Bestiary: Erotes Swarm

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Erotes Swarm CR 5

XP 1,600

CG Tiny outsider (azata, chaotic, extraplanar, good, swarm)

Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft., detect charm, detect desires, detect evil, low-light vision; Perception +11

Defense

AC 18 (+3 deflection, +3 Dex, +2 size)

hp 51 (6d10+18)

Fort +11, Ref +7, Will +4

Defensive Abilities swarm traits; DR 5/cold iron or evil; Immune electricity, mind-affecting effects, petrification; Resist cold 10, fire 10

Offense

Speed 20 ft., fly 60 ft. (perfect)

Melee swarm (1d6)

Space 10 ft., Reach 0 ft.

Special Attacks distraction (DC 16), euphoria

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th; concentration +9) 

Constant—detect charm, detect desires (DC 16), detect evil

At will—tiny hearts

3/day—distracting cacophony, intensify psyche (DC 15)

Statistics

Str 11, Dex 17, Con 16, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 17

Base Atk +6; CMB —; CMD —

Feats Alertness, Combat Casting, Improved Initiative

Skills Bluff +12, Diplomacy +12, Fly +24, Knowledge (planes) +10, Perception +11, Perform (any one) +12, Sense Motive +11, Stealth +16

Languages Celestial, Common, Sylvan; truespeech

SQ love’s grace

Ecology

Environment any (Elysium)

Organization solitary or flight (2-8 swarms)

Treasure none

Euphoria (Su) A creature damaged by an erotes swarm is dazed for 1d6 round unless it succeeds at a Will saving throw. With a successful save, the creature is only dazed for 1 round. The save is Charisma-based.

Love’s Grace (Su) Erotes adds their Charisma modifier as a racial bonus on all their saving throws, and as a deflection bonus to their Armor Class.

Erotes swarms help lovers in distress and lost travelers, are sometimes called to entertain divine events and banquets with their music, but most often only cause trouble both on Olympus and among mortals.