Thing From Beyond Time
Advanced hound of Tindalos
NE Gargantuan outsider (evil, extraplanar)
Init +10; Senses darkvision 120 ft.; Perception +26
AC 32, touch 12, flat-footed 26 (+6 Dex, +20 natural, -4 size)
HP 342 (16d20+174)
Fort +18, Ref +15, Will +10
DR 10/magic; Immune mind-affecting effects, poison
Speed 40 ft.
Melee bite +29 (4d8+17/19-20), 2 claws +29 (4d6+17)
Space 20 ft., Reach 20 ft.
Special Attacks ripping gaze
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 10th; concentration +15)
Constant-Air Walk
At will-Fog Cloud, Invisibility, Locate Creature
3/day-Dimensional Anchor, Discern Location, Greater Scrying (DC 20), Haste, Slow (DC 16)
Str 45, Dex 22, Con 32, Int 20, Wis 25, Cha 20
Base Atk +16; CMB +37; CMD 53 (57 vs. trip)
Feats Ability Focus (ripping gaze), Combat Reflexes, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Improved Natural Attack (bite), Lightning Reflexes, Toughness
Skills Acrobatics +25, Intimidate +24, Knowledge (arcana) +24, Knowledge (engineering) +21, Knowledge (geography) +21, Knowledge (history) +21, Knowledge (planes) +24, Perception +26, Sense Motive +26, Stealth +13, Survival +26
Languages Aklo
SQ angled entry, otherworldly mind
Environment any
Organization solitary or pack (2-12)
Treasure none
Angled Entry (Su) Hounds of Tindalos move through the dimensions in ways other creatures cannot comprehend. They may use greater teleport (self only) once per round as a swift action and plane shift (self only) 3/day as a standard action (caster level 10th). A hound of Tindalos can use these powers anywhere, but its destination point must be adjacent to a fixed angle or corner in the physical environment, such as a wall, floor, or ceiling (as determined by the GM); temporary angles created by cloth, flesh, or small items are not sufficient. It cannot use these abilities to enter curved architecture or open outdoor environments.
Otherworldly Mind (Ex) Any non-outsider attempting to read the thoughts of a hound of Tindalos or communicate with it telepathically takes 5d6 points of nonlethal damage and must make a DC 18 Will save or become confused for 2d4 rounds. This is a mind-affecting effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Ripping Gaze (Su) 5d6 slashing damage, 30 feet, Fortitude DC 18 negates. A creature that succeeds on its save is immune to that hound's gaze for 24 hours. Damage caused by a ripping gaze can be defeated by damage reduction, but it bypasses DR/magic and slashing. The save DC is Charisma-based.
This gaunt, long-limbed quadruped has huge, soulless eyes and a toothy maw. The lean creature moves with a predatory grace.
Hounds of Tindalos are otherworldly predators from beyond the bounds of known reality, usually appearing only when summoned by reckless spellcasters. Little is known about their nature outside of blood-spattered notes and deranged writings of the nearly insane survivors of their attacks. Although possessed of great cunning and cruel intellect, the hounds show no evidence of understanding or communicating with mortals. They enter the physical world on their own in pursuit of those who have trodden too much the netherways beyond time and reality-time travelers (be it physical travel or simply divinatory glimpses forward or backward in time) and creatures that teleport without regard to how this movement impacts subtle magical currents in the multiverse particularly draw their interest.
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