Devil, Handmaiden
Twin tentacles stretch from the crown of this feminine fiend's head, while her lower body blooms in a gown of writhing tendrils.
Devil, Handmaiden (CR 14)
Medium Outsider (Devil, Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful)Alignment: Lawful Evil
Initiative: +11
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet, True Seeing; Perception +23
Speed: 40 feet, Fly 60 feet (average)
Space: 5 feet
Defense
Armor Class: 31, touch 17, flat-footed 24 (+7 Dex, +14 natural)Hit Points: 187 (15d10+105)
Saving Throws: Fort +16, Ref +16, Will +10
Damage Reduction: 10/good
Immunity: fire, poison
Energy Resistance: acid 10, cold 10
Spell Resistance: 25
Offense
Melee: 2 claws +22 (2d8+7/19-20/x3), 2 tentacles +20 (1d6+3 plus Grab)Reach: 5 feet (10 feet with tentacle)
Special Attacks: tentacle cage (4d8+10 bludgeoning, AC 17, 18 hp)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14th; Concentration +19):
- Constant- Fly, Spider Climb, True Seeing
- At Will- Alter Self, Dispel Good (DC 20), Enthrall (DC 17), Teleport, Greater (self plus 1 entrapped creature and 50 lbs. of goods only), Persistent Image (DC 20)
- 3/day- Black Tentacles, Charm Monster (DC 19)
- 1/day- summon (level 5, 3 erinyes 65%)
Statistics
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 (+7) | 25 (+7) | 25 (+7) | 22 (+6) | 21 (+5) | 20 (+5) |
CMB +22 (+26 Grapple)
CMD 39 (can't be tripped)
Feats: Acrobatic Steps, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Deft Maneuvers, Multiattack, Nimble Moves, Strike Back
Skills: Acrobatics +25 (+29 jump), Bluff +23, Diplomacy +23, Disguise +23, Escape Artist +22, Fly +14, Knowledge (arcana) +21, Knowledge (planes) +24, Perception +23, Perform (sing) +23, Sense Motive +23, Spellcraft +21, Stealth +25
Languages: Celestial, Common, Draconic, Infernal, telepathy 100 ft.
Special Qualities: agile grappler
Special Abilities
Agile Grappler (Ex)
A gylou does not gain the grappled condition if she grapples a foe.Tentacle Cage (Su)
If a gylou successfully grapples a creature, she transfers that creature into her lower body's nest of cage-like tentacles. This works like swallow whole. The gylou's tentacles are AC 17 and have 18 hp for the purpose of an entrapped creature cutting itself out. A gylou's tendrils heal quickly, allowing her to use this ability 1 round after a creature cuts itself free.Ecology
Environment: Any, BaatorOrganization: solitary, retinue (1 gylou and 2d4 erinyes), or cortege (1-4 gylous and 2d10 erinyes)
Treasure: standard
Known as handmaiden devils, Mothers of Pain, and Maids of Miscarriage, gylous attend to the whims and schemes of Hell's few female overlords. Like manipulative matrons amid decadent mortal courts, these deceivers hide their fathomless evil beneath illusions of beauty, graciousness, and tradition.
Gylous particularly loathe children. It's said that the persistent cry of a babe can sometimes cause these fiends to abandon their illusions and viciously attack.
As greater devils, gylous can command many lesser devils, yet harbor an exclusive favoritism for erinyes. A gylou weighs 160 pounds and stands stiff ly at 5-1/2 feet- though many wear their head-sprouting tentacles in tall, elaborate coiffures.