Quyu
Creature 6
At first look, quyus appears to be a small, adorable creatures, likely resembling a pet or helpless animal. This appearance is, however, a ploy meant to lure unsuspecting creatures into their grasp. Their true form is a two-headed twisted knot of flesh with eyeless sockets and gaping maws dripping with acid—and they're far from helpless.
Quyus can live without air, food, or water indefinitely. They have a dangerous combination of bottomless curiosity and complete lack of concern for other species' well-being. They originate from a now-Diasporan asteroid, though due to their disguises, they've spread to countless planets undetected, where they hunt and dissect creatures for their sadistic pursuits.
These solitary creatures prefer to observe an area's wild and domesticated species before infiltrating the peripheries of a civilization. There, they establish quiet cover identities, often as children's pets, only to capture and vivisect unsuspecting victims.
Quyus take on whatever appearance they believe is most likely to be considered cute by whatever beings inhabit their environments, even if the creature they mimic has no place in the world's ecology. They might take on the form of an adorable, mundane cat, rabbit, or similar fluffy creature, even in the middle of an asteroid mine or in the deep sea.
Elite |
Normal |
Weak
Perception +13 (motion sense (precise) 60 feet, no vision)
Languages Brethedan, Common, Eoxian, Vesk; (can't speak any language)
Str +3
Dex +4
Con +2
Int +1
Wis +1
Cha +5
Motion Sense A quyu can sense nearby motion through vibration and air movement as a precise sense at the listed range.
No Breath Pathetic Gaze (
aura,
emotion,
mental,
occult,
visual) 30 feet. While in their Facade Form (see below), the quyu emits an aura to infatuate nearby creatures. A creature that ends its turn in the aura must attempt a DC
24 Will save or it becomes
fascinated by the quyu for 1 minute and takes a –2 circumstance penalty to attack the quyu for 1 round, even if the quyu leaves Facade Form.
Speed 35 feet
Melee
[one-action]
claw
+16
(agilefinesse),
Damage 2d4
+7 slashing
Melee
[one-action]
jaws
+16
(finesse),
Damage 2d6
+7 piercing plus
Grab
Occult Innate Spells DC
24 (+2 damage to cantrips, +4 damage to other spells) (-2 damage to cantrips, -4 damage to other spells);
1st
Cruel Dissection
[one-action]
Requirements A creature is
grabbed or
restrained by the quyu's jaws or is
fascinated with the quyu;
Effect The quyu makes a claw
Strike against the required creature. If the attack hits, that creature also takes 2d6
persistent bleed damage.
Facade Form
[one-action]
(concentrateoccultpolymorph)
The quyu compresses and reshapes themself to appear as an adorable, helpless creature. They have an automatic result of
35 on
Deception checks and DCs to pass as the creature. While in this form, the quyu is Tiny and can't attack, and their pathetic gaze aura is active. The quyu can
Dismiss this form.