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=== Combat ===

The kundalini assaults most only when it has a purpose, however obscure it may be.  Typically appearing to challenge a monk on the brink of enlightenment or guide someone towards a goal.  Sometimes the challenge does not even involve combat, but when it does the kundalini is there to act as the adversary.  It always tries to engage its target one on one, using tricky to separate him from his party and patiently waiting for the right time, possessing objects and people as needed.  It uses lethal force when only when appropriate.  When facing undead or any other creature which runs on negative energy, it grows violent and will do its best to slay it at once.  With its rejuvenation ability, it has little fear of death.

'''Constrict {{Ex}}:'''  On a successful grapple check, a kundalini deals 1d6+7 bludgeoning plus 10 positive damage. 

'''Dreamborn Traits ([[Ex]]):'''  Introduced in the book Hyperconciousness, Dreamborn creatures are spawned from, and made of "dreamstuff".  They appear slightly hazy and out of focus, and so all melee and ranged attacks against them suffer a 20% miss chance, as they are not entirely real.  This miss chance is not the same as concealment and does not prevent the use of sneak attacks or other precision strikes.  The subtype also determines if it is vulnerable to certain spells and effects which deal with dream-based creatures.

'''Energize {{Su}}:''' A kundalini's natural weapons deal an extra 1 point of positive energy damage per HD.  This damage is doubled against undead.

'''Empathy {{Su}}:'''  A kundalini is not telepathic but it can transfer basic emotions and concepts to any living creature in 100 ft.  This ability grants is a +8 racial bonus on Sense Motive checks.

'''Healing Touch {{Su}}:'''  As a standard action the kundalini can make a touch attack and heal 10 points of damage.  This touch injures undead instead.

'''Imbue Essence {{Su}}:'''  As a full round action the kundalini can vanish into an inanimate object and possess it, effectively vanishing and hiding from detection.  The item possessed gives off a faint universal magic aura but little else.  Mundane unattended items do not get a saving throw, while magic items and attended items get a [[Will]] save, DC 19 to negate.  It may possess living creatures as well, but holds no control over them and is merely piggybacking for the ride.  A kundalini possessing an object or creature is hard to remove.  Breaking the possessed object or killing the possessed creature releases the kundalini in the nearest empty square, while effects such as ''[[SRD:Protection from Evil|protection from evil]]'' prevent it from transferring in and out of an object or creature.  ''[[SRD:Break Enchantment|Break enchantment]]'' and higher level similar effects can remove a kundalini from an object or creature.  The kundalini typically uses this as a tactical means of approaching the party in secret.

'''Improved Grab {{Ex}}:'''  To use this ability, a kundalini must hit with its tail attack.  It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.  If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can constrict. 

'''Maneuver-Like Abilities:'''  ''[[Anima Wave (3.5e Maneuver)|anima wave]]'' (strike), ''[[Enlightened Spirit Stance (3.5e Maneuver)|enlightened spirit stance]]'' (stance), ''[[Greater Vita Purge (3.5e Maneuver)|greater vita purge]]'' (counter), ''[[Passing of the Spirit (3.5e Maneuver)|passing of the spirit]]'' (strike), ''[[Qi Wave (3.5e Maneuver)|qi wave]]'' (strike), ''[[Spiritual Disruption (3.5e Maneuver)|spiritual disruption]]'', ''[[Spiritual Pressure (3.5e Maneuver)|spiritual pressure]]'' (boost), ''[[Tongue of Heaven and Earth (3.5e Maneuver)|tongue of heaven and earth]]'' (stance), ''[[Vita Surge (3.5e Maneuver)|vita surge]]'' (boost)

'''Rejuvenation {{Su}}:'''  In most cases, it’s difficult to destroy a kundalini through simple combat: The "destroyed" elemental will often restore itself in 2d4 days.  Even the most powerful spells are usually only temporary solutions.  A kundalini that would otherwise be destroyed returns to a random spot on the positive elemental plane with a successful level check (1d20 + kundalini's HD) against DC 16.  As a rule, the only way to get rid of a kundalini for sure is to determine the reason for its engaging you and achieve the goal of self-enlightenment it seeks for you to understand.  The exact means varies with each kundalini and may require a good deal of research. 

'''Spell-Like Abilities {{Sp}}:'''  At will- ''[[SRD:Detect Undead|detect undead]]''; 3/day- ''[[SRD:Mass Cure Light Wounds|mass cure light wounds]]''; 2/day-''[[SRD:Animate Objects|animate objects]]'', ''[[SRD:Plane Shift|plane shift]]'' (self only)


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Alignment	Usually Neutral +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Challenge Rating	10 +
Environment	Positive Energy Plane +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	— +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Large +
Subtype	Dreamborn +
Summary	Glowing energy snakes made of positive energy and dreamstuff, they manifest to challenge those who would seek enlightenment. +
Title	Kundalini +
Type	Elemental +