  CR 4 XP 1,200 LE Medium outsider (evil, extraplanar, lawful, psionic, 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 brain feed Psi-Like Abilities (ML 7th, Concentration +8) At will—astral traveller, biofeedback, defy gravity, detect remote viewing 1/day—astral caravan, memory modification (DC 16), moment of terror (DC 16) 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 Languages Infernal, Goblin, Worg SQ change shape (goblin or wolf, polymorph) ECOLOGY Environment any Organization solitary or cult (1 plus goblin tribe) Treasure standard SPECIAL ABILITIES Brain Feed (Su) Once per month, a barghest can devour a non-evil humanoid’s brain 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 manifester level for its psi-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 for a greater barghest (see Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary for details). 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. Much like their non-psionic cousins, psionic barghests seek to rule over goblinoids and their gifted brethren. They use their powers to journey to the astral plane to launch devastating surprise attacks on good, unsuspecting settlements, revelling in causing terror and sowing discord. They will frequently leave survivors battered, their will broken and their memories of the encounter destroyed, leaving only a vague impression of lasting horror. They may prey upon the same village in this fashion for weeks or even months. They are especially fond of buccaboos as minions, the psionic bugbears sharing a patient malevolence that the barghest appreciates. |