Sapient Purple Orb Creature 4
Purple orbs are curious, social beings who unfailingly attempt to make contact with any life-form they encounter, though these attempts are frequently inept. Few other creatures understand their ancient language, so purple orbs instead use magic, telepathy, minor illusions, and flashes of light and flowing mist from their 3-foot-diameter luminous bodies.
Purple orbs are eager for cooperation and solidarity with their chosen friends and family, whether those are other sapient orbs or completely different beings, making it relatively easy to befriend them—or deceive them. Purple orbs are devout supporters and defenders of their companions, flinging themselves bodily into the fray if a friend is in danger. They become a deep dark purple as they grow more emotional in the heat of conflict (violent or otherwise), though their emotions rarely grow so intense that they're willing to take another being's life. That purple orbs seem to value their own lives less than those of their friends might be among the reasons that the number of sapient purple orbs in the universe seems to be dwindling.
Purple orbs are eager for cooperation and solidarity with their chosen friends and family, whether those are other sapient orbs or completely different beings, making it relatively easy to befriend them—or deceive them. Purple orbs are devout supporters and defenders of their companions, flinging themselves bodily into the fray if a friend is in danger. They become a deep dark purple as they grow more emotional in the heat of conflict (violent or otherwise), though their emotions rarely grow so intense that they're willing to take another being's life. That purple orbs seem to value their own lives less than those of their friends might be among the reasons that the number of sapient purple orbs in the universe seems to be dwindling.
Unspecific Lore: DC 17
Specific Lore: DC 14
Sapient Purple Orb Creature 4
- Small
- Aberration
- Cosmic
Source Alien Core pg. 166
Perception +11 (darkvision, mistvision)
Languages Orbian
Str +2
Dex +3
Con +2
Int +3
Wis +5
Cha +3
Mistvision A sapient purple orb always ignores concealment caused by fog, smoke, and mist.
AC 21
Fort +8
Ref +11
Will +13
Speed 5 feet (hover), fly 60 feet
Melee
[one-action]
slam +10
,
Damage 1d6+6 bludgeoning
Occult Innate Spells DC 21, attack +13 ;
2nd
Cantrips (2nd)
Astral Mist
[two-actions]
Frequency once per minute; Effect The sapient purple orb emits a red mist (as the spell) centered on themself. Sapient orbs can choose to emit transparent mist, granting no concealment. Allies and fascinated creatures in the mist gain a +2 status bonus to saving throws. Additionally, any enemy that's in the mist when it appears, that enters the mist, or that ends its turn in the mist must attempt a DC 21 Will save unless it's fascinated.
Critical SuccessThe creature is unaffected and becomes temporarily immune for 24 hours.
SuccessThe creature is unaffected.
FailureThe creature becomes fascinated by the mist.
Critical FailureThe creature becomes fascinated by the mist and stunned 1.
Excandescent Flash
[one-action]
(lightvisual)
Frequency once per minute; Effect The sapient purple orb momentarily increases their luminance to an aggressively bright spectrum. Each other creature within 20 feet that can see the sapient purple orb must succeed at a DC 21 Reflex saving throw or be dazzled for 1d4 rounds. On a critical failure, the target instead becomes blinded for 1 round, then dazzled for 1d4 rounds.
All Creatures in "Sapient Orb"
| Name | Level | Spoiler |
|---|---|---|
| Faltering Sapient Green Orb | 1 | Guilt of the Grave World |
| Sapient Purple Orb | 4 | |
| Sapient Green Orb | 6 |
Sapient Orb
These enigmatic, orb-shaped beings seem to have no home world, organized society, traditions, or religion. Sightings of the orbs are sporadic—they briefly appear in large numbers, then vanish for a year or more, only to reappear in an entirely different region of space for a few months. Scholars and friends of the orbs have noticed that each time the orbs appear, their numbers have diminished.
Sapient orbs occasionally form permanent bonds, merging three to six orbs (always of the same type, as far as anyone knows) into a cluster called a luminant. Only sapient orbs at advanced stages of their life cycle can form such clusters, and the merge is permanent and irrevocable. Luminants are highly intelligent but far more reclusive than other sapient orbs, making it difficult to discern their motivations or purpose in sapient orb society.
Sapient orbs occasionally form permanent bonds, merging three to six orbs (always of the same type, as far as anyone knows) into a cluster called a luminant. Only sapient orbs at advanced stages of their life cycle can form such clusters, and the merge is permanent and irrevocable. Luminants are highly intelligent but far more reclusive than other sapient orbs, making it difficult to discern their motivations or purpose in sapient orb society.
Sapient Orb Origins
Sapient Gray Orbs