-light vision; Perception +26
Aura shroud of flame (20 ft., 5d8+15F, DC 21)

DEFENSE

HP 275
EAC 29; KAC 31
Fort +19; Ref +19; Will +13
Defensive Abilities regeneration 10 (cold or evil), self-resurrection; DR 15/evil; Immunities fire; SR 26
Weaknesses vulnerability to cold

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft., fly 90 (Ex, good)
Melee bite +29 (8d6+24F&P, critical burn 3d4), or claw +29 (8d6+24F&P, critical burn 3d4)
Space 20 ft.; Reach 20 ft.
Offensive Abilities flaming strafe
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 15th)

At will–daylight*, mystic cure III, remove affliction
3/day-mass mystic cure IV, restoration, wall of fire
1/day–call cosmos, greater dispel magic

*see Starfarer’s Companion

STATISTICS

Str +9; Dex +7; Con +5; Int +5; Wis +5; Cha +5
Skills Acrobatics +31, Athletics +26, Diplomacy +26, Intimidate +31, Life Science +26
Languages Auran, Celestial, Common, Ignan

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Flaming Strafe (Su)

The phoenix blazes with superheated flame and flies up to its speed.. It deals 5d8+15F damage to every creature within 20 feet of each square it moves through. The creature may attempts a DC 21 Reflex save for half damage.

Self-Resurrection (Su)

When a phoenix dies, it collapses into a pile of smoldering ashes before returning to life fully healed 1d4 rounds later, as if subject to a 7thlevel resurrect. Self-resurrection happens only if there are some remains to resurrect; for instance, a phoenix killed by a disintegrate spell can’t use this ability. A phoenix whose remains rest within an area devoted to an evil deity by desecrate can’t self-resurrect until its remains are no longer in that area. A phoenix can selfresurrect only once per year.

Shroud of Flame (Su)

While this aura is active, any creature in the area of fire and super-heated air takes 5d8+15 points of fire damage (Reflex DC 21 for half).

The phoenix can activate or deactivate this ability at will as a swift action.

ECOLOGY

Environment deserts and hills
Organization solitary

The phoenix are legendary birds of fire that dwell in isolated desert regions. They are intelligent and powerful agents of goodness and virtue; aiding other good sentient creatures against evil creatures. Phoenix are most popularly known of their ability to resurrect their body in a fiery burst from their corpse.