Petitioner (Nirvana)Creature 1

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Source Pathfinder Bestiary 2
Perception +7 (darkvision)
Languages Celestial
Skills Athletics +7, Lore +7
Str +2, Dex +2, Con +2, Int +2, Wis +2, Cha +2

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AC 15; Fort +7; Reflex +7; Will +7;
HP 22
Speed 35 feet

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Claw +7 (+2, -3) to hit 1d8+2 Slashing

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Darkvision

A monster with 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 monster with Greater Darkvision, however, can see through even these forms of magical darkness.

Planar Incarnation - Nirvana

All petitioners are formed from and personify the nature of the plane on which they manifest, and their statistics are adjusted as summarized below. They also gain any trait associated with creatures from their plane.

Nirvana The cleansed take on animal forms that match their personalities in life

• Alignment NG;
• Language Celestial;
• Additional Ability speed 35 feet;
• Melee claw +7, Damage 1d8+2 slashing

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When a mortal dies, their soul travels to the Boneyard in the Outer Planes where they are judged by Pharasma, the goddess of the dead. Once they have been judged, their soul is sent on to their final reward or punishment in the afterlife, and in the process is transformed into a creature known as a petitioner. This process grants the soul a new body, one whose shape is the result of the prevailing philosophical forces of the plane to which it is sent. The petitioner's memories from their life are typically wiped nearly clean, allowing them to retain only a few hazy fragments akin to half-remembered dreams. Regardless of the petitioner's size, power, or nature in life, they're a Medium creature in their afterlife.

Existence as a petitioner can last for eons, but this state is not necessarily eternal. Deities, powerful denizens of the Great Beyond, or even the outer planes themselves can further change the petitioner's nature by transforming them into raw quintessence, spiritual essence that is then used to expand a plane's physical manifestation, or by transforming the petitioner into a new form of supernatural life such as a celestial, monitor, or fiend. Should a petitioner die, their body breaks down in a process akin to decay, their nature reverting back to the quintessence or elements that make up their plane. This represents the true end of a soul's journey: their associated life essence travels back to the heart of the Great Beyond to be recycled into the Positive Energy plane, fueling the creation of entirely new souls.

The cleansed take on animal forms that match their personalities in life.

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Traits