Barghest
CR: 4 XP: 1,200
LE Medium outsider (evil, extraplanar, lawful, shapechanger)
Init: +6 Senses: darkvision 60 ft., scent Perception: +11
Defense
AC: 17, touch 12, flat-footed 15 (+2 Dex, +5 natural)
hp: 45 (6d10+12)
Fort: +6 Ref: +7 Will: +7
DR: 5/magic
Offense
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee: bite +10 (1d6+4), 2 claws +10 (1d4+4)
Special Attacks: feed
Spell-Like Abilities: (CL 6th) At will—blink, levitate, misdirection 1/day—charm monster (DC 16), crushing despair (DC 16), dimension door
Statistics
Str: 19 Dex: 15 Con: 15 Int: 14 Wis: 14 Cha: 14
Base Atk: +6 CMB: +10 CMD: 22 (24 vs. trip)
Feats: Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Great Fortitude
Skills: Acrobatics +11, Bluff +11, Diplomacy +11, Intimidate +11, Perception +11, Sense Motive +11, Stealth +11, Survival +11
SQ: change shape (goblin or wolf, polymorph)
Languages: Common, Goblin, Infernal
Ecology
Environment: any
Organization: solitary or cult (1 plus goblin tribe)
Treasure: standard
Description
Feed (Su) Once per month, a barghest can devour a nonevil humanoid’s corpse as a full-round action to gain a growth point. It gains a bonus equal to its growth point total on attack rolls, CMB rolls, saving throws, and skill checks. Its maximum hit points increase by 5 for each growth point it gains. For every 2 growth points, a barghest’s caster level for its spell-like abilities and its CR increase by +1. When a barghest reaches 4 growth points, it sheds its skin and becomes a greater barghest, losing all of its growth points (and bonuses) but gaining the stats presented on this page for a greater barghest.
Said to be fiendish relations of all goblinoid races, the hateful barghests come to the Material Plane to feed. As they consume the bodies of innocents, they grow increasingly powerful. A barghest eventually sheds its skin to transform into a greater barghest, at which point it often seeks out a tribe of goblins or other creatures to rule.