Psychofant

Psychofant CR 4

XP 1,200
N Small magical beast
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +9

AC 16, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+2 Dex, +1 dodge, +2 natural, +1 size)
hp 32 (5d10+5)
Fort +5; Ref +6; Will +2
Weaknesses eager to please

Speed 20 ft.
Melee bite +8 (1d3)
Special Attacks regurgitate flattery
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th, melee touch +7)

3/day—disfiguring touch (DC 14)
1/day—bestow curse (DC 16)

Str 11, Dex15, Con12, Int12, Wis12, Cha15
Base Atk +5; CMB +4; CMD 17
Feats Dodge, Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +7 (+3 when jumping), Climb +5, Diplomacy +7 (+15 vs. humanoids), Knowledge (nobility) +5, Perception +9, Stealth +10; Racial Modifiers +8 Diplomacy vs humanoids, +4 Stealth
Languages Common
SQ ingratiate

Eager to Please (Ex)

A psychofant cannot resist trying to please others. Thus, it suffers a –4 penalty on saves against enchantment spells and effects.

Ingratiate (Ex)

A psychofant gains a +8 racial bonus on Diplomacy checks when attempting to shift the attitude of any humanoid interacting with it.

Regurgitate Flattery (Ex)

Once per day as a standard action, a psychofant can vomit forth a 15-foot cone of malodorous, disgusting bile. The putrid, viscous liquid sticks to skin, clothing and gear. Creatures who fail a DC 13 Fortitude save become nauseated for 2d4 rounds and contract the disease filth fever (see “Disease” for details regarding filth fever). The save DC is Constitution-based.

Environment cold forests and plains
Organization solitary
Treasure standard

Thick gray feathers wrap around the plump body of an upright, flightless avian creature. Its wings constantly remain pinned to its side as it waddles on its short, stubby duck-like feet.

The typical psychofant is a squat, broad avian creature covered with dull gray feathers, a dark beak, and wings incapable of flight. It measures 2-1/2 feet in length from beak to tail. Slime coats its feathers, while its oversized belly hangs close to the ground, where it sometimes picks up powdery snow and ice from the underlying glacial surface. Psychofants despise warm temperatures and humid conditions. Perhaps symbolic of being proverbially left out in the cold, the beasts always dwell in chilly, dry environments such as taigas, tundra, and ice caps. They typically stake out a broad territory within their habitat where they intermingle with the indigenous animals. Their dichotomous relationship toward sentient creatures causes them to outwardly avoid them, while their subconscious mind yearns for their attention. They harbor the faint hope a worthy benefactor may reverse their disgusting metamorphosis with extremely powerful magic and return them to their original form. However, the preceding compulsion never applies to other psychofants, as they cannot bear to share the proverbial spotlight with another egotist.