Fast Healing 10

Unlike other undead, a vampire isn&#x27;t destroyed at 0 HP. Instead, it falls <a href="/condition/unconscious">Unconscious</a>. If its body rests in its coffin for 1 hour, the vampire gains 1 HP, after which its fast healing begins to function normally.

Coffin Restoration

The strigoi reverts to pure shadow and absorbs its body and its gear into the darkness, or it shifts back to its physical form. In shadow form, the strigoi gains a climb Speed equal to its land Speed and can move through any gap that isn&#x27;t airtight. However, it can only move along solid surfaces that aren&#x27;t highly reflective, not liquid or mirrored surfaces. If the surface it&#x27;s on is destroyed, the strigoi returns to physical form and is <a href="/condition/stunned">Stunned 1</a>. The strigoi loses fast healing while in shadow form but can remain in shadow form indefinitely.
A strigoi that is exposed to sunlight while in shadow form becomes <a href="/condition/slowed">Slowed 2</a> and must attempt a DC 16 Flat at the end of each of its turns. If it fails this flat check, it is destroyed, the shadow vanishing with a blood-curdling wail.

Shadow Form

All strigoi possess the following weaknesses:<ul><li>Revulsion Strigoi are uncomfortable near mirrors or sources of bright light. Only a strigoi&#x27;s shadow reflects in a mirror, and this often compels them to cover or destroy mirrors in their presence rather than risk their true nature being displayed. A strigoi can&#x27;t voluntarily come within 10 feet of a brandished mirror or source of bright light. To brandish a mirror or light source, a creature must Interact to do so for 1 round (similar to Raising a Shield). If the strigoi involuntarily comes within 10 feet of a brandished mirror or light source, they gain the <a href="/condition/fleeing">Fleeing</a> condition, running from the brandished object until they end an action beyond 10 feet. After 1 round of being exposed to the subject of their revulsion, a strigoi can attempt a DC 25 Will save as a single action, which has the concentrate trait. On a success, they overcome their revulsions for 1d6 rounds (or 1 hour on a critical success). A strigoi can move normally around mirrors or bright light sources that are not brandished, although doing so causes them discomfort that can be noticed with a successful Perception check to Sense Motive.</li><li>Sunlight When exposed to direct sunlight, a strigoi immediately becomes <a href="/condition/unconscious">Unconscious</a> and falls to the ground. They appear to be dead: they don&#x27;t breathe, their body temperature matches their surroundings, and they don&#x27;t react to pain or other stimuli. A successful Perception check against the strigoi&#x27;s Reflex DC is enough to note one anomaly: the shadow cast by their &quot;dead&quot; body shifts and moves slightly, its edges twisting and active. Certain detection spells, senses like lifesense, and the &quot;corpse&quot; taking damage from vitality energy still function normally and could reveal the truth without a successful Perception check. Viewing the &quot;corpse&quot; in a mirror&#x27;s reflection can also reveal the truth, for only the body&#x27;s shadow reflects. While in sunlight and unconscious, the strigoi loses their resistance to physical damage. If the strigoi takes enough damage that they would be reduced to 0 Hit Points, their body quickly decomposes, and the strigoi is destroyed.</li><li>Water Revulsion A strigoi cannot cross a significant source of running water (such as a creek, river, or waves on a seashore). A strigoi capable of flight can cross running water provided they approach no closer than 10 feet to the liquid&#x27;s surface. If forced into running water against their will, the strigoi becomes <a href="/condition/slowed">Slowed 2</a> and gains the fleeing condition as long as they remain in the water. At the end of any turn in which the strigoi remains in running water, they must succeed at a DC 5 Flat or be destroyed.</li></ul>

Strigoi Weaknesses

Void Healing

Trigger Nizca is the target of a Strike or would attempt a Reflex save against a harmful effect<hr/>Effect In a flash of sudden insight, Nizca calculates the trajectory of the attack, slips into shadows, and reemerges just out of the way. Nizca gains a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering Strike or to Reflex saves against the triggering effect. After the attack or effect is resolved, Nizca teleports to an occupied space within 20 feet.
Special If the triggering Strike was a hit or a critical hit, or Nizca failed or critically failed the saving throw against the triggering effect, this use of Calculated <a href="/action/escape">Escape</a> retroactively counts as a free action, rather than a reaction.

Calculated Escape

Nizca siphons death through a melee attack and into their foe. Nizca expends a <a href="/spell/harm">Harm</a> spell and makes a melee Strike. On a hit, they cast the 1-action version of the expended spell to damage the target, in addition to the normal damage from the Strike. The target automatically gets a failure on its save (or a critical failure if Nizca&#x27;s Strike was a critical hit). The spell doesn&#x27;t have the manipulate trait when cast this way.

Channel Smite

Requirements A <a href="/condition/grabbed">Grabbed</a>, <a href="/condition/paralyzed">Paralyzed</a>, <a href="/condition/restrained">Restrained</a>, <a href="/condition/unconscious">Unconscious</a>, or willing creature is within the strigoi&#x27;s reach<hr/>Effect The strigoi sinks their fangs into the targeted creature to drink its blood and draw out its vital essence. This requires an Athletics check against the creature&#x27;s Fortitude DC if the creature is grabbed and is automatic for any of the other conditions. The creature becomes <a href="/condition/drained">Drained 1</a> and <a href="/condition/stupefied">Stupefied 1</a>, and the strigoi regains 15 HP, gaining any excess HP as temporary Hit Points. Drinking Essence from a creature that&#x27;s already drained or stupefied doesn&#x27;t restore any HP but increases either the creature&#x27;s drained condition value or its stupefied condition value by 1 (whichever value is lesser is increased; if both values are equal, then the strigoi chooses which condition to increase the value of).
A victim&#x27;s drained condition decreases by 1 per week. A blood transfusion, which requires a successful DC 20 Medicine check and sufficient blood or a blood donor, reduces the drained value by 1 after 10 minutes.
A victim&#x27;s stupefied condition decreases by 1 per day after performing daily preparations. If the daily preparations are done in full sunlight, the stupefied condition is removed entirely.

Drink Essence

If the next action Nizca uses is to Cast a Spell that has a range, increase that spell&#x27;s range by 30 feet.

Reach Spell

20 feet. The shadows around Nizca constantly shift and roil, battering their foes. Enemies treat the area within the aura as difficult terrain.

Roiling Shades

Trigger Nizca is reduced to 0 Hit Points<hr/>Effect Nizca uses Shadow Form, then flies into the shadow beacon even though they&#x27;re at 0 Hit Points. While at 0 Hit Points in this form, Nizca is unaffected by further damage. Once they reach the shadow beacon, their spirit becomes permanently fused with it and is destroyed only when the shadow beacon is destroyed.

Spiteful Escape

Grab

@Localize[PF2E.NPC.Abilities.Glossary.FastHealing]

Unlike other undead, a vampire isn't destroyed at 0 HP. Instead, it falls @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Unconscious]. If its body rests in its coffin for 1 hour, the vampire gains 1 HP, after which its fast healing begins to function normally.

The strigoi reverts to pure shadow and absorbs its body and its gear into the darkness, or it shifts back to its physical form. In shadow form, the strigoi gains a climb Speed equal to its land Speed and can move through any gap that isn't airtight. However, it can only move along solid surfaces that aren't highly reflective, not liquid or mirrored surfaces. If the surface it's on is destroyed, the strigoi returns to physical form and is @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Stunned]{Stunned 1}. The strigoi loses fast healing while in shadow form but can remain in shadow form indefinitely.
A strigoi that is exposed to sunlight while in shadow form becomes @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Slowed]{Slowed 2} and must attempt a @Check[flat|dc:16] at the end of each of its turns. If it fails this flat check, it is destroyed, the shadow vanishing with a blood-curdling wail.

All strigoi possess the following weaknesses:<ul><li>Revulsion Strigoi are uncomfortable near mirrors or sources of bright light. Only a strigoi's shadow reflects in a mirror, and this often compels them to cover or destroy mirrors in their presence rather than risk their true nature being displayed. A strigoi can't voluntarily come within 10 feet of a brandished mirror or source of bright light. To brandish a mirror or light source, a creature must Interact to do so for 1 round (similar to Raising a Shield). If the strigoi involuntarily comes within 10 feet of a brandished mirror or light source, they gain the @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Fleeing] condition, running from the brandished object until they end an action beyond 10 feet. After 1 round of being exposed to the subject of their revulsion, a strigoi can attempt a @Check[will|dc:25] save as a single action, which has the concentrate trait. On a success, they overcome their revulsions for [[/gmr 1d6 #Overcome Revulsions Duration]]{1d6 rounds} (or 1 hour on a critical success). A strigoi can move normally around mirrors or bright light sources that are not brandished, although doing so causes them discomfort that can be noticed with a successful Perception check to [[/act sense-motive]].</li><li>Sunlight When exposed to direct sunlight, a strigoi immediately becomes @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Unconscious] and falls to the ground. They appear to be dead: they don't breathe, their body temperature matches their surroundings, and they don't react to pain or other stimuli. A successful @Check[perception|against:reflex] check against the strigoi's Reflex DC is enough to note one anomaly: the shadow cast by their "dead" body shifts and moves slightly, its edges twisting and active. Certain detection spells, senses like lifesense, and the "corpse" taking damage from vitality energy still function normally and could reveal the truth without a successful Perception check. Viewing the "corpse" in a mirror's reflection can also reveal the truth, for only the body's shadow reflects. While in sunlight and unconscious, the strigoi loses their resistance to physical damage. If the strigoi takes enough damage that they would be reduced to 0 Hit Points, their body quickly decomposes, and the strigoi is destroyed.</li><li>Water Revulsion A strigoi cannot cross a significant source of running water (such as a creek, river, or waves on a seashore). A strigoi capable of flight can cross running water provided they approach no closer than 10 feet to the liquid's surface. If forced into running water against their will, the strigoi becomes @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Slowed]{Slowed 2} and gains the fleeing condition as long as they remain in the water. At the end of any turn in which the strigoi remains in running water, they must succeed at a @Check[flat|dc:5] or be destroyed.</li></ul>

@Localize[PF2E.NPC.Abilities.Glossary.NegativeHealing]

Trigger Nizca is the target of a Strike or would attempt a Reflex save against a harmful effect<hr />Effect In a flash of sudden insight, Nizca calculates the trajectory of the attack, slips into shadows, and reemerges just out of the way. Nizca gains a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering Strike or to Reflex saves against the triggering effect. After the attack or effect is resolved, Nizca teleports to an occupied space within 20 feet.
Special If the triggering Strike was a hit or a critical hit, or Nizca failed or critically failed the saving throw against the triggering effect, this use of Calculated @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.actionspf2e.Item.Escape] retroactively counts as a free action, rather than a reaction.

Nizca siphons death through a melee attack and into their foe. Nizca expends a @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.spells-srd.Item.Harm] spell and makes a melee Strike. On a hit, they cast the 1-action version of the expended spell to damage the target, in addition to the normal damage from the Strike. The target automatically gets a failure on its save (or a critical failure if Nizca's Strike was a critical hit). The spell doesn't have the manipulate trait when cast this way.

Requirements A @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Grabbed], @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Paralyzed], @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Restrained], @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Unconscious], or willing creature is within the strigoi's reach<hr />Effect The strigoi sinks their fangs into the targeted creature to drink its blood and draw out its vital essence. This requires an @Check[athletics|against:fortitude] check against the creature's Fortitude DC if the creature is grabbed and is automatic for any of the other conditions. The creature becomes @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Drained]{Drained 1} and @UUID[Compendium.pf2e.conditionitems.Item.Stupefied]{Stupefied 1}, and the strigoi regains @Damage[15[healing]] HP, gaining any excess HP as temporary Hit Points. Drinking Essence from a creature that's already drained or stupefied doesn't restore any HP but increases either the creature's drained condition value or its stupefied condition value by 1 (whichever value is lesser is increased; if both values are equal, then the strigoi chooses which condition to increase the value of).
A victim's drained condition decreases by 1 per week. A blood transfusion, which requires a successful @Check[medicine|dc:20] check and sufficient blood or a blood donor, reduces the drained value by 1 after 10 minutes.
A victim's stupefied condition decreases by 1 per day after performing daily preparations. If the daily preparations are done in full sunlight, the stupefied condition is removed entirely.

If the next action Nizca uses is to Cast a Spell that has a range, increase that spell's range by 30 feet.

Trigger Nizca is reduced to 0 Hit Points<hr />Effect Nizca uses Shadow Form, then flies into the shadow beacon even though they're at 0 Hit Points. While at 0 Hit Points in this form, Nizca is unaffected by further damage. Once they reach the shadow beacon, their spirit becomes permanently fused with it and is destroyed only when the shadow beacon is destroyed.

Nizca Iricol