Deathless Acolyte

Deathless Acolyte Creature3

NE Medium Undead

Senses Perception +9; darkvision

LanguagesCommon, Necril

Skills Intimidation +9, Occultism +8, Religion +11, Stealth +7

Str +1, Dex +2, Con +0, Int +1, Wis +4, Cha +2

Items scythe, religious symbol

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AC 17; Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +11

HP 36, negative healing; Immunities death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious

Field of Undeath (aura, divine, necromancy) 20 feet. Allies within the aura who have negative healing gain fast healing 2. When a creature within the aura would receive positive healing, it must succeed at a DC 5 flat check or receive no healing from the effect.

Denounce Heretic [reaction] (abjuration, divine) Trigger A creature within 60 feet who the deathless acolyte can see and who doesn’t worship the acolyte’s deity casts a divine spell; Effect The deathless acolyte attempts to counteract the triggering spell using their spell attack modifier and a counteract level of 2. If the deathless acolyte fails to counteract the spell, the caster is temporarily immune to further uses of Denounce Heretic for 24 hours.

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Speed 25 feet

Melee [one-action] scythe +10 (deadly d10, trip), Damage 1d10+4 slashing

Divine Prepared Spells DC 19, attack +11; 2nd animate dead, harm (×3); 1st bane, fear, ray of enfeeblement; Cantrips (2nd) chill touch, detect magic, divine lance, forbidding ward, shield

Cleric Domain Spells 1 Focus Point, DC 19; 2nd touch of undeath

About

Deathless acolytes typically arise when a deity or their herald expends a minor amount of power to return a low-ranking priest. Some priests are powerful enough in life to return, greatly lessened, of their own volition.