AVATAR OF RHAN-TEGOTH CR 20 XP 307,200 CE Huge aberration Init +14; Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 360 ft., true seeing; Perception +32 DEFENSE AC 36, touch 18, flat-footed 26 (+10 Dex, +18 natural, –2 size) hp 370 (20d8+280); fast healing 20 Fort +20, Ref +18, Will +23 Defensive Abilities growth, hibernation, slime; Immune ability damage, ability drain, aging, cold, death effects, disease, energy drain, mind-affecting effects, paralysis, petrification, poison; Resist electricity 30; SR 31 OFFENSE Speed 60 ft., air walk Melee pincers +29 (1d8+15/19–20 plus grab) Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft Special Attacks consume Spell-Like Abilities (CL 20th; concentration +27) Constant—air walk, true seeing At will—confusion (DC 21), dimension door, greater dispel magic, nightmare (DC 22), statue 3/day—demand (DC 25), quickened feeblemind (DC 22), flesh to stone (DC 23) 1/day—gate, symbol of insanity (DC 25), temporal stasis (DC 25) S TAT I S T I C S Str 40, Dex 31, Con 38, Int 21, Wis 28, Cha 25 Base Atk +15; CMB +32 (+36 grapple); CMD 52 (60 vs trip) Feats Combat Reflexes, Critical Focus, Improved Critical (pincers), Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (feeblemind), Staggering Critical, Weapon Focus (pincers) Skills Knowledge (arcana) +25, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +25, Knowledge (geography) +25, Knowledge (planes) +28, Knowledge (religion) +25, Perception +32, Sense Motive +29, Spellcraft +28, Stealth +25 Languages Aklo SQ no breath SPECIAL ABILITIES Consume (Su) Once per round as a free action when it successfully grapples a foe, Rhan-Tegoth may drag that foe’s body to the mass of feeding tentacles and palps dangling from the Great Old One’s head These feeding tentacles inflict points of ability drain to each of the victim’s ability scores and nauseate the victim for round Each time Rhan-Tegoth consumes a victim in this way, it gains a number of temporary hit points equal to the victim’s total HD A successful DC 27 Will save negates the nauseated condition The save DC is Charisma-based Growth (Ex) Temporary hit points gained by Rhan-Tegoth’s consume and slime abilities stack They persist for up to 24 hours if not lost before this point Hibernation (Ex) When Rhan-Tegoth uses its statue spell-like ability, it can maintain the duration as long as it wants If Rhan-Tegoth’s avatar is slain, instead of dying it automatically activates its statue spell-like ability and becomes entirely immune to additional damage After 2d100 months have passed (or sooner, if certain eldritch rituals are performed in the statue’s presence), offering flesh and blood to the statue causes Rhan-Tegoth to resume its living avatar form at full hit points Slime (Ex) The slime that coats Rhan-Tegoth can absorb magical spells that target it directly If such a spell fails to overcome its spell resistance, the spell is harmlessly absorbed, granting Rhan-Tegoth a number of temporary hit points equal to twice the spell’s level Rhan-Tegoth is a cosmic monstrosity, a lesser Great Old One born of a whole species of similar terrors It and its kind move from planet to planet seeking sources of food It is clearly a prominent spawn of the same misbegotten branch of evolution that gave rise to the fungi from Yuggoth—its crustacean-jellyfish form attests to that It is amphibious, and does not seem to be affected by extremes of temperature or weather Hibernation When Rhan-Tegoth is kept from feeding, it enters into a state of hibernation, in which it can survive for millions of years In such a state, its immobility and solidity often lead viewers to assume it is just a statue However, when food and the proper vociferous rites are provided, Rhan-Tegoth awakens to feed once more Unlike many Great Old Ones, Rhan-Tegoth does not care whether its prey is sentient: it values quantity over quality in nourishment Rhan-Tegoth’s Secret Feeding Rhan-Tegoth leads to a deadly result: as it feeds, it grows stronger, and it begins to warp the structure of time and space around itself This affects itself, those nearby, and the fabric of the universe 272