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YUGOLOTH,ARCANALOTH CR 18

This jackal-headed creature is garbed in long, flowingrobes and that stretch down to its feet. It eerily floats

an inch or two off of the ground, while its inhumaneyes glitter coldly with an unnatural intelligence.

Yugoloth, ArcanalothAlways NE Medium outsider (evil, extraplanar, yugoloth)Init +11; Senses darkvision 60 ft., true seeing; Listen +24,

Spot +24Languages tongues, telepathy 100 ft.

DEFENSE

AC 35, touch 17, flat-footed 28(+7 Dex, +14 natural, +4 armor, +2 deflection)

hp 142 (15 HD); fast healing 2; DR 10/silver and goodImmune acid, mind-affecting spells and effects, poisonFort +19, Ref+19, Will +18

OFFENSE

Spd 30 ft. (6 squares), fly 60 ft. (good)

Melee 2 claws +22 melee (1d6+2 plus poison)Space 5 ft; Reach 5 ftBase Atk +15; Grp +17Atk Options aligned strike (evil), poison (DC 22, 1d6

Str/2d6 Str)Special Actionssummon yugolothsCombat Gearmetamagic rod of extend, scroll of limited

wish, wand of cure critical wounds (22 charges, worth9,240 gp)

Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 15th, ranged touch +22,touch +17):8thhorrid wilting(DC 26),power word insanity7thforecage, quickened suggestion (DC 21), spell

turning6th

acid fog, disintegrate (DC 24), greater dispel

magic, mislead5thbaleful polymorph (DC 23), cloudkill(DC 23),

empowered lightning bolt(DC 21), hold monster(DC23), wall of force

4thconfusion (DC 22), dimensional anchor, greaterinvisibility, maximized magic missile,phantasmalkiller(DC 22), wall of fire

3rddispel magic, displacement, magic circle againstgood, protection from energy, slow(DC 21), stinkingcloud(DC 21)

2ndbear's endurance, melf's acid arrow, protectionfrom arrows, scorching ray, tasha's hideous laughter

(DC 20), web (DC 20)1stexpeditious retreat, mage armor,* protection from

good, ray of enfeeblement (2), shield(2)0acid splash, detect magic, ray of frost, read magic

*Already cast using the metamagic rod of extendSpell-Like Abilities (CL 18th):

1/dayshapechangeAt willdarkness, desecrate, detect good, fear(DC 20),

greater teleport(self plus 50 pounds of objects only),magic missile, major image (DC 19),polymorph (selfonly), telekinesis (DC 21), unholy blight(DC 20)

STATISTICS

Abilities Str 15, Dex 25, Con 21, Int 26, Wis 22, Cha 22SQ flight, item mastery, partial immunity to spells, tonguesFeats Empower Spell, Extend Spell, Great Fortitude,

Improved Initiative, Maximize Spell, Quicken SpellSkills Appraise +26, Bluff +24, Concentration +23,

Decipher Script +26, Diplomacy +28, Forgery +26, Hide+16, Listen +24, Knowledge (arcana) +26, Knowledge(history) +26, Knowledge (the planes) +26, Knowledge(religion) +26, Move Silently +16, Sense Motive +24,Search +26, Spellcraft +28, Spot +24

Advancement by character class; Favored Class: wizardPossessions combat gear plus spellbook, cloak of

resistance +3, ring of protection +2, vile spell ring,* 3platinum rings (250 gp each), 1 large blue sapphire(1,000 gp)

*Book of Vile Darkness page 113

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Flight (Su) An arcanaloth can magically fly at a speed of

60 feet with good maneuverability. This is in all otherrespects similar to a flyspell cast by an 18th-levelcaster. If dispelled, the arcanaloth can resume this effecas free action on its next turn.

Item Mastery (Ex) Arcanaloths are masters of magicalitems and can use any spell completion item as if it hadthat spell on his spell list.

Partial Immunity to Spells (Ex) Arcanaloths arecompletely immune to mind-affecting spells and effects.

Poison (Ex) Injury, Fortitude DC 22, initial damage 1d6Strength, secondary damage 2d6 Strength. The saveDC is Constitution-based.

Summon Yugoloths (Sp) Once per day an arcanaloth canattempt to summon 1-2 nycaloths or 1 shadoloth with a70% chance of success. This ability is the equivalent ofan 8th-level spell.

Tongues (Su) Arcanaloths are under the continuous effectof a tongues spell (caster level 18th).

True Seeing (Su) Arcanaloths have a continuous trueseeingability, as the spell (caster level 18th).

Arcanaloths are the arcane masters of yugoloth society,possessing powers rivaling that of any mortal wizard and,sometimes, even those of the Archfiends.

STRATEGIES AND TACTICS

Arcanaloths are supremely intelligent. They always haveseveral backup plans incase their current one fails. Theydisplay a general disdain for melee combat and they preferto stand back and destroy their enemies with potent rangedspells. This disdain carries over even to spells that requirethem to get into melee range to use.

Arcanaloths are rarely encountered alone, they are usuallyencountered with a troupe of lackies (mezzoloths,canoloths, skereloths, and sometimes a piscoloth or two)that they use to keep their foes busy while they sit backand casually unleash their destructive arcane armament.

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SAMPLE ENCOUNTER

An arcanaloth is usually encountered with a group offlunkies, usually mezzoloths, canoloths, and piscoloths,although sometimes they bring along a shadoloth foradded protection, though not even the arcanaloths fullytrust those duplicitous fiends.

Maasimilor the Mad (EL 21): An arcanaloth known as

Maasimilor the Mad (arcanaloth wizard 2) has been sighteddoing excavations in Phlegethon, the third layer ofPandemonium. Called 'the Mad' because of his violentswings between raging anger and a cold, emotionlessfaade, Maasimilor is searching for some unknown powersealed deep within the rock of Pandemonium. Hisentourage, which includes a piscoloth, 4 mezzoloths, ashadoloth and a dozen dominated slaves, is anxious to ridthemselves of the raging arcanaloth, who they assume hasbeen driven mad due to his prolonged absence from theirhome plane of Gehenna. They wish to return to Gehennabut they cannot until Maasimilor succeeds on his missionof finding whatever it is he is searching for, unless a group

of hapless PC's manage to murder him. In this case, theshadoloth approaches the PC's under the guise of anescaped worker. The yugoloths stay out of the fight untilMaasimilor falls, at which point they attempt to slaughterthe weakened PC's

ECOLOGY

Arcanaloths can be either male or female (whichever suitstheir fancy), though how they reproduce is unknown. Sometieflings and half-fiends trace their lineages back toarcanaloth ancestors, but most arcanaloths chuckle at theidea. Sinful perversions of the flesh are considered a waste

of time and recourses to most arcanaloths and manysimply refuse to accept the idea that one of their orderwould couple with something so 'base' as a mortal.

Environment: Arcanaloths are native to the Bleak Eternityof Gehenna. They draw their power from the fiendishfurnaces that blaze within the hearts of the volcanoes andthus rarely leave the plane unless they are on explicitorders from a superior.

Typical Physical Characteristics: Arcanaloths typicallystand about 5 to 6 feet tall and weigh about 140 to 170pounds. Their fur is usually brown, black, or silvery white.

Alignment: Arcanaloths are steeped in lies and betrayal.They are always neutral evil.

SOCIETY

Arcanaloths are the brokers and dealers of the yugolothrace. They bargain with both the baatezu and tanar'ri,hoping to play them against each other or, at the veryleast, force them to one up the others offer. They are veryreceptive to bribes that help improve their own personalwealth and power.

Arcanaloths dwell within the Tower of the Arcanalothswhich rises from the ash-covered slopes of Chamada, oneof the mountainous, volcanic layers of Gehenna There thearcanaloths studiously record the history of their race uponthe hanging, flayed skins of petitioners, broker deals, andparticipate in daily sessions of betrayal, manipulation, andgeneral maliciousness.

TYPICAL TREASURE

Arcanaloths prefer treasure that helps to grant them poweror wealth. Magical trinkets, obscure spell scrolls, and anyitems that help protect them are treasured above all others

Arcanaloths usually scribe their spells into large tomesfashioned from a combination of mortal, demonic, andinfernal flesh fused together into one gruesome whole. Thespellbooks are written in such obtuse and confusingmanners that deciphering them is even more difficult thannormal. Add 5 to the DC to decipher an arcanaloth'sspellbook. An arcanaloth's spellbook could have access toany spell within the Player's Handbook, though arcanalothsprefer spells that control, hinder, or otherwise obfuscate

over flashier, boom-boom spells (though arcanalothsunderstand that these spells are very important too).

YUGOLOTH QUALITIES

Immunity to acid and poison. Resistance to cold 10, electricity 10, and fire 10.Summon Yugoloths (Sp): Yugoloths share the ability tosummon others of their kind (the success chance and typeof yugoloth summoned are noted in each monsterdescription). Telepathy

Except where otherwise noted, yugoloths speak Abyssal,Celestial, Infernal, and their own secret tongue.