# Demon, Maurezhi >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] > >[!debug]+ <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Maurezhi</div> <div class="CR">CR 9 (6,400 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Fiend Folio pg. 50</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> CE Medium Outsider (chaotic, demon, evil) **Init** +6 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.; **Perception** +11 #### defense **AC** 15, 12 touch, 13 flat-footed (+2 Dex, +3 natural) **hp** 33 (5d10+5) **Fort** +5, **Refl** +3, **Will** +5 **Feint** 16, **Demoralize** 16 **DR** 10/good; **SR** 20 **Immune** electricity, poison; **Resist** acid 20, fire 20 #### offense **Speed** 40 ft. **Melee** bite +7 (1d6+2 plus paralysis), 2 claws +5 (1d4+1 plus paralysis) **Space** 5 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. **Special Attacks** paralysis (1d6+4 rounds, DC 15), pounce **Spell-Like Abilities** (CL 5th, Concentration +8) > **Constant**— deathwatch > **At will**— _animate dead_, _blur_, _cause fear_, _chill touch_, _death knell_, _hold person_, _invisibility_ > **3/day**— _fear_ > **1/day**— _summon_ (level 3, 1d4 ghouls at 100% or 2d4 dretches, 60%) #### statistics **Str** 14, **Dex** 15, **Con** 12, **Int** 9, **Wis** 12, **Cha** 17 **BAB** +5, **CMB** +7, **CMD** 19, **TA** +7, **RTA** +7 **Feats** [[Alertness]], [[Improved Initiative]], [[Multiattack]] **Skills** Acrobatics +10 (+14 when jumping), Bluff +11, Disguise +8, Perception +11, Stealth +10 **Languages** Abyssal; telepathy 100 ft. **SQ** assume shape, consume #### special abilities ### Assume Shape (Su) A maurezhi can take on the appearance of any humanoid creature whose corpse it has consumed. This ability functions as _alter self_, except that the maurezhi can remain in the chosen form indefinitely. It can assume a new form or return to its own as a standard action. When a maurezhi assumes another creature’s form, it can speak any language that creature could speak. ### Consume (Ex) When a maurezhi consumes the body of a sentient living creature (Intelligence score 3 or higher), it gains additional power from this grisly food. It treats any skilled possessed by consumed creatures as class skills. It gains one hit die, it's natural armor increase by 1, as does its Strength and Intelligence. Its damage reduction increases to 15/Good when it reached 10 HD, and 20/Good when it reaches 15 HD. It's CR increases by 1 for ever 3 HD it gains. The maurezhi can only use this ability against creatures who died with the last 10 minutes, and only on creatures with at least half as many hit die as the maurezhi. A creature that has been consumed by a maurezhi cannot be restored to life through any form of raising or resurrection that requires part of the corpse. A wish, miracle, or true resurrection spell can restore a devoured victim to life, but there is a 70% chance that even such powerful magic will fail. #### ecology **Terrain** Any land and underground (Abyss) **Organization** Solitary, pair, or pack (3–5 **Treasure** Standard, plus consumed characters’ gear **Advancement** 6–20 HD (Medium) Maurezhis are hideous demons that feed on corpses. Unlike common ghouls, they can assume the forms of humanoid creatures they consume. In its natural form, a maurezhi strongly resembles an ordinary ghoul. Its hunched and gaunt body has the pallor of death. Its ears are long and pointed, and its mouth is full of serrated teeth for rending flesh. Its elongated fingers end in wicked claws, and its muscular legs, which resemble those of a big cat, allows it to run quickly and pounce on its prey. ### Combat In its natural form, a maurezhi pounces on its prey and tears the flesh with its claws and teeth. It fights in a consumed creature’s guise only if it wishes to maintain that disguise or if it can gain some clear advantage by doing so.