GylouCreature 14

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Source Pathfinder Bestiary 2
Perception +28 (greater darkvision, true seeing)
Languages Celestial, Common, Draconic, Infernal, Telepathy 100 Feet
Skills Acrobatics +27, Arcana +25, Athletics +28, Deception +30, Diplomacy +28, Religion +26, Stealth +27
Str +4, Dex +7, Con +4, Int +5, Wis +6, Cha +8

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AC 36; Fort +22; Reflex +25; Will +28; +1 status to all saves vs. magic
HP 240
Speed 35 feet (climb 35 feet)
Immunities fire
Weaknesses Good 10
Resistances Physical 10

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Claw +30 (+26, +22) to hit (agile, evil, finesse, magical) 3d8+12 Slashing + 1d6 Evil
Tentacle +30 (+25, +20) to hit (evil, magical, reach 10) 3d12+12 Bludgeoning

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Greater Darkvision

A creature with greater darkvision can see perfectly well in areas of darkness and dim light, though such vision is in black and white only. Some forms of magical darkness, such as a 4th-level Darkness spell, block normal Darkvision. A creature with greater darkvision, however, can see through even these forms of magical darkness.

Telepathy (aura, divination, magical)

A monster with telepathy can communicate mentally with any creatures within the listed radius, as long as they share a language. This doesn't give any special access to their thoughts, and communicates no more information than normal speech would.

At-Will Spells

The monster can cast its at-will spells any number of times without using up spell slots.

Constant Spells

A constant spell affects the monster without the monster needing to cast it, and its duration is unlimited. If a constant spell gets counteracted, the monster can reactivate it by spending the normal spellcasting actions the spell requires.

+1 Status to All Saves vs. MagicReflexive Grab (move)

Trigger A creature leaves a square within the gylou's reach using a move action or attempts a melee Strike against the gylou

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Effect The gylou lashes out with a tentacle, attempting to Grapple the triggering creature. If the triggering Strike was with a melee weapon, the attacking creature can Release the weapon to cause the gylou to automatically fail the Athletics check.

Change Shape (concentrate, divine, polymorph, transmutation)

The gylou adopts the appearance of any Small or Medium humanoid. This doesn't change their Speed or the attack and damage modifiers of their Strikes, but it might change the damage type their Strikes deal (typically to bludgeoning).

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The monster changes its shape indefinitely. It can use this action again to return to its natural shape or adopt a new shape. Unless otherwise noted, a monster cannot use Change Shape to appear as a specific individual. Using Change Shape counts as creating a disguise for the Impersonate use of Deception. The monster's transformation automatically defeats Perception DCs to determine whether the creature is a member of the ancestry or creature type into which it transformed, and it gains a +4 status bonus to its Deception DC to prevent others from seeing through its disguise. Change Shape abilities specify what shapes the monster can adopt. The monster doesn't gain any special abilities of the new shape, only its physical form. For example, in each shape, it replaces its normal Speeds and Strikes, and might potentially change its senses or size. Any changes are listed in its stat block.

Indispensable Savvy

Frequency once per day

Trigger The gylou attempts a skill check but hasn't rolled yet

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Effect The gylou demonstrates a preternatural ability for the task at hand. They use their Deception modifier for the triggering check and for all skill checks using the same skill thereafter until the next time the gylou uses this ability or until 24 hours have passed, whichever happens first.

Tentacle Encage (attack)

Requirements The gylou has a Medium or smaller creature Grabbed

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Effect The gylou transfers the grabbed creature into their lower body's net of encaging tentacles, freeing their limbs and tentacles to make Strikes. This has the same effects as Swallow Whole (Medium, 2d12+12 bludgeoning damage, Rupture 30), except the encaged creature is not at risk of suffocation, and the gylou can bring the encaged creature with them when they cast Dimension Door. A gylou can have only one creature encaged at a time.

Grab

Requirements The monster's last action was a success with a Strike that lists Grab in its damage entry, or it has a creature grabbed using this action.

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Effect The monster automatically Grabs the target until the end of the monster's next turn. The creature is Grabbed by whichever body part the monster attacked with, and that body part can't be used to Strike creatures until the grab is ended. Using Grab extends the duration of the monster's Grab until the end of its next turn for all creatures grabbed by it. A grabbed creature can use the Escape action to get out of the grab, and the Grab ends for a grabbed creatures if the monster moves away from it.

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Divine Innate Spells (DC 36, +28 to hit)

4th Level: Charm, Dimension Door (At will), Enthrall (At will)
5th Level: Black Tentacles, Dimension Door, Illusory Object (At will)
7th Level: Dispel Magic, Dominate, True Seeing (Constant)

Rituals

1st Level: Infernal Pact

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Though gylous are deeply entrenched in the expansive and complex machinations of Hell, they are highly skilled agents capable of nuanced diplomacy, masterful deception, physical finesse, and nearly any other tasks they set their minds to. This versatility has led to gylous becoming widespread throughout all layers of Hell, enabling them to filter key information to their masters regarding other devils' plots and schemes. Their allegiance is no secret, but their skills are so great that powerful devils employ one or more gylous regardless. While most gylous have a feminine form (combined with their role, this is the source of their common moniker of "handmaiden"), some have other gender presentations, and nearly all gylous take on carefully cultivated illusions to best suit the roles they fill. More often than not, gylous arise when lesser devils who have demonstrated exceptional utility and invaluable skills are uplifted into a new form, though on rare occasions they are shaped from the souls of evil mortals who showed unparalleled savvy within bureaucratic enterprises.

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Traits