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== Three Wicked Souls ==

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|summary=A flying, naturally invisible six-armed ghoul which serves as an assassin, mount, retriever or scout.
|name=Three Wicked Souls
|cr=3
|al= Neutral Evil
|size= Large
|type= [[SRD:Undead Type|Undead]]
|init= +1
|listen= +8
|spot= +8
|sens=[[SRD:Darkvision|Darkvision]] 60 ft.
|ac= 18
|touch= 10
|flat= 17
|othac=
|acmods=–1 size, +1 Dex, +8 natural
|hp= 36
|hd= 3d12
|othhp=
|fort= +1<!--(+1 base, +0 Con-->
|ref= +2<!--(+1 base, +1 Dex-->
|will= +4<!--(+3 base, +1 Wis-->
|spd= 30 ft. (6 squares)
|fly= 20 ft. (perfect)
|bab= +1
|grp= +9
|melee1= Bite +5 (1d4+4 plus 1d6 [[SRD:Cold Effect|Cold]])
|melee2= Bite +5 (1d4+4 plus 1d6 [[SRD:Cold Effect|Cold]]) and 2 Claws +0 (1d6+4)
|sa= Improved Grab
|str=18<!--(+4)-->
|dex=12<!--(+1)-->
|con=—<!--(+0)-->
|int=10<!--(+0)-->
|wis=13<!--(+1)-->
|cha=11<!--(+0)-->
|sq=Fused Soul's Power, Knockout Strike, Natural Invisibility, Scent of Death, Undead Traits, Wraith Sight
|feats=[[SRD:Alertness|Alertness]], [[SRD:Track|Track]]
|skills=[[SRD:Balance Skill|Balance]] +5, [[SRD:Listen Skill|Listen]] +8, [[SRD:Move Silently Skill|Move Silently]] +8, [[SRD:Spot Skill|Spot]] +8, [[SRD:Survival Skill|Survival]] +8
|hdadv=By Class
|san1=Fused Soul's Power {{Ex}}
|sad1=A three wicked souls always gains maximum HP from its HD.
|san2=Knockout Strike {{Ex}}
|sad2=While a three wicked souls' claws normally deal slashing damage, it may choose to deal non-lethal damage instead at no penalty.
|san3=[[SRD:Improved Grab|Improved Grab]] {{Ex}}
|sad3=To use this ability, a three wicked souls must hit with a claw attack. It can then attempt to start a [[SRD:Grapple|grapple]] as a [[SRD:Free Actions|free action]] without provoking an [[SRD:Attacks of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]]. If it wins the [[SRD:Grapple|grapple check]], it establishes a hold. A three wicked souls may deal non-lethal damage to a grappled creature instead without penalty.
|san4=Natural Invisibility {{Su}}
|sad4=A three wicked souls remains invisible in any round in which it does not attack. It turns invisible at the start of its turn the next round after attacking.
|san5=Scent of Death {{Ex}}
|sad5=A three wicked souls reeks of the foul perfume of death. Creatures gain a +4 bonus to track and locate it by scent.
|san6=Undead Traits {{Ex}}
|sad6=A three wicked souls possesses standard [[SRD:Undead Type|undead]] traits unless noted otherwise here.
|san7=Wraith Sight {{Su}}
|sad7=A three wicked souls, while invisible, sees invisible and ethereal creatures within range of its darkvision.
}}</onlyinclude>

===Skills===

'''[[SRD:Skills (Creature Statistic)|Skills]]:''' A three wicked souls gains a +4 bonus on [[SRD:Balance Skill|Balance]] checks for being a quadruped. It gains a +2 racial bonus on [[SRD:Move Silently Skill|Move Silently]] and [[SRD:Survival Skill|Survival]] skill checks. The creature presented here has 5 skill ranks in [[SRD:Listen Skill|Listen]], [[SRD:Move Silently Skill|Move Silently]], [[SRD:Spot Skill|Spot]] and [[SRD:Survival Skill|Survival]]. These skills are its class skills.
<!--4 +Int skills: 20 skill points: 
Balance: 0 Ranks, +1 Dex, +4 quadruped 
Listen: +5 Ranks, +1 Wis, +2 Feat
Move Silently: +5 Ranks, +1 Dex, +2 Racial
Spot: +5 Ranks, +1 Wis, +2 Feat 
Survival: +5 Ranks, +1 Wis, +2 Racial-->

===Strategies, Tactics & Behavior===

Three wicked souls are foremost servants. Their masters send them out on tasks of reconnaissance, retrieval or plots of assassination. Occasionally, they even serve as mounts, flying silently and invisibly.

When out on a mission, it takes to the air, invisible. When matters of time and speed are important, it will often clamber along surfaces as to run faster than it can fly. When making attacks, it judges its prey from a distance first before closing in. It often strikes first and falls back, becoming invisible, attempting to wear out living prey. However, duty comes first and it will often sacrifice itself with bold combat decisions.

If tasked with retrieving creatures, it is plenty capable of subduing targets and carrying them away in a pair of arms.

A three wicked souls understands Common, but cannot speak.

===Ecology===

'''Environment:''' Three wicked souls are most often encountered inside tombs, crypts or other ancient haunts where they've been locked away as ageless guardians.

'''Typical Physical Characteristics:''' A three wicked souls is a pale, gaunt, malevolent creature. From its central disk-like body, six elongated arms extend from the sides. Each arm ends in an elongated bony clawed hand. A long neck protrudes from the front of the creature's body, with a head composed of an amalgamation of three oversized, somewhat humanoid skulls. Wide, brilliant yellow eyes peer out of sunken sockets. These eyes appear to glow slightly just as it turns visible, though they shed no light. A tattered funeral shroud cloaks the creature's body, often hanging and waving about as it floats about. It reeks of death.

Upon death, it collapses into dust.

'''Construction:''' To construct a three wicked souls, a few rare materials, spells and time are required. This method supersedes the method for creating undead listed under ''[[SRD:Create Undead|create undead]]''.

First, each of the specific souls must be acquired. These souls are most often bound within black sapphires and are available in certain evil markets for 2,530 gp a piece. Each 1,000 gp black sapphire required is reusable. 

Alternately, each soul may be called into the ritual with a casting of ''[[SRD:Resurrection|Resurrection]]'' or ''[[SRD:True Resurrection|true resurrection]]'', provided that the requirements of those spells are met. The material costs for these spells when used in this ritual are reduced to a fifth of their normal costs (2,000 gp for resurrection and 5,000 gp for true resurrection).

The specific souls required are:

* The wicked soul of a soldier who died by his enemy's blade in battle.
* The wicked soul of a hanged criminal or a wicked soul who fell to his death by purposeful suicide.
* The wicked soul of a spellcaster who froze to death alone and unseen.

Second, the gems must be placed on an altar around a pot containing 300 pounds of necrotic slurry (A mixture of powdered bones, powdered black onyx, ground flesh, ectoplasm and several alchemical reagents), each pound of which costs 1 silver piece. This pot must then be covered with the burial shroud of a murderer. This shroud wraps itself around the three wicked souls upon completion.

Finally, a spellcaster must cast ''[[SRD:Create Undead|create undead]]'' on the pot of necrotic slurry. The material components listed here replace those listed under the spell. Upon completion of the spell, the three trapped souls enter the slurry, binding and unifying, forming the three wicked souls.

'''Three Wicked Queens:''' While the typical three wicked souls is genderless, there exists the special case of the three wicked queens. The souls used for its creation must be those of female royalty. A three wicked queens is much more stubborn and less subservient than their lesser counterparts. It can also speak. It otherwise shares the same statistics as those of its brethren.

===Resurrection===

Having a soul (formed from a fusion of three souls), ''[[SRD:Resurrection|Resurrection]]'' and ''[[SRD:True Resurrection|true resurrection]]'' can affect a three wicked souls. Such spells or abilities transform them into living [[SRD:Outsider Type|outsiders]]. 

As an [[SRD:Outsider Type|outsider]], recalculate its base saves, attack bonus and hit dice. It loses its undead immunities and traits in this form and gains a [[SRD:Constitution|Constitution]] score equal to its [[SRD:Charisma|Charisma]].

===Typical Treasure===

Three wicked souls typically don't carry treasure. Though, those that advance by class levels may have gear and equipment.


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Author	Ganteka Future +
Challenge Rating	3 +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Name	Three Wicked Souls +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Large +
Summary	A flying, naturally invisible six-armed ghoul which serves as an assassin, mount, retriever or scout. +
Title	Three Wicked Souls +
Type	Undead +