YrldakThis breathtaking, giant-sized woman’s raven hair falls to her
ankles. Her skin is as pale as the glowing moon, and her ebon
eyes deeply pensive.
Yrldak CR 10Source Fey Revisited pg. 26 XP 9,600 Variant norn (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 3 202)
LN Large fey
Init +10; Senses low-light vision, true seeing; Perception +19
DefenseAC 24, touch 15, flat-footed 23 (+6 armor, +1 Dex, +5 insight,
+3 natural, –1 size)
hp 138 (12d6+96); regeneration 5 (cold iron)
Fort +14, Ref +11, Will +14
Defensive Abilities death ward, fated; DR 10/cold iron; Immune cold; Resist acid 15, electricity 15, fire 15; SR 21
OffenseSpeed 40 ft. (30 ft. with armor)
Melee shears +17/+12 (1d8+12/15–20 plus energy drain),
touch +7 (energy drain)
Space 10 ft., Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks energy drain (1 level, DC 21), shift fate
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 10th; concentration +15) Constant—death ward, tongues, true seeing
At will—bestow curse (DC 18), divination, greater dispel
magic, wind walk (self only)
1/day—maze, moment of prescience, phantasmal killer (DC 19)
StatisticsStr 25, Dex 12, Con 26, Int 17, Wis 18, Cha 21
Base Atk +6; CMB +14; CMD 30
Feats Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes, DiehardB, Great
Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes Skills Bluff +12, Craft (cloth) +10, Heal +6, Intimidate +17,
Knowledge (all) +11, Perception +19, Perform (oratory) +12,
Sense Motive +19, Use Magic Device +16
Languages Common, Giant, Sylvan; tongues
SQ change shape (humanoid; alter self or giant form II),
sister seeking
Gear +2 hide armor, shears
Special AbilitiesShears (Su) Yrldak’s shears function as a +5 keen scimitar
when she wields them, instead of as a +5 mithral keen
speed scimitar like the shears wielded by fully grown norns.
Sister Seeking (Su) An immature norn separated from her
sisters has an innate ability to locate them across any distance
on the same plane. The norn can sense when she is facing in
the direction of one or both of her sisters, as well as in which
direction they are moving. This sense does not grant a norn
the ability to assess distance to her sisters. Once the norn
rejoins one or both of her sisters, she loses this ability.
DescriptionThe norn known as Yrldak and her sisters Surlda and
Hilde have served as handmaidens for Magdh, prophetess
and seer of the mysterious Eldest who have ruled the
First World since the gods were young. Serving as their
mistress’s agents, these norns protect her long-term
interests wherever possible, but especially on
the Material Plane, where Magdh lacks direct
influence. As one of the multiverse’s most
prescient beings, Magdh is capable of
seeing farther down the long lines of
probability and fate than the norns
themselves, and the triumvirate often
takes on dangerous and enigmatic
missions on Magdh’s behalf.
It was on one such venture that Yrldak
met her demise upon the Material
Plane, when facing a particularly
greedy white dragon who thought
the norn trio’s treasure would make
a good addition to its hoard. As
happens to all norns who die
outside the First World, Yrldak
was reborn on her native plane,
and is quickly growing while
traversing Golarion looking for her
sisters. Exhibiting the dark features of
a reborn norn, whose hair and eyes lighten
as they age, Yrldak is distinctive among her
kind, and though her ebon hair reveals her
still undeveloped power, Yrldak is a force
to be reckoned with if any stand in her
way or tempt fate in her presence. Eager
to rejoin her sisters, Yrldak might seek
the aid of adventurers, to whom she may
promise wealth, prophecy, and other
boons if they assist her in her quest.
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