Maharishi Manu
This elderly figure looks out with heavy-lidded eyes, and seems lost in its own serenity.
CR: 16 XP: 76,800
LG Medium outsider (extraplanar, good, lawful, manasaputra)
Init: +10 Senses: darkvision 60 ft. Perception: +28
Defense
AC: 31, touch 31 flat-footed 24 (+6 Dex, +4 deflection +1 dodge,, +10 soul armor)
hp: 237 (19d10+133)
Fort: +13 Ref: +17 Will: +17, +4 vs. dismissal, +2 vs. enchantment
Resist: adaptive 10
Immune: calling, disease, poison
SR: 27
Offense
Speed: 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (perfect)
Melee: unarmed strike +21/+16/+11/+6 (2d6+2) or aging touch +21 (12d10)
Special Attacks: aging touch
Spell-Like Abilities: (CL 16th; concentration +22; Wisdom-based) At will—greater teleport (self only), plane shift (self only)
Psychic Magic: (CL 16th; concentration +22; Wisdom-based) 27 PE—catatonia (3 PE, DC 19), cognitive block (3 PE, DC 19), divide mind (9 PE), mind thrust IV OA (4 PE, DC 20), remote viewing (5 PE), retrocognition (5 PE), unshakable zeal (7 PE)
Statistics
Str: 15 Dex: 23 Con: 24 Int: 16 Wis: 23 Cha: 18
Base Atk: +19 CMB: +21 CMD: 52
Feats: Blind-Fight, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Improved Unarmed Strike, Lightning Stance, Mobility, Skill Focus (Knowledge [history]), Vital Strike, Wind Stance
Skills: Acrobatics +25, Diplomacy +26, Fly +14, Intimidate +23, Knowledge (any one) +25, Knowledge (history) +31, Knowledge (local, planes) +25, Perception +28, Sense Motive +28
SQ: evolutionary sentinel, formless, no breath, positive energy affinity, subjective appearance, timeless
Languages: Celestial, Common, telepathy 100 ft.
Ecology
Environment: any (Material Plane or Positive Energy Plane)
Organization: solitary
Treasure: none
Description
Aging Touch (Su) As a standard action, a maharishi manu in either corporeal or incorporeal form can make a touch attack against a living creature to wear down the creature’s body with age, dealing 12d10 points of damage and stunning the creature for 1 round. Creatures immune to magical aging are immune to this damage, but otherwise the damage bypasses all forms of damage reduction. A successful DC 26 Fortitude save halves the damage and negates the stun effect. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Evolutionary Sentinel (Su) A maharishi manu gains a +4 bonus on saves to resist the effects of a dismissal spell or similar effect while visiting the world it is currently supervising.
Timeless (Ex) A maharishi manu oversees vast periods of evolution without impediment. It is unaffected by magical aging effects and spells that manipulate time. Whenever a creature under the effect of time stop (or a similar effect) comes within 1 mile of a maharishi manu, the maharishi manu instantly gains the ability to act normally during the remaining duration of the effect, allowing the two creatures to interact.
Serene, introspective, and simultaneously old and timeless, a maharishi manu often sits in quiet contemplation, speaking only rarely and acting only when it must.
When it does communicate, it tends to do so telepathically, and phrases its advice and commands as strange riddles that seem nonsensical at first, but grow increasingly meaningful as listeners overcome struggles and grow on their own.
Maharishi manus are at the pinnacle of the manu caste of manasaputras, leading the hierarchy by following directions set by the kumaras and the Logos at the center of the Positive Energy Plane. These outsiders govern the spiritual development over vast epochs, teaching lesser manus and guiding all mortal incarnations toward a sense of perfect enlightenment.
Because of the nature of their missions, maharishi manus form strong bonds with the inhabitants of the planets under their care and are never kept away for long before returning to those worlds should they be banished by malicious forces.
Manasaputra, Maharishi Manu–Manasaputra, Rishi Manu Manasaputra, Rishi Manu This regal, apparently human figure has glowing purple eyes and the grace and fluidity of water given form.