Traits (universal)

Anchored (Ex) As a full-round action, the creature can affix itself to a solid surface. While anchored, it cannot move and gains a +4 bonus to its CMD against bull rush, drag, overrun, and reposition combat maneuvers. This bonus increases by 4 for each size category larger the creature is compared to the opponent. It can unanchor as a full-round action.

Attach (Ex) The creature automatically latches onto its target when it successfully makes the listed attack. The creature is considered grappling, but the target is not. The target can attack or grapple the creature as normal, or break the attach with a successful grapple or Escape Artist check. Most creatures with this ability have a +8 racial bonus to maintain a grapple.

Augmented Criticals (Ex)  The critical threat range of each of the creature’s attacks doubles. The doubling follows the standard rules for doubling critical ranges and does not stack with other doubling effects, such as keen edge or the Improved Critical feat.

Awesome Blow: As a standard action, the monster can attempt an awesome blow combat maneuver. If it succeeds, the target takes damage as if it had been hit by one of the monster’s attacks, is knocked 10 feet in a direction of the monster’s choice, and falls prone. The target must be moved in a straight line; if it hits an obstacle, both it and the obstacle take 1d6 points of damage.

Barrage (Ex) Once every 1d4 rounds, the creature can release a storm of rocks or other hard, round objects in a 30-foot-radius spread. Those within range take 1d6 bludgeoning damage per 2 Hit Dice the creature possesses. A successful Reflex save halves this damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Combat Reflexes: The monster can make up to five attacks of opportunity each round, and can make attacks of opportunity while flat-footed.

Constrict: The creature gains powerful muscles that allow it to crush those it grapples. Whenever the creature successfully grapples a foe, it deals additional damage equal to the amount of damage dealt by the attack the grab evolution is tied to. Requirements: grab evolution.

Defense Breaker: When this monster hits an opponent, that opponent is flat-footed for the next attack made against it. If the monster makes a full-round attack, this takes effect after all its attacks and affects all targets hit.

Deflect Projectiles: When not flat-footed, the monster deflects one ranged attack per round.

Drag (Ex) If the hanged man entangles a foe with his rope attack, it drags its opponent 10 feet closer as a standard action on each subsequent round that it succeeds on a CMB check (including a +5 racial bonus) without provoking attacks of opportunity. When an opponent is dragged within 5 feet, the hanged man can attack with both of its claws in the same round. It gains a +4 attack bonus against opponents entangled in its rope.

Engulf (Ex) The creature can engulf creatures in its path as part of a standard action. It cannot make other attacks during a round in which it engulfs. The creature merely has to move over its opponents, affecting as many as it can cover. Targeted creatures can make attacks of opportunity against the creature, but if they do so, they are not entitled to a saving throw against the engulf attack. Those who do not attempt attacks of opportunity can attempt a Reflex save to avoid being engulfed—on a success, they are pushed back or aside (target’s choice) as the creature moves forward. Engulfed opponents gain the pinned condition, are in danger of suffocating, are trapped within the creature’s body until they are no longer pinned, and may be subject to other special attacks from the creature. The save DC is Strength-based. The monster can either deal its primary attack damage to engulfed creatures, or deal its secondary attack damage and inflict one of the following conditions: bleed (as the option), blinded (Fort negates), deafened, energy drain (as the option; see above), frightened (Will negates), nauseated (Fort negates), or paralyzed (Fort negates).

• Stomach (Ex) This creature can invert its stomach to attack prey up to 20 feet away. This is a primary attack that deals piercing damage. If a giant starfish successfully grapples a foe with its stomach, it gains the benefit of the fast swallow universal monster rule and can swallow the target immediately rather than waiting until the start of its next turn. It does not trigger a fast swallow effect if it grapples a foe with a slam attack.

Entangle (Ex) The creature can entangle a creature up to two sizes smaller than itself with its tentacles with a successful CMB check. An entangled opponent suffers tentacle damage and the effect of any poison each round the hold is maintained. An entangled creature still receives a save to avoid the effects of its poison. While a foe is entangled, the creature cannot attack any other creature.

• Entangle (Su) The hanged man’s noose is a 20-ft. length of rope that entangles opponents of any size as an animate rope spell (CL 15th, DC 21). A hanged man can lash its rope outward 20 feet with no range penalty. The rope functions only for the hanged man it belongs to and no other. It has AC 22, hardness 10, hp 10, and DR 5/slashing. If the rope is severed, both it and the hanged man are destroyed. The save DC is Strength-based.

Entrap (Ex) The creature has an ability that restricts another creature’s movement, usually with a physical attack such as ice, mud, lava, or webs. The target of an entrap attack must make a Fortitude save or become entangled for the listed duration. If a target is already entangled by this ability, a second entrap attack means the target must make a Fortitude save or become helpless for the listed duration. The save DCs are Constitution-based. A target made helpless by this ability is conscious but can take no physical actions (except attempting to break free) until the entrapping material is removed. The target can use spells with only verbal components or spell-like abilities if it can make a DC 20 concentration check. An entangled creature can make a Strength check (at the same DC as the entrap saving throw DC) as a full-round action to break free; the DC for a helpless creature is +5 Greater than the saving throw DC. Destroying the entrapping material frees the creature.

Expert Climber (Ex) This creature can adhere to nearly any surface, as though constantly under a natural version of spider climb.

Explode (Ex) One round after the creature is reduced to 0 or fewer hit points, it explodes in a burst of flaming spores. Creatures within 10 feet of an exploding creature must succeed at a Reflex save or take 2d6 points of fire damage and be stunned for 1 round. A successful save halves the damage and negates the stun. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Extra Attack: The monster gains one additional melee or ranged attack at its highest bonus, but reduces its attack bonus by 2 with all attacks of that type. Use this option for monsters that use two-weapon fighting.

Far Shot: Double all the monster’s range increments and reduce the monster’s penalties on ranged attacks from range increments by half.

Fast Reload: The monster can reload a ranged weapon that normally takes a move or standard action to reload as a free action. When it reloads a ranged weapon, it doesn’t provoke attacks of opportunity.

Firearm Savvy: The monster’s firearm attacks target touch AC when firing beyond the first range increment. As a move action, the monster can remove the broken condition from a firearm caused by a misfire.

Fling (Ex) When the monster has a creature grappled, it can fling that creature as a standard action. The flung creature travels 1d6 × 10 feet and takes 1d6 points of damage per 10 feet traveled. If the monster can fly, it can instead fling the creature as a free action while airborne. If it does, the flung creature takes damage as specified above or the appropriate falling damage, whichever is greater.

Grab (Ex) The creature becomes adept at grappling foes, gaining the grab ability. Select one of the following attacks: bite, claw, pincers, slam, tail slap, or tentacle. Whenever the creature makes a successful attack of the selected type, it can attempt a free combat maneuver check. If successful, the creature grapples the target. This ability works only on creatures at least one size category smaller than the creature. creatures with this evolution gain a +4 bonus on combat maneuver checks to grapple.Creatures pushed in this way do not provoke attacks of opportunity. This evolution can be selected more than once. Its effects do not stack. Each time an creature selects this evolution, it applies to a different natural attack.

Hand of the Apprentice (Su) You cause your melee weapon to fly from your grasp and strike a foe before instantly returning to you. As a standard action, you can make a single attack using a melee weapon at a range of 30 feet. This attack is treated as a ranged attack with a thrown weapon, except that you add your Intelligence modifier on the attack roll instead of your Dexterity modifier (damage still relies on Strength). This ability cannot be used to perform a combat maneuver. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Intelligence modifier.

Improved Combat Maneuver (Ex) Choose a type of combat maneuver. The monster doesn’t provoke attacks of opportunity when using that maneuver, its CMB for that type of maneuver increases by 4, and its CMD increases by 4 against that type of maneuver. You can choose one of the monster’s attack types. If you do, whenever the monster hits with an attack of that type, it can automatically attempt a combat maneuver of the type chosen with this option.

Improved Damage (1 EP) One of the creature’s natural attacks is particularly deadly. Select one natural attack form and increase the damage die by one step. This evolution can be selected more than once. Its effects do not stack. Each time the creature selects this evolution, it applies to a different natural attack.

Leap (Ex) This creature is a natural leaper and gains a +10 racial bonus to Acrobatics checks when jumping.

• Uncanny Leap (Ex) As a full-round action, the creature can jump up to 120 feet. The creature can treat this jump as a charge, as long as the leap is made in a straight line.
  

Lucky Strike (4 EP) As a swift action, once per minute, the creature can apply a true strike effect to a single attack.

Magic Attacks (1 EP) The creature is infused with magic, allowing it to treat all of its natural attacks as if they were magic for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

Mirror Move (Ex) As a standard action, the pokemon can take a defensive stance for one round, mirroring their foe's movements and attempting to copy the attack being used against them. If a foe successfully hits with an attack that deals damage during the round the Mirror Move is active, that foe must succeed a Fortitude save or receive half the damage they originally dealt in backlash.

Mobile Attack: The monster can move its speed and make an attack (either melee or ranged, chosen when the monster gains this option) at any point during its movement as a full-round action. The monster can use this ability with any of its movement modes.

Multiweapon Mastery (2 EP) The creature never takes penalties on its attack rolls when fighting with multiple weapons.

Natural Attack (Ex)  Members of this creature's race receive one natural attack of the chosen type.

Pounce (Ex) An creature gains quick reflexes, allowing it to make a full attack after a charge.      

Power Attack: The monster’s main attack uses the low attack value, but deals 50% more damage.

Powerful Charge: The monster’s charge attacks deal 50% more damage.

Precise Shot: When making a ranged attack, the monster ignores the –4 penalty for attacking an opponent engaged in melee as well as the target’s AC bonuses from cover and concealment (except total cover or total concealment).

Prehensile Tail (Ex) Members of this creature's race have a long, flexible tail that can be used to carry objects. They cannot wield weapons with their tails, but they can retrieve small, stowed objects carried on their persons as a swift action.

Pull (Ex) The creature gains the ability to pull creatures closer with a successful attack. Select one type of natural attack. Whenever the creature makes a successful attack of the selected type, it can attempt a free combat maneuver check. If the creature succeeds at this check, it pulls the target of the attack 5 feet closer to it. This ability works only on creatures of a size category equal to or smaller than the creature. Creatures pulled in this way do not provoke attacks of opportunity. This evolution can be selected more than once. Its effects do not stack. Each time an creature selects this evolution, it applies to a different natural attack.    

• Improved Pull (Ex) This creature has a +4 racial bonus on CMB checks made using its pull special attack.
  

Push (Ex) The creature gains the ability to push creatures away with a successful attack. Select one type of natural attack. Whenever the creature makes a successful attack of the selected type, it can attempt a free combat maneuver check. If the creature succeeds at this check, it pushes the target of the attack 5 feet directly away from it. This ability works only on creatures of a size category equal to or smaller than the creature.

Rage: This monster can fly into a rage as a free action, either at its choice (as the barbarian class feature) or on the turn after it takes damage in combat (as the blood rage universal monster rule). While raging, the monster gains additional hit points equal to double its CR, and deals 3 extra points of damage on Strength-based attacks. The monster also gains a +2 bonus on Will saves and takes a –2 penalty to AC. The rage lasts until the end of the battle or for 1 minute, whichever comes first. CR 10: The monster instead gains hp equal to triple its CR, deals 4 extra points of damage on Strength-based attacks, and gains a +3 bonus on Will saves. CR 19: The monster instead gains hp equal to quadruple its CR, deals 6 extra points of damage on Strength-based attacks, and gains a +4 bonus on Will saves.

Rake (Ex)  The creature grows dangerous claws on its feet, allowing it to make two rake attacks against foes it is grappling. A monster with the rake ability must begin its turn already grappling to use its rake—it can’t begin a grapple and rake in the same turn.  These attacks are primary attacks. The creature can make these additional attacks each time it succeeds at a grapple check against the target. These rake attacks deal 1d4 points of damage (1d6 if Large, 1d8 if Huge). This evolution counts as one natural attack toward the creature’s maximum.

Rend (Ex)  The creature learns to rip and tear the flesh of those it attacks with its claws, gaining the rend ability. Whenever the creature makes two successful claw attacks against the same target in 1 round, its claws latch on to the flesh and deal extra damage. This damage is equal to the damage dealt by one claw attack plus 1-1/2 times the creature’s Strength modifier. Requirements: claws.

Reach (Ex) One of the creature’s attacks is capable of striking foes at a distance. Select one attack. The creature’s reach with that attack increases by 5 feet.

Rock Catching (Ex) The creature (which must be of at least Large size) can catch Small, Medium, or Large rocks (or projectiles of similar shape). Once per round, a creature that would normally be hit by a rock can make a Reflex save to catch it as a free action. The DC is 15 for a Small rock, 20 for a Medium one, and 25 for a Large one. (If the projectile provides a magical bonus on attack rolls, the DC increases by that amount.) The creature must be aware of the attack in order to make a rock catching attempt.

• Improved Rock Catching (Ex) The creature gains a +4 racial bonus on its Reflex save when attempting to catch a thrown rock with rock catching. This ability otherwise works like the rock catching ability.

Rock Throwing (2 EP) This creature is an accomplished rock thrower and has a +1 racial bonus on attack rolls with thrown rocks. A creature can hurl rocks up to two categories smaller than its size; for example, a Large hill giant can hurl Small rocks. A “rock” is any large, bulky, and relatively regularly shaped object made of any material with a hardness of at least 5. The creature can hurl the rock up to five range increments. The size of the range increment varies with the creature. Damage from a thrown rock is generally twice the creature’s base slam damage plus 1-1/2 times its Strength bonus.    Format: rock throwing (120 ft.); Location: Special Attacks (damage is listed in Ranged attack).

• Improved Rock Throwing (Ex) The creature has a + 1 racial bonus on attack rolls made to throw rocks. This bonus stacks with the racial bonus from the Rock Throwing ability. He can hurl rocks up to two categories smaller than his size. A “rock” is any large, bulky, and relatively regularly shaped object made of any material with a hardness of at least 5. He can throw rocks to five range increments.
  

Slapping Tail (3 EP) Members of this creature's race have a tail they can use to make attacks of opportunity with a reach of 5 feet. The tail is a natural attack that deals 1d6 points of damage plus the user’s Strength modifier if Small, 1d8 points of damage plus the user’s Strength modifier if Medium, or 1d10 points of damage plus 1-1/2 times the user’s Strength modifier if Large. Special: If a Large creature has the reach trait, its tail also gains reach.

    Tripping Tail (3 EP) Prerequisites: Slapping tail trait. Benefit: When a member of this creature's race hits with its slapping tail, it can make a trip attack as a free action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

Smite: Choose chaotic, evil, good, or lawful. With one attack per day, the monster can deal additional damage equal to its CR against a creature of the chosen type. The number of uses per day increases by one for every 3 CR the monster has.

Snatch: When the monster is grappling a creature three or more size categories smaller than itself that it grabbed after hitting with a bite or claw attack, it deals damage as though it had hit with the attack again each time it successfully rolls to maintain the grapple. If the monster’s holding a creature in its mouth, that creature can’t save against the monster’s breath weapon (if any). The monster can fling a creature it has snatched as though it had the fling option (see above). A monster must have the improved combat maneuver (grab) option to select this option.

Sneak Attack (Ex)  When flanking or attacking a foe denied its Dexterity bonus to AC, this monster deals an additional 1d6 points of damage. This damage increases by 1d6 for every 2 HD the monster possesses.

Sticky Tongue (Ex) Members of this creature's race can make melee attacks with their long, sticky tongues. This is a secondary attack. A creature hit by this attack cannot move more than 10 feet away from the attacker and takes a –2 penalty to AC as long as the tongue is attached (this penalty does not stack if multiple tongues are attached). The tongue can be removed by the target or an adjacent ally by making an opposed Strength check against the attacking creature as a standard action or by dealing 2 points of damage to the tongue (AC 11, damage does not reduce the sticky-tongued creature’s hit points). A member of this creature's race cannot move more than 10 feet away from a creature stuck to its tongue, but it can release its tongue from the target as a free action. A member of this creature's race can only have one creature attached to its tongue at a time. Special: This trait can be taken up to two times. The second time it is taken, members of this creature's race gain the ability to pull a creature attached to their tongue 5 feet toward them as a swift action.

Strangle (Ex)  An opponent grappled by the creature cannot speak or cast spells with verbal components.    Format: strangle; Location: Special Attacks.

Stun Attack: The monster can make one of its attacks a stun attack once per round. On a hit, the target takes damage normally and must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC = the monster’s ability DC – 5) or become stunned for 1 round. A creature is immune to this ability if it is a construct, ooze, plant, or undead, or if it is incorporeal or immune to critical hits. The monster can use this option a number of times per day equal to its CR.

Summon Mount (Su) As a standard action, a dullahan can summon a war-trained heavy horse with the fiendish creature simple template. This horse remains until it is slain or the dullahan dismisses it. He can only have one such horse in his service at a time.

Swallow Whole (Ex) The creature gains the swallow whole ability, giving it the ability to consume its foes. If the creature begins its turn with a creature grappled using its bite attack (see the grab evolution), it can attempt a combat maneuver check to swallow the creature. The creature must be at least one size category smaller than the creature. Swallowed creatures take an amount of bludgeoning damage equal to the creature’s bite damage each round + 1d6 points of damage. A swallowed creature keeps the grappled condition, but can attempt to cut its way free with a light piercing or slashing weapon. The amount of damage needed to cut free is equal to 1/10 the creature’s total hit points. The creature’s AC against these attacks is equal to 10 + 1/2 its natural armor bonus. If a swallowed creature cuts its way out, the creature loses this ability until it heals this damage. Alternatively, the swallowed creature can attempt to escape the grapple as normal. Success indicates that it has returned to the creature’s mouth, where it can attempt to escape or can be swallowed again. Requirements: grab (bite) evolution.    

• Fast Swallow (Ex) The creature can use its swallow whole ability as a free action at any time during its turn, not just at the start of its turn.

Swarming (Ex) This creature is used to living and fighting communally with other members of the creature's race. Up to two members of this creature's race can share the same square at the same time. If two members of this creature's race that are occupying the same square attack the same foe, they are considered to be flanking that foe as if they were in two opposite squares.

Team Fighter (Ex)  The monster gains a +2 bonus on attack and damage rolls against targets that are threatened by one of the monster’s allies (other than itself ). This bonus increases by 1 for every 4 HD the monster possesses.

Tentacle Mass (Ex) The creature grows a thick mass of tentacles that can be used as a primary natural weapon. The tentacles deal 1d8 points of damage if the creature is Medium. creatures with the grab evolution that is linked to a tentacle mass can use that ability to grapple foes of up to the creature’s size, and they can also use this evolution in place of the serpentine base form to qualify for the constrict evolution.   

Trample: The creature gains the ability to crush its foes underfoot, gaining the trample ability. As a full-round action, the creature can overrun any creature that is at least one size category smaller than itself. This works like the overrun combat maneuver, but the creature does not need to attempt a check; it merely has to move over opponents in its path. The creatures take 1d6 points of damage (1d8 if Large, 2d6 if Huge), plus 1-1/2 times the creature’s Strength modifier. Targets of the trample can make attacks of opportunity at a –4 penalty. If a target forgoes this attack of opportunity, it can attempt a Reflex save for half damage. The DC of this save is 10 + 1/2 the creature’s Hit Dice + the creature’s Strength modifier. A trampling creature can deal trampling damage to a specific creature only once per round.

Whirlwind Attack: The monster can make an attack against each creature within reach at its highest attack bonus as a full attack.

Battle-Hardened (4 EP) Members of this creature's race gain a +1 bonus to CMD.

Camouflage (Ex) Choose a ranger favored terrain type. The creature gains a +4 racial bonus on Stealth checks while within that terrain type. Most creatures of the Bulbasaur familiy favor the forest terrain.

Cooperative Defense (Su) At 8th level, whenever a spell or effect targets you and one or more allies within 30 feet, you can use this ability to allow your allies to use your saving throw against the effect in place of their own. Each ally must make this choice individually before the rolls are made. Using this ability is an immediate action. You can use this ability once per day at 8th level, and one additional time per day for every four wizard levels beyond 8th.

Curl (Ex) As a standard action, the creature can curl into a ball, increasing its natural armor bonus by +2 but preventing it from taking any move actions. Uncurling is also a standard action.

• Defensive Curl (Ex) As a move action, the creature can retract its vulnerable front and tendrils into its shell. While in this curl it gains a +15 natural armor bonus to AC.
  

Dodge Expert: Increase the monster’s AC by 2 and its touch AC by 4. Decrease its flat-footed AC by 6.

Damaging Body (Ex) When the monster is hit with an unarmed strike or melee weapon without reach, the attacker takes an amount of damage equal to 1d6 + 1/2 the monster’s CR. Choose an appropriate damage type for this option, such as fire if the monster’s body is burning or piercing if it’s covered in spines.

Diminished Bulk (Ex) The creature's size decreases by one step, and gains a +2 deflection bonus to it's AC. This evolution can be taken once, plus one additional time for every 5 hit die the creature possesses.

Evasion (Ex) The creature gains evasion, as per the rogue ability of the same name.

Extra Armor: Increase the monster’s AC by 2 and its flat-footed AC by 4. Decrease its touch AC by 6. Reduce the monster’s speed by 10 feet if this change comes from manufactured armor.

Extra Hit Points: Increase the monster’s hit point total by 20%.

Favored (4 EP) The creature gains a +2 luck bonus on all saves and opposed checks, and a +1 luck bonus on all attack rolls.

Freedom of Movement (Su): This pokemon has continuous freedom of movement, as per the spell.

Improved Bulk (Ex) The creature’s size increases by one step and gains a +2 bonus to its natural armor. This evolution can be taken once, plus one additional time for every 5 hit die the creature possesses.

Improved Natural Armor (Ex) The creature’s hide grows thick fur, rigid scales, or bony plates, giving it a +2 bonus to its natural armor. This evolution can be taken once, plus one additional time for every 5 hit die the creature possesses. Each additional time it’s taken, the bonus increases by 2.

Jagged Body (Ex) A creature that grapples this creature or that hits it with a natural attack or unarmed strike takes 2d6 points of bleed damage.

Mobility: The monster gains a +4 bonus to AC against attacks of opportunity.

Obscuring Smoke (Su) This creature can release a cloud of smoke or spores that mimics the effect of obscuring mist for 1 minute, centered around the creature. This cloud does not move with the creature, nor is it displaced by its movement.

Protective Ward: As a standard action, the monster emits a field of protective magic that extends from it in a 10-foot radius. The monster and each allied creature in the area gains a +2 bonus to AC until the end of the monster’s next turn.

Spiky Skin (Ex) The creature may grow spikes from its stony skin at will as a free action. These spikes are treated as armor spikes that deal 1d10 points of damage.

Sky Sentinel (3 EP) Members of this creature's race gain a +1 racial bonus on attack rolls, a +2 dodge bonus to AC, and a +2 bonus on Perception checks against flying creatures. In addition, enemies on higher ground gain no attack roll bonus against members of this creature's race.

Slow Aura (Su) When a creature comes within 30 ft. of the clawed kadian, it is overcome with lethargy and find they cannot move as quickly as normal. A creature that fails a Will save DC 19 can only take a standard action or a move action on their turn, not both. This effect counts as the slow spell for purposes of dispelling and being dispelled by haste and lasts for 6 rounds. Creatures that successfully save cannot be affected by the same creature’s slow aura for 24 hours. Clawed kadians are immune to this ability. The save DC for this ability is Charisma-based.

Split (Ex)  The creature splits into two identical copies of itself if subject to certain attacks or effects. Each copy has half the original’s current hit points (rounded down). A creature reduced below the listed hit points cannot be further split and can be killed normally.

Stalwart: When the monster succeeds at a Fortitude or Reflex saving throw against an effect that normally has a reduced effect on a successful save, the monster instead avoids the effect entirely. At CR 8, it also takes only the reduced effect if it fails its save.

Tube Armor (Ex) The creature's shell grants it a +4 natural armor bonus, but is somewhat brittle. Once the creature is reduced to fewer than half its hit points, its tube shatters and it loses its natural armor bonus.

Uncanny Dodge: The monster can’t be caught flat-footed.

Unusual Anatomy (Ex): At 9th level, your anatomy changes, giving you a 25% chance to ignore any critical hit or sneak attack scored against you. This chance increases to 50% at 13th level.

Accuracy: Increase the monster’s attack bonuses by 2.

Blind-Fight (Ex) The monster rolls miss chances due to concealment twice and takes the higher result.

Berserk (Ex) When a cursed king enters combat, there is a cumulative 1% chance each round that its tortured spirit breaks free and the creature goes berserk. This chance resets to 0% after 1 minute of inactivity. A berserk cursed king attacks the nearest living creature (or smashes some object smaller than itself if no creature is within reach). The undead’s creator, if within 60 feet, can try to regain control by speaking firmly and persuasively to the creature with a successful DC 20 Charisma check.

Blood Frenzy (Ex) When the creature is dealt damage, it enters a blood frenzy. It gains a +2 morale bonus on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls and attacks the nearest creature each round, friend or foe. The frenzy lasts for 5 rounds or until the creature can perceive no creatures. At the end of that time, the creature is fatigued for 1 minute. It cannot enter a blood frenzy while fatigued.

• Blood Rage (Ex) When the creature takes damage in combat, on its next turn it can fly into a rage as a free action. It gains +2 Constitution and +2 Strength, but takes a –2 penalty to its AC. The rage lasts as long as the battle or 1 minute, whichever is shorter. It cannot end its rage voluntarily.
  
• Frenzy (Ex)  (2 EP)  Once per day, whenever a member of this creature's race takes damage, it flies into a frenzy for 1 minute, gaining a +2 racial bonus to Constitution and Strength, but a –2 penalty to AC.

Challenge (Ex) Once per day as a swift action, the monster can challenge one target within sight. The monster gains a bonus on melee damage rolls equal to its CR (minimum 1) against that creature, but takes a –2 penalty to AC against attacks made by creatures other than the target. The target remains challenged until it is killed, falls unconscious, or the combat ends. The monster can use this ability three times per day at 6 HD, and at will at 15 HD.

Combatant’s Touch (Ex) As a standard action, the monster can touch a creature to grant that creature a bonus equal to 1 + 1/2 the monster’s HD on melee attack rolls. Additionally, choose one physical ability modifier. This bonus applies on combat maneuver checks, skill checks, and ability checks that use that ability modifier.

Cornered Fury (4 EP) Whenever a member of this creature's race is reduced to half its hit points or fewer and has no conscious ally within 30 feet, it gains a +2 racial bonus on melee attack rolls and to Armor Class.

Fast Feint (Ex) The monster can attempt a Bluff check to feint as a move action.

Four-Footed Run (Ex) If a festrog doesn’t hold or carry anything in its hands, it can run on all fours. This increases its speed to 50 feet.

• When running on all fours, it is treated as if it had the Run feat.
  

Gatecrasher (2 EP)  Members of this creature's race gain a +2 racial bonus on Strength checks to break objects and a +2 racial bonus on combat maneuver checks to sunder.

Hardened Fists (Su) At 1st level, you can make your fists grow large, callused, and gnarled as a free action. Your unarmed strikes deal damage as though you were one size category larger, deal lethal damage, and do not provoke attacks of opportunity. If you have claws, they are affected instead, and they deal damage as though you were one size category larger. You can use this ability for a number of rounds per day equal to 3 + your Charisma modifier. These rounds do not need to be consecutive.

Hatred  (1 EP)  Choose up to two creature types other than humanoid or outsider. Members of this creature's race gain a +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against creatures of these subtypes or this type.

    Favored Enemy (Ex) Choose a creature type, or a single subtype of humanoid or outsider. The monster gains a +2 bonus on attack and damage rolls against creatures of that type. Increase the bonus and number of creature types chosen based on the monster’s HD: +4 and two types at 5 HD, +6 and three types at 10 HD, +8 and four types at 15 HD, and +10 and five types at 20 HD.

Improved Initiative: Increase the monster’s initiative bonus by 4.

Kneecapper (1 EP) Members of this creature's race gain a +4 racial bonus on combat maneuver checks to trip an opponent.

Mounted Master: The monster deals double damage on a mounted charge, halves its penalties on ranged attacks for being mounted, and grants its mount a +4 bonus to AC.

Power of Giants (Sp): At 15th level, you may grow to Large size as a standard action. At this size you gain a +6 size bonus to Strength, a –2 penalty to Dexterity, a +4 size bonus to Constitution, and a +4 natural armor bonus. You may return to your normal size as a standard action. You may remain in this size for up to 1 minute per character level per day; this duration does not need to be consecutive, but it must be used in 1 minute increments.

Quadruped (2 EP) Members of this creature's race possess four legs and two arms, granting them a +4 racial bonus to CMD against trip attempts and a +10 foot bonus to their base speed. In addition, members of this creature's race use weapons and armor as if they were Medium (instead of Large). Special: The number of legs can be increased by 2 for each additional 1 EP spent. Each such increase grants an additional +4 racial bonus to CMD against trip attempts, but no other bonus.

Relentless (1 EP) Members of this creature's race gain a +2 bonus on combat maneuver checks made to bull rush or overrun an opponent. This bonus only applies while both the member of this creature's race and its opponent are standing on the ground.   

Repositioning Attack (Ex)  When it hits a creature of its size or smaller with a certain type of attack, the monster can immediately attempt a reposition combat maneuver check to push or pull that creature. Its CMB for this check increases by 4. The distance the monster pushes or pulls the creature can increase under certain conditions, such as if the monster has special appendages.

Scrappy Fighter (Ex) The pokemon's natural attacks apply 1-1/2 × its Strength modifier to the damage dealt, and these attacks deal full damage to incorporeal creatures. To select scrappy fighter, the pokemon must have at least 5 hit die.

Slippery (1 EP) Due to its slimy hide or a slick exoskeleton, the creature is especially slippery. The creature gains a +4 bonus to CMD to escape a grapple and on Escape Artist checks.

Sudden Strike (Ex) This creature is particularly adept at moving quickly when its foes are surprised. During a surprise round, the creature may act as if it had a full round to act, rather than just one standard action.

Stability (1 EP) (1 EP) Members of this creature's race receive a +4 racial bonus to their CMD when resisting bull rush or trip attempts while standing on the ground.

Swap Places: The monster can swap positions with an adjacent ally as a move action without provoking attacks of opportunity.

Trip (2 EP)  The creature becomes adept at knocking foes to the ground with its bite, granting it a trip attack. Whenever the creature makes a successful bite attack, it can attempt a free combat maneuver check. If the creature succeeds at this check, the target is knocked prone. If the creature fails, it is not tripped in return. This ability works only on creatures of a size category equal to or smaller than the creature. Requirements: bite evolution.

Unflankable (Ex) The monster can’t be flanked.

All-Around Vision  Members of this creature's race have some way of seeing all around them, granting them a +4 racial bonus on Perception checks and making them immune to flanking.

Blindsense The creature’s senses become incredibly acute, giving it blindsense with a range of 30 feet. This ability allows the creature to pinpoint the location of creatures that it can’t see without having to attempt a Perception check, but such creatures still have total concealment from the creature. Visibility still affects the creature’s movement, and it is still denied its Dexterity bonus to Armor Class against attacks from creatures it cannot see.

• Blindsight  The creature’s senses shaEPen even further, granting it blindsight with a range of 30 feet. The creature can maneuver and attack as normal, ignoring darkness, invisibility, and most forms of concealment as long as it has line of effect to the target. Requirements:  blindsense evolution.
  • Improved Blindsight The creature can see using sound, allowing it to discern objects and creatures within 60 feet regardless of terrain or barriers that would normally impede vision. Unlike normal blindsight, the creature does not need line of effect to a creature or object to discern that creature or object. A silence spell negates this ability and forces the creature to rely on the base creature’s vision. This ability replaces blindsight. If the base creature has blindsight, the range for improved blindsight increases by the range of the base creature’s blindsight ability.
    

Darkvision 60 Feet Members of this creature's race can see in the dark up to 60 feet.

• Darkvision 120 Feet Members of this creature's race can see in the dark up to 120 feet.
• Minesight  Members of this creature's race have darkvision 90 feet; however, they are automatically dazzled in bright light and take a –2 penalty on saving throws against effects with the light descriptor.
• See in Darkness An creature can see perfectly in darkness of any kind, including that created by deeper darkness.

Low-Light Vision A creature with low-light vision can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of dim light. It retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.

Luminescence (Ex) This creature's body contains either chemicals or open flames, causing the entire creature to glow and shed light as a torch. The creature cannot suppress this effect. It can, however, diminish the light produced to shed illumination as a candle.

No Breath  An creature no longer needs to breathe. The creature does not breathe, and is immune to effects that require breathing (such as inhaled poison). This does not give immunity to cloud or gas attacks that do not require breathing. The summoner must be at least 11th level before selecting this evolution.

Blood Sense (Ex) This creature can sense badly wounded creatures, including those at less than half their normal hit point total or suffering from bleed damage, as if it had the scent ability.

Scent The creature’s sense of smell becomes quite acute. The creature gains the scent special quality, allowing it to detect opponents within 30 feet by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 60 feet; if the opponent is downwind, the range drops to 15 feet. Strong scents can be detected at twice the normal range. Scent does not allow the creature to precisely locate the creature, only to detect its presence. It can detect the direction as a move action. The creature can pinpoint the creature’s location if it is within 5 feet. The creature can use scent to track creatures.

• Keen Scent An creature’s sense of smell becomes even more acute. The creature can notice other creatures by scent in a 180-foot radius underwater and can detect blood in the water at ranges of up to a mile. The creature must be able to breathe underwater and have the scent evolutions to take this evolution.
• Carrion Sense  Members of this creature's race have a natural ability to sniff out carrion. This functions like the scent ability, but only for corpses and badly wounded creatures (creatures with 25% or fewer hit points).

Hear Heartbeat (Ex) A banshee can sense the beating hearts of living creatures within 60 feet, as if it had the blindsight ability.

Bombs (Ex) As a standard action, the monster creates a bomb and throws it with a range of 20 feet. Use the throw splash weapon special attack. On a direct hit, the bomb deals fire damage equal to the monster’s low weapon damage, using 3d6 damage dice. Splash damage is 6 + 1/2 the monster’s CR.

Chilling Blade (Su) A dullahan is proficient with all simple and martial slashing weapons. When it wields a slashing weapon, the blade inflicts +1d6 cold damage and gains the keen weapon property.

Ice Staff (Su) As a free action, a crone queen can create a magic staff out of supernaturally hard ice that functions as a +5 frost quarterstaff. The crone queen can use her energy drain attack with this staff. The ice staff melts away instantly if it leaves the crone queen’s hands.

Magic Weapon (Ex) The monster uses a magic weapon. Choose one of the following benefits to apply to its attacks with that weapon.

• Bane: +2d6 points of damage against creatures of a specified type.
• Energy: +1d6 points of energy damage (choose one type).
• Keen: Double critical threat range.
• Returning: Weapon returns if thrown (thrown only).
• Seeking: Negates miss chances (ranged only).
• Vicious: +2d6 points of damage, and also deals 1d6 points of damage to the monster on a hit (melee only). If the monster is CR 10 or higher, you can also choose from the following.
• Aligned: +2d6 points of damage against creatures of a specified alignment (choose chaotic, evil, good, or lawful).
• Energy Burst: +1d6 points of energy damage and an additional 1d10 points of damage on a critical hit (choose one type). To imitate a speed or wounding weapon, use extra attack or bleed, respectively, and apply them only to attacks with the weapon.

Mutagen: Choose one of the following benefits:

• The monster’s AC, Reflex save bonus, ranged attack bonus, and Dexterity modifier each increase by 2. Its Wisdom modifier decreases by 2.
  
• The monster’s melee attack bonus, melee damage rolls, and Strength modifier each increase by 2. Its Intelligence modifier decreases by 2.
  
• The monster’s Fortitude save bonus and Constitution modifier by each increase by 2, and its hit points increase by an amount equal to double its CR. Its Charisma modifier decreases by 2.
  

Potions (Ex) The monster has two potions of cure light wounds, which cure 1d8+1 hit points each. At CR 5, these are potions of cure moderate wounds healing 2d8+3 hit points, and at CR 10 they’re potions of cure serious wounds healing 3d8+5 hit points.

Rock Throwing: The monster can throw and catch rocks. The thrown rock is a ranged attack with a range increment of 120 feet, and deals the monster’s low weapon damage. Once per round as a free action, the monster can catch a rock that would hit it, taking no damage.

Trap Squares (Ex) The monster can trap any square adjacent to it as a standard action. Any creature that enters the trapped square takes an amount of damage equal to 1d6 + 1/2 the monster’s HD of a damage type chosen by the monster while setting the trap. The trap is invisible and lasts for a number a rounds equal to the monster’s HD. It can be found with a successful DC 25 Perception check and disarmed with a successful DC 25 Disable Device check. The monster can create three traps per day; at 10 HD, this increases to five traps per day. This ability can be used for mundane or magical traps. For mundane traps, choose bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage; for magical traps, choose acid, cold, electricity, or fire damage.

Weapon Familiarity (1 EP) Choose up to two weapons, or one weapon and a racial weapon group. When choosing a racial weapon group, you must choose a group that includes the same name as one of your subtypes. Members of this creature's race are proficient with those weapons. For the purposes of weapon familiarity, all bows are considered one weapon. Special: This trait can be taken up to two times. The second time it is taken, the creature's race becomes proficient with another two weapons or one weapon and a racial weapon group.

Weapon Training (2 EP) The creature learns to use a weapon, gaining Simple Weapon Proficiency as a bonus feat. If 2 additional evolution points are spent, it gains proficiency with all martial weapons as well.

Channel Energy: As a standard action, the monster releases a burst of energy that affects either all living creatures or all undead creatures in a 30-foot radius. The burst either deals 1d6 points of damage (from negative energy) or heals 1d6 points of damage (from positive energy). A creature that would take damage from this effect can attempt a Will save (DC = the monster’s ability DC – 5) to halve the damage. A monster can use this option 8 times per day. Increase the damage or healing by 1d6 per 2 CR.

Diehard: When reduced to below 0 hit points, this monster automatically stabilizes and can remain conscious.

Fast Healing (Ex) This monster regains 2 hit points per round. This healing increases to 5 hit points per round at 6 HD, 10 at 12 HD, 15 at 18 HD, and 20 at 24 HD.

Healing Touch: As a standard action (or a swift action if it targets itself ), the monster touches itself or one living creature it can reach. The target heals 1d6 hit points of damage for every 2 CR the monster has (minimum 1d6) and removes one condition of the monster’s choice. If the monster targets an undead creature, it must make a melee touch attack. On a hit, the target takes damage instead of being healed. The monster can use this option 5 times per day.

Potent Healing: Whenever the monster heals hit point damage using a spell, spell-like ability, or supernatural ability, it heals a number of additional hit points equal to its CR. This doesn’t apply to dealing damage to undead using positive energy, but does apply to using negative energy to heal undead.

Rebirth (Su) At 20th level, the full power of a phoenix erupts from within you if you perish. When you die, you are brought back to life, as true resurrection, after 1 minute. This ability can be used only once every 24 hours, and if you are slain again within this period, your death is permanent.

Regeneration: This functions as the fast healing option, but the monster can’t die while its regeneration still functions. Choose two or more damage types (typically acid and fire damage); these types suppress the regeneration for 1 round.

• Slow Regeneration (Ex) The creature has regeneration but heals very slowly, regaining a number of hit points each hour equal to its Hit Dice. Acid, cold, or fire damage suppresses this regeneration for 24 hours.

Remove Major Condition: As a standard action, the monster can touch a creature to remove the blinded, paralyzed, or stunned condition. It can use this ability on itself as a swift action.

• Remove Minor Condition: As a standard action, the monster can touch a creature to remove the dazzled, deafened, fatigued, shaken, or sickened condition. It can use this ability on itself as a swift action.
  
• Remove Moderate Condition: As a standard action, the monster can touch a creature to remove the dazed, exhausted, frightened, or nauseated condition. It can use this ability on itself as a swift action.

Sacrifice (Su) An creature can sacrifice its own health to heal another creature. As a standard action, the creature can sacrifice up to 2 hit points per Hit Die and then touch the target creature, thereby healing the creature for half the amount sacrificed.

Transfer Hit Points: As an immediate action, the monster can transfer hit points from either itself to an ally or an ally to itself; choose one when taking this option. The number of hit points it can transfer in this way is equal to its CR + 5.

Ability Damage (Ex) Attacks by this monster deal 1d2 points of damage to one ability score. This can apply to all the monster’s attacks, apply only to its weapons, or function as a melee touch attack. It can take this ability multiple times, up to 5 times. Each time, increase it's damage accordingly: 1d4, 1d6, 1d8, 2d6. Alternatively, the attack can deal damage to two ability scores, but uses the lowest damage value for the second ability score damage. The attack could instead deal ability drain (rather than ability damage), but uses the lowest damage value.

Bestow Major Condition: As a standard action, the monster makes a melee touch attack against one creature it can reach. On a hit, the target gains the condition (dazed, paralyzed, or stunned) that was chosen when the monster gained this option. Each round, the target can attempt a Will save (DC = the monster’s ability DC – 5) to end the condition.

• Bestow Minor Condition: As a standard action, the monster makes a melee touch attack against one creature it can reach. On a hit, the target gains the condition (dazzled, deafened, fatigued, shaken, or sickened) that was chosen when the monster gained this option. Each round, the target can attempt a Will save (DC = the monster’s ability DC – 5) to end the condition.
• Bestow Moderate Condition: As a standard action, the monster makes a melee touch attack against one creature it can reach. On a hit, the target gains the condition (blinded, exhausted, frightened, or nauseated) that was chosen when the monster gained this option. Each round, the target can attempt a Will save (DC = the monster’s ability DC – 5) to end the condition.
  

Bleed: A creature with this ability causes wounds that continue to bleed, inflicting additional damage each round at the start of the affected creature’s turn. Select one type of attack. Attacks of that type deal 1d6 points of bleed damage. This bleeding can be stopped by a successful DC 15 Heal skill check or through the application of any magical healing. This evolution can be selected more than once. Each time an creature selects this evolution, it applies to a different attack. The bleed effect doesn’t stack.   

• Blood Healing (Ex) When creature damages a creature that can be affected by its bleed attack, the creature has 1 hit point restored. If a creature is already suffering from a bleed effect, the creayure instead has 2 hit points restored for each successful attack.
  

Blood Drain (Ex) This monster deals Constitution damage as the ability damage option, but does so automatically at the end of the monster’s turn to any creature it’s grappling. Most blood drain abilities deal 1 point of damage. This ability can be taken multiple times to increase the damage done by 1d2.

Draining Touch: The monster can make a melee touch attack as though it had the ability damage option dealing ability drain. Each time the monster drains an ability score in this way, it heals 5 points of damage to itself.

Fear Attack: This ability functions as the fear aura option, but requires a standard action to activate, uses the monster’s full ability DC, and affects creatures in a cone, burst, or ray. If used as a ray, it affects only one creature and requires a ranged touch attack to affect the creature. The size of the effect appears on the table below.

Fear Aura (Su) Any creature within a 60-foot radius of the creature that can see or hear it must succeed at a Will saving throw (DC = 10 + half the creature’s HD + the creature’s Charisma modifier) or be shaken for as long as it remains within the aura. Whether or not it succeeds at its save, that creature cannot be affected again by the same creature's fear aura for 24 hours. This is a mind-affecting fear effect.

Frightful Presence (Ex) (3 EP)  The creature becomes unsettling to its foes, gaining the frightful presence ability. The creature can activate this ability as part of an offensive action, such as a charge or attack. Opponents within 30 feet of the creature must succeed at a Will save or become shaken for 3d6 rounds. The DC of this save is equal to 10 + 1/2 the creature’s Hit Dice + the creature’s Charisma modifier. If the creature has at least 4 more Hit Dice than an opponent that fails this save, that opponent becomes frightened instead. Foes with more Hit Dice than the creature are immune to this effect. 

Hardy (Ex) Prerequisites: The creature's race has at least a +2 racial bonus to Constitution. Benefit: Members of this creature's race gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison, spells, and spell-like abilities.

Smother (2 EP) If the creature’s opponent is holding its breath, the creature can reduce the time until the target has to attempt suffocation checks. As a free action, the creature can attempt a grapple combat maneuver against the opponent. If it succeeds, the opponent reduces the remaining duration it can hold its breath by 1d6 rounds.    Format: smother; Location: Special Attacks.

Vampiric Attack: Once per day, the monster can leech health from one target as a melee touch attack or as a ranged touch attack with a range of 30 feet. This deals 1d6 points of damage per CR the monster possesses (Fortitude half ). The monster gains temporary hit points equal to the amount of damage dealt.

Chattering Teeth (Su) As a free action, a clacking skull swarm can begin emitting a cacophony of chattering. Each creature within 60 feet must succeed at a DC 21 Will save or be confused for 1 round. A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected by the same clacking skull swarm’s chattering teeth for 24 hours. The clacking skull swarm can stop this ability as a free action. This is a sonic, mind-affecting, compulsion effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Chirp (Ex) Creatures within 20 feet of a chirping creature cannot be heard unless they scream. Spellcasters in the area must succeed on a DC 11 Concentration check to successfully cast a spell. The chirping increases the chance of wandering monsters by 30%. The check DC is Constitution-based.

Countersong: The monster can attempt a Perform skill check. It and each ally within 30 feet of it can use the result of this check in place of saving throws to resist sonic, language-dependent, illusion (pattern), and illusion (figment) effects.

Dread Howl (Su) Once per day, a baykok can unleash a blood-curdling howl. Any living creature within a 30-foot-radius burst becomes paralyzed with fear for 1 round unless it resists with a DC 19 Will save. Any creature that makes this saving throw is instead shaken for 1 round. This is a fear effect. The DC is Charisma-based.

Infectious Laughter (Su) As a full-round action, a harionago can emit a scornful laugh ringing out in a 60-foot burst. A creature that hears the laughter must succeed at a DC 23 Will saving thrown or be affected as the hideous laughter spell (CL 14th), except that a laughing creature is considered helpless to the harionago. A creature that successfully saves against a harionago’s scornful laughter can’t be affected by that same harionago’s laughter for 24 hours. This is a mind-affecting effect that can be countered with the countersong class feature. Its save DC is Charisma-based. Despite her ragged dress and unkempt appearance, a harionago is a beautiful and graceful creature. She walks the roads at night pretending to be a lost damsel, luring those she encounters close before striking with her paralyzing claws and jagged hair barbs. However, a harionago’s most dangerous weapon is her laugh. A resounding cackle of mocking scorn and hateful malice, it compels those around her to join in mocking concert.

Leviathan’s Call (Su) The tone of a bakekujira’s eerie song varies from that of a wistful memory to a burning hatred. As a standard action, a bakekujira can sing. Living creatures within a 120-foot radius of a singing bakekujira must succeed at a DC 28 Will save or become fascinated or frightened (bakekujira’s choice) for 1 round. Any creature that succeeds at this save cannot be affected by the same bakekujira’s leviathan’s call ability for 24 hours. This is a sonic mind-affecting effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Resonant Song (Su) As a standard action every 1d4 rounds, the bakekujira can release a damaging resonance, dealing 12d8 points of sonic damage to creatures in a 60-foot cone (Fortitude DC 28 for half). The save DC is Charisma-based.

Shriek (Ex) As a standard action, the pokemon can emit a terrifying scream. Each creature within 50 feet must succeed at a Will saving throw or become panicked for 2d4 rounds. Whether or not it succeeds at its save, the creature is immune to that pokemon's shriek for 24 hours. This is a sonic, mind-affecting, fear effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

• Frightening Scream (Su) A clacking skull swarm can emit a terrifying scream as a free action once every 1d4 rounds. Each creature within 30 feet must succeed at a DC 21 Will save or be shaken for 1d4 rounds. A clacking skull swarm can’t scream while using its chattering teeth. This is a sonic, mind-affecting, fear effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Sound Mimicry (Ex) The creature perfectly imitates certain sounds or even specific voices. The creature makes a Bluff check opposed by the listener’s Sense Motive check to recognize the mimicry, although if the listener isn’t familiar with the person or type of creatures mimicked, it takes a –8 penalty on its Sense Motive check. The creature has a +8 racial bonus on its Bluff check to mimic sounds (including accents and speech patterns, if a voice mimic) it has listened to for at least 10 minutes. The creature cannot duplicate the effects of magical abilities (such as bardic performance or a harpy’s captivating song), though it may be able to mimic the sound of those abilities. This ability does not allow the creature to speak or understand languages it doesn’t know.

Steal Breath (Su) A creature bit by an attic whisperer must make a DC 16 Will save or become fatigued for 1 hour. A fatigued creature that is bitten is instead exhausted for 1 hour, and an exhausted creature falls asleep for 1 hour if bitten. The sleeper can only be roused by killing the attic whisperer or by using dispel magic, remove curse, or similar effects. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Steal Voice (Su) Any creature hit by an attic whisperer’s touch must make a DC 16 Will save or lose its ability to speak for 1 hour. During that time, the creature cannot talk, cast spells with verbal components, use auditory bardic performances, or use any other ability that requires speech. Once an attic whisperer has stolen a creature’s voice, it can perfectly mimic that voice at any time, even after its victim’s voice has returned, and while using that voice can speak any languages the victim knew. Those familiar with an individual’s voice can make a Sense Motive check opposed by the attic whisperer’s Bluff check to realize a mimicked voice is inauthentic. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Trilling (Ex) The creature emits a high-pitched trilling sound that stuns and deafens all other creatures within range. All living creatures within 30 feet that hear it must succeed on a Fortitude save or be stunned for 1d4 rounds and deafened for 24 hours. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Ultrasonic Aura (Ex) This creature constantly produce an ultrasonic drone that is disruptive to spellcasters and those with spell-like abilities. Any creature attempting to cast a spell or use a spell-like ability within the ultrasonic aura must make a concentration check (DC 15 + spell level) to cast a spell or use a spell-like ability.

Wail (Su) Once per minute, a banshee may wail as a full-round action. The wail lasts until the beginning of her next turn. All creatures within 40 feet of the banshee when she begins her wail, as well as all creatures that end their turn within that radius, must make a DC 23 Fortitude save. (This save is only required once per wail.) Creatures under the effects of a fear effect take a –4 penalty on this save. Creatures that make their save are sickened for 1d6 rounds. Those that fail take 140 points of damage (as if affected by a CL 14 wail of the banshee). If a wailing banshee is damaged during a wail, she must make a Will save (DC 15 + damage taken) to maintain the wail; otherwise it ends. This is a sonic death effect. Banshee wails are supernaturally powerful, and penetrate the effect of any spell of 3rd level or lower that creates silence. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Athletic (Ex) When attempting an Acrobatics, Climb, or Swim check, the monster rolls twice and takes the higher result.

Alertness: When attempting a Perception or Sense Motive check, the monster rolls twice and takes the higher result.

Animal Talker: The monster can speak with animals, and gains Handle Animal as an additional master skill.

Aura of Resistance: Choose two effect descriptors (such as fear or charm). Allies within 10 feet of the monster gain a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against effects with those descriptors.

Bolstering Presence: As a standard action, the monster emits an aura that extends from it in a 30-foot radius and lasts for 1 minute. Any allied creature in the aura gains a +2 bonus on ability checks, attack rolls, damage rolls, and skill checks.

Bolstering Touch: As a standard action, the monster can touch a creature to grant it a bonus equal to 1 + 1/2 the monster’s CR on attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws for 1 round.

Cat’s Luck (Ex) Prerequisites: The creature's race has at least a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity. Benefit: Members of this creature's race gain the following extraordinary ability: Once per day, when a member of this creature's race makes a Reflex saving throw, it can roll the saving throw twice and take the better result. It must decide to use this ability before attempting the saving throw.

Dual-Minded (Ex) Members of this creature's race gain a +2 bonus on all Will saving throws.

Eternal Hope (Ex) Members of this creature's race gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against fear and despair effects. Also, once per day, after a natural roll of 1 on a d20 roll, members of this creature's race may reroll and use the second result.

Fearless (Ex) Members of this creature's race gain a +2 racial bonus on all saving throws against fear effects. Special: This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by the lucky (greater or lesser) racial trait.

Fortune: As a standard action, the monster grants good luck to one creature within 30 feet of it. The next time the target attempts an ability check, attack roll, saving throw, or skill check before the end of the monster’s next turn, the target can reroll and must use the second result.

Halo (Ex) Members of this creature's race can create light centered on their head at will as a spell-like ability. When using the halo, a member of this creature's race gains a +2 circumstance bonus on Intimidate checks against evil creatures and on saving throws against becoming blinded or dazzled.

Heroic Recovery: Once per day, the monster can grant itself and every ally within 60 feet an additional saving throw against one effect affecting it.

Inspire Competence: As a standard action, the monster grants a +5 competence bonus on skill checks using a particular skill to one ally within 30 feet of it that can hear it. The effect ends if the monster is killed, knocked unconscious, paralyzed, or otherwise unable to use a free action to continue the inspiration each round.

Inspire Courage: As a standard action, the monster grants a +1 competence bonus on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls and a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects to every ally that can hear it. The bonuses increase to +2 at CR 4, +3 at CR 10, and +4 at CR 16. At CR 6, the monster can start this effect as a free action. The effect ends if the monster is killed, knocked unconscious, paralyzed, or otherwise unable to use a free action to continue the inspiration each round.

Inspire Heroics: As a standard action, the monster and one willing ally within 30 feet of it gain a +4 morale bonus on saving throws and a +4 dodge bonus to AC for 1 minute. The effect ends if the monster is killed, knocked unconscious, paralyzed, or otherwise unable to use a free action to continue the inspiration each round.

Knowledgeable: When attempting any Knowledge check, the monster rolls twice and takes the higher result.

Liar: When attempting a Bluff, Disguise, or Stealth skill check, the monster rolls twice and takes the higher result. The monster’s lies can’t be detected by magic unless the one attempting to detect them succeeds at a caster level check (DC = 15 + the monster’s CR).

Lucky, Lesser (Ex)  (2 EP) Members of this creature's race gain a +1 racial bonus on all saving throws.

Mercantile Savvy: When attempting an Appraise check, the monster rolls twice and takes the higher result. In addition, the monster can attempt to identify magic items without casting detect magic, using Appraise instead of Spellcraft. If the monster fails, it can’t attempt to identify the same item again.

Persuasive: When attempting a Charisma-based skill check, the monster rolls twice and takes the higher result.

Rallying Cry (Su): At 3rd level, as a standard action once per day, you can shout a cry instilled with the noble sacrifices of your ancestor. You and any allies within 30 feet who can hear you gain a +1 morale bonus on attack and damage rolls for a number of rounds equal to half your sorcerer level (minimum 1). At 7th level and every four levels thereafter, this bonus increases by +1, to a maximum of +5 at 19th level.

Sacrificial Exchange (Su): At 15th level, as a swift action once per day, you can take 2 points of temporary ability damage to one of your ability scores and add a temporary +2 inherent bonus to any other ability score. This bonus lasts for a maximum of 1 hour per sorcerer level or until you choose to prematurely dismiss it (a free action), during which time the temporary ability damage cannot be healed by any means. After this effect ends, you can heal the ability damage normally. At 20th level, you can use this ability twice per day.

Save Boost (Ex) Increase the monster’s saving throw bonuses by 1, or increase any one of its saving throw bonuses by 3.

Slippery Mind: If the monster would be affected by an enchantment spell or effect and fails its saving throw, it can repeat the saving throw attempt 1 round later.

Sound Mimicry: The monster can perfectly mimic sounds, and possibly voices. It gains Bluff as an additional master skill, and can attempt a Bluff check opposed by its targets’ Sense Motive checks to mimic a sound convincingly. The target takes a –8 penalty if it’s unfamiliar with the type of sound or creature being imitated.

Status Sight (Su) When a lesser death gazes on a creature, it can see that creature’s emotion aura and that creature’s current health and overall well-being. This ability acts as the status spell, as well as the emotion aura aspect of the analyze aura spell.

Demoralize Foes: As a full-round action, the monster can attempt an Intimidate check to demoralize all enemies within 30 feet of it. When the monster reduces a creature to 0 or fewer hit points, it can use this ability as a free action.

Dread: As a standard action, the monster causes each creature it chooses within 30 feet of it to become shaken for 1 minute. This option doesn’t cause a shaken creature to become frightened or frightened creature to become panicked.

Evil Eye: As a standard action, the monster chooses one creature within 30 feet that it can see. The target takes a –2 penalty on either ability checks, attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, or to AC for 1 minute. If the target succeeds at a Will save, the effect lasts for 1 round instead.

Fascinate: As a standard action, the monster forces any number of creatures within 90 feet of it that can see, hear, and pay attention to it to make a Will save (DC = the monster’s ability DC – 5). On a failure, a target becomes fascinated for 1 minute or until it sees someone make a hostile move such as drawing a sword or casting a spell. If successful, the target is immune to this ability for 24 hours.

Inspire Fear: As a standard action, the monster forces each enemy creature within 30 feet of it that can hear it to attempt a Will saving throw. On a failure, the target becomes frightened and must flee from the monster’s presence for 1 minute or until it can no longer hear the monster. If successful, the target becomes immune to this effect for 24 hours.

Lethargic Aura (Ex) When engaged in strenuous activity, including combat, a vaporous mist surrounds the creature out to a distance of 5 feet. Creatures in the mist must succeed a DC 22 Fortitude save or be staggered as long as they remain in the mist. The DC for this ability is Constitution-based.

Misfortune: As a standard action, the monster targets one creature within 30 feet. The next time the target attempts an ability check, attack roll, saving throw, or skill check before the end of the monster’s next turn, the target must roll twice and use the lower result.

Sunlight Vulnerability (Ex) A rock trollhound exposed to sunlight (not merely a daylight spell) can only take a single move or attack action and is instantly turned to stone (as if by a flesh to stone spell) in the next round if its fails a DC 17 Fortitude save. A rock trollhound must make a new saving throw each round it remains in sunlight. This effect ends at night, once the rock trollhound is no longer exposed to sunlight.

Aversion to Daylight (Ex) These creatures shun all light. If exposed to natural sunlight (not merely a daylight spell), they take a –4 penalty on all attack rolls, saving throws, and skill checks.

Compression The creature can move through an area as small as one-quarter its space without squeezing or one-eighth its space when squeezing.

Climb The creature becomes a skilled climber, gaining a climb speed equal to its base speed.  A creature with a climb speed has a +8 racial bonus on all Climb checks. The creature must make a Climb check to climb any wall or slope with a DC higher than 0, but it can always choose to take 10, even if rushed or threatened while climbing. If a creature with a climb speed chooses an accelerated climb*, it moves at double its climb speed (or at its base land speed, whichever is slower) and makes a single Climb check at a –5 penalty. Such a creature retains its Dexterity bonus to Armor Class (if any) while climbing, and opponents get no special bonus to their attacks against it. It cannot, however, use the run action while climbing. This evolution can be selected more than once. Each additional time it is selected, increase the creature’s climb speed by 20 feet.

• Expert Climber Prerequisite: Climb racial trait; Benefit: Members of this race can cling to cave walls and even ceilings as long as the surface has hand- and footholds. In effect, members of this race are treated as being constantly under the effects of a nonmagical spider climb spell, save that members of this race cannot cling to smooth surfaces. This trait doubles the normal +8 racial bonus on Climb checks normally granted to creatures with a climb speed (to a total +16 bonus).
• Mountaineer (Ex)    Members of this creature's race are immune to altitude sickness and do not lose their Dexterity bonus to AC when making Climb checks or Acrobatics checks to cross narrow or slippery surfaces.
• Nimble Faller (Ex)  Prerequisites: The creature's race has at least a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity. Benefit: Members of this creature's race land on their feet even when they take lethal damage from a fall. Furthermore, they gain a +1 bonus to their CMD against trip attempts.

Climate Adaptability (Ex) These pokemon are adapted to the region in which they live and are considered to always be under the effect of endure elements with regard to said climates.

Darklands Stalker Members of this race can move unhindered through difficult terrain while underground. In addition, members of this race with a Dexterity score of 13 or higher gain Nimble Moves as a bonus feat.

Desert Runner (Ex)  Members of this creature's race receive a +4 racial bonus on Constitution checks and Fortitude saves to avoid fatigue and exhaustion, as well as any other ill effects from running, forced marches, starvation, thirst, and hot or cold environments.

Fast   This creature gains a +10 foot bonus to their base speed. Special: This trait can be taken more than once. Its effects stack.

• Sprinter This creature gains a +10 foot racial bonus to their speed when using the charge, run, or withdraw actions.
• Fleet-Footed  Prerequisite: The creature has at least a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity; Benefit: This creature receives Run as a bonus feat and a +2 racial bonus on initiative checks.

Jumper Prerequisite: The race has at least a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity; Benefit: Members of this race are always considered to have a running start when making Acrobatics checks to jump.

Mountaineer Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race are immune to altitude sickness and do not lose their Dexterity bonus to AC when making Climb checks or Acrobatics checks to cross narrow or slippery surfaces.

Terrain Stride (Ex) Choose a type of terrain, such as undergrowth, ice, or rubble. The monster can move through non-magical terrain of that type without impairing its movement or taking damage.

Curses

Death

• Slaying Attack: Once per day as a standard action, the monster can make a single attack that can kill a creature outright. On a hit, the attack deals normal damage and the target must succeed at a save or die. The type of save is either Fortitude or Will, chosen when the monster gains this option. This option typically appears only on monsters of CR 19 or higher.
  
• Quivering Palm: Once per day, the monster can use this option when it makes an attack against a target that is not immune to critical hits. On a hit, the target is affected by the monster’s quivering palm. At any point within a number of days equal to the monster’s HD, the monster can force the target to attempt a Fortitude save (DC = the monster’s ability DC – 5). The target dies on a failure, and ends the quivering palm effect on a successful one.
• Unkillable (Su) When reduced to 0 hit points by anything other than a glass weapon or an obsidian weapon, a fext is not destroyed,but instead becomes unconscious. Additionally, 1d4 minutes after falling unconscious, a fext gains fast healing 1. To be completely destroyed, a fext must be reduced to 0 hit points by a glass or obsidian weapon, or once it is rendered unconscious, its head must be severed and anointed with holy water. Once destroyed, a fext dissolves into fine ash.
  

Language

• Linguist: The monster speaks, reads, and understands all languages.
  
• Telepathy: The monster can mentally communicate with any creature within 100 feet that has a language.  It is possible to address multiple creatures at once telepathically, although maintaining a telepathic conversation with more than one creature at a time is just as difficult as simultaneously speaking and listening to multiple people at the same time.
• Voice of the Ancients (Su) A charnel colossus can, as a full-round action, cause its collective knowledge to be whispered into the minds of any sentient creature within 100 feet. These whispers riffle through the brain of any such creatures within range in a maddening susurrus. These individuals must succeed at a DC 34 Will save or be paralyzed and frozen in place as if by the hold monster spell. The victim may attempt a new save each round to try and break the effect. Regardless of whether or not the save is successful, the effect leaves an insidious seed implanted in the victim’s mind. The day after the save is made, the victim must succeed at a new save or the seed takes root and creates the subconscious compulsion for the victim to return to the charnel colossus at some point in the future. When and how this occurs is up the GM. This compulsion can be removed with a remove curse spell or by destroying the charnel colossus that implanted the compulsion. This is a mind-affecting compulsion and cannot be negated by a silence spell because it is heard directly in the mind of the victim. Each time a creature is subjected to this attack, there is a 1% chance that some of the lost lore transmitted into her mind causes her to gain a permanent +2 bonus to Intelligence. This beneficial side effect can only occur to a creature once. When a charnel colossus uses this ability, it cannot use its spell-like abilities or take other actions in that round. The save DC is Charisma-based.
  

Shapeshifting

• Change Shape, Lesser (Ex) Members of this creature's race gain the following supernatural ability: A member of this creature's race can assume the appearance of a single form of a single creature of its size. The form is static and cannot be changed each time it takes this form. The creature gains a +10 racial bonus on Disguise checks made to appear as the member of the creature's race whose appearance it assumes. Changing its shape is a standard action. This trait otherwise functions as polymorph, save that the creature does not adjust its ability scores.

Summoning

• Summon Allies (Ex) This monster can attempt to summon monsters of the same creature type as itself as a full-round action. Choose either a creature of the same CR as the monster (with a 35% chance of success) or a creature with a CR no greater than the monster’s – 5 (with a 60% chance of success). The summoned ally returns to the place from which it came after 1 hour.
  
• Children of the Night: Once per day as a standard action, the monster can call forth 1d6+1 rat swarms, 1d4+1 bat swarms, or 2d6 wolves. (If the monster is not terrestrial, it might summon other creatures of similar power.) These creatures arrive in 2d6 rounds and serve the monster for 1 hour.
  
• Phantom Mount: Once per hour, the monster can summon a horse similar to a phantom steed. This mount is more substantial than a typical phantom steed, and can carry one additional rider. The mount’s powers are based on the monster’s total CR rather than caster level.
  
• Powerful Summons: Increase the duration of the monster’s conjuration (summoning) spells by a number of rounds equal to the monster’s CR. Any creature summoned by such a spell also gains temporary hit points equal to 1/2 the monster’s CR and a +2 bonus on damage rolls.

Outer Space

• Hardy (Ex) This monster is able to endure extreme conditions for extended periods of time. It is unharmed by extreme cold, extreme heat, and less extreme temperatures. It takes no damage from decompression (such as in the vacuum of space) or high-pressure environments (such as in extremely deep water).

Time

• Disrupt Time (Su) A chronogeist’s incorporeal body is warped by the ravages of unstable time. As a swift action that doesn’t provoke attacks of opportunity, a chronogeist can oscillate its essence rapidly between the current temporal landscape and an infinite number of others, passing through the bodies of all corporeal creatures within a 30-foot radius. Affected creatures take 6d6 points of damage (this damage occurs from rapid aging and cell death and doesn’t have a damage type). A successful DC 26 Will save negates this damage. Any creature who fails the save is also nauseated for 1 round as a result of the disorienting attack. The chronogeist can use this ability three times per day, but not more often than once every 1d4 rounds. The save DC is Charisma-based.
• Slow Aura (Su) Fluxwraiths constantly emit a 30-foot-radius aura of temporal distortion. Any creature within this aura is affected as if by slow, but it gets no saving throw. If a creature exits the radius, the effect ceases at the end of its turn. If the fluxwraith moves more than 30 feet away from an affected creature, the effect ends immediately for that creature. Creatures affected by freedom, freedom of movement, or haste are unaffected by the slow aura.
• Temporal Madness (Su) As a ranged touch attack with a range increment of 30 feet, a fluxwraith can grant a target a mind-shattering glimpse of its own existence as it appears to a time-displaced entity. The attack deals 1d6 points of Wisdom drain, although this drain is reduced to 1 point if the target succeeds at a DC 29 Will saving throw. This is a mind-affecting effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.
  
• Temporal Screech (Su) As a standard action three times per day, a chronogeist can unleash an ear-splitting screech that causes the flow of time around it to stutter. Creatures within 30 feet that can hear the screech must attempt a DC 26 Will saving throw. Those that succeed are unaffected, but those that fail superficially age, their muscles and joints locking up and their movement slowing. For the next 3 rounds, affected creatures can move at only half speed, and take a –8 penalty on Strength– and Dexterity-based checks and abilities, including AC, ranged and melee attack and damage rolls, and skill checks. A creature affected by a chronogeist’s temporal screech (whether or not its saving throw was successful) can’t be affected by it again for the next 24 hours. This is a sonic effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.
• Time Rejuvenation (Su) Whenever a chronogeist is within 60 feet of a creature that begins to cast a transmutation or necromancy spell that affects the passage of time (including, but not limited to haste, sands of time, slow, temporal stasis, threefold aspect, or time stop), the chronogeist immediately absorbs a portion of the spell’s energy. The spell still functions as normal, but the chronogeist gains a number of temporary hit points equal to 10 times the spell’s level. These temporary hit points are lost first when the chronogeist takes damage and can stack with each other.
• Time Shift (Su) A creature struck by the fluxwraith’s touch attack must succeed at a DC 31 Will saving throw or be thrust forward in time, vanishing and then, 1d4 rounds later, reappearing in the same location. If the space has become occupied by an object or another creature, the affected creature is shunted to a random adjacent space, taking 6d6 points of damage. From the creature’s perspective, the time shift is instantaneous. Any duration effects active upon the creature become suspended during the time shift, resuming when the creature reappears. Creatures that succeed at their saving throws cannot be affected by the same fluxwraith’s time shift ability for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.
  
  

Absorption (Sp) Those attempting to affect this creature with one specific energy type, like positive energy, quickly discover their mistake. Whenever this creature is affected by that type of energy, it gains the benefits of haste and fast healing 5 for 1 round. The durations from multiple exposures to these energy effects stack.

• Fortitude (Ex) This creature takes no damage from one specific energy type. Instead, any attack with that energy type used against that creature temporarily increases its Constitution score by 1d4 points. The creature loses these temporary points at the rate of 1 per hour.

Affinity (Ex) A pokemon who has access to a sorcerer bloodline gains access traits it's bloodline as two levels higher for all sorcerer spells and class abilities. Pokemon who have access to a cleric domain can use their domain powers and spells at +1 caster level. At a GM's approval, this evolution can apply to other class-based traits that are selected by the player at level 1 and cannot be changed, like witch patrons or shaman spirits.

Cleansing Fire (Ex) As long as a cinderghost is in an environment where ashes are plentiful (such as a non-urban area on the Plane of Fire, or a burned-out settlement or field on another plane), it has fast healing 5. It loses this fast healing if it leaves such an area.

Dual Blood (Ex) This creature counts as both it's original type and a secondary type, like Fae or Dragon, for any effect related to that type.

Energy Bite or Energy Claw (Su) Choose a damage type. The pokemon’s natural attack damage deals 1d6 extra points of damage.

Energy Explosion: Choose a damage type. Once per day as a standard action, the monster can create a 20-foot-radius burst within 60 feet. This deals an amount of damage equal to 1d6 + the monster’s HD of the chosen type to all creatures in the burst. A successful Reflex save halves the damage.

Energy Infusion: Choose a damage type. Each time the monster uses a spell, spell-like ability, or supernatural ability that deals energy damage, it can choose to change the energy damage type dealt by that ability to the chosen type instead.

Immunity to Magic (Ex) A demi-lich is immune to any spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance. In addition, certain spells and effects function differently against the creature, as noted below.

Lesser Breath Weapon (Su) Choose a damage type. The pokemon gains a breath weapon that fires a tiny glob of energy, inflicting 1d6 points of damage on a single target within 30 feet after making a successful touch attack. This power may be used at will, but must wait 1d4 rounds between uses. At fourth level, and every three levels thereafter, the lesser breath weapon increases its damage by +1.

• Breath Weapon (Su) Choose a damage type. This pokemon breathes a stream of energy which does 1d6 damage for every 2 levels (minimum 1). This breath weapon has a range of either 60 ft or a 10ft cone, and requires a reflex save to halve the damage. The pokemon can use this ability every 1d4 rounds. Breath weapon does not replace lesser breath weapon.

Spell-Like Abilities (Sp) Upon taking this trait, the creature gains access to a number of spell-like abilities according to it's hit die bracket. It gains access to one spell from the following list according to its hit die bracket, which become usable once per day. If the creature has more than 4 hit die and knows at least one spell from the HD bracket one step lower, those spells will be usable three times per day. If it is higher than 9 hit die, the spells that it knows from the the HD bracket two steps below its own become usable at will. This ability can be taken multiple times to learn new spell abilities from any hit die bracket it has access to.

Unearthly Cold (Su) Half the cold damage caused by cold spells and spell-like abilities cast by the crone queen is not subject to cold resistance or immunity.

Vulnerability (Ex) These creatures take half again as much damage (+50%) from spells and abilities with a specific descriptor or damage type, and take a –2 penalty on saving throws against spells and abilities with the same theme that do not deal hit point damage.

Upon taking this trait, the creature gains access to a number of spell-like abilities according to it's hit die bracket. It gains access to one spell from the following list according to its hit die bracket, which become usable once per day. If the creature has more than 4 hit die and knows at least one spell from the HD bracket one step lower, those spells will be usable three times per day. If it is higher than 9 hit die, the spells that it knows from the the HD bracket two steps below its own become usable at will. This ability can be taken multiple times to learn new spell abilities from any hit die bracket it has access to.