Rokurokubi
This peasant woman sprouts a grotesquely long neck that coils about like a snake, with razor-sharp teeth filling her gaping maw.
CR: 14 XP: 38,400
LE Medium monstrous humanoid
Init: +10 Senses: darkvision 60 ft. Perception: +21
Aura: nightfall (15 ft.)
Defense
AC: 28, touch 16, flat-footed 22 (+6 Dex, +12 natural)
hp: 195 (17d10+102)
Fort: +11 Ref: +16 Will: +13
DR: 5/cold iron
Immune: sleep
SR: 25
Offense
Speed: 30 ft.
Melee: bite +24 (2d6+4/19–20 plus rokurokubi’s curse), 2 claws +23 (1d6+4)
Space: 5 ft. Reach: 5 ft. (20 ft. with bite)
Special Attacks: elongate neck, rokurokubi’s curse
Spells Known: (CL 12th; concentration +17) 6th (3)—permanent image (DC 21) 5th (6)—feeblemind (DC 20), nightmare (DC 20) 4th (7)—charm monster (DC 19), confusion (DC 19), locate creature 3rd (7)—dispel magic, fly, keen edge, wind wall 2nd (7)—ghoul touch (DC 17), invisibility, knock, touch of idiocy 1st (8)—charm person (DC 16), disguise self, obscuring mist, shocking grasp, sleep (DC 16) 0 (at will)—arcane mark, detect magic, detect poison, ghost sound (DC 15), mage hand, message, open/close, prestidigitation, read magic
Statistics
Str: 18 Dex: 23 Con: 22 Int: 15 Wis: 12 Cha: 21
Base Atk: +17 CMB: +21 CMD: 37
Feats: Combat Casting, Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Deceitful, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (bite)
Skills: Bluff +26, Climb +24, Disguise +26, Intimidate +25, Perception +21, Stealth +26
SQ: no sleep
Languages: Aklo, Common
Ecology
Environment: any ruins
Organization: solitary, pair, or harem (3–6)
Treasure: standard
Description
Elongate Neck (Ex) A rokurokubi can stretch her neck from a normal human length up to 20 feet, giving her reach with her bite attack and threatening all squares within that range.
Nightfall Aura (Su) A rokurokubi can create an aura of darkness and silence (CL 12th) with a radius of 15 feet. The rokurokubi is immune to the effects of her aura, and can activate or suppress this ability as a free action. These aura effects can be dispelled as if they were spells.
No Sleep (Ex) A rokurokubi does not need to sleep and is immune to all sleep effects.
Rokurokubi’s Curse (Su) Bite—injury; save Will DC 23; frequency 1 day; effect 1 Cha damage and permanently silenced after 4 Cha damage. Fully healing the Cha damage cures the silence. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Spells A rokurokubi casts spells as a 12th-level sorcerer. A rokurokubi is an evil hag-like creature who seeks to spread as much mayhem and despair as possible. Her skin ranges in hue from pale blue to muted green, so to disguise herself she must cover up her flesh with makeup and clothing, and retract her neck so it is no longer than a human’s.
A rokurokubi can mate with almost any male humanoid, monstrous humanoid, or humanoid-shaped creature.
Her offspring is always a rokurokubi. The mate is usually devoured once the rokurokubi tires of his presence.