Female
Perception +12; darkvision, lifesense 60 feet, scent (imprecise) 60 feet
Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal, Requian
Skills Acrobatics +8, Athletics +10, Intimidation +9, Religion +4, Stealth +8, Survival +10
Str +3, Dex +3, Con +4, Int –3, Wis +3, Cha +2
AC 18; Fort +11, Ref +8, Will +8
HP 55; Immunities death effects, disease; Resistances negative 5, poison 5
Speed 30 feet
Melee jaws +12 (magical), Damage 1d10+3 piercing plus Grab and spirit touch
Melee claw +12 (agile, magical), Damage 1d6+3 slashing plus spirit touch
Divine Innate Spells DC 17; 2nd
(×3; self only)Pounce The esobok Strides and then makes a Strike. If it began this action hidden, it remains hidden until after the Strike.
Spirit Touch An esobok’s Strikes affect incorporeal creatures with the effects of a ghost touch property rune and deal 1d6 negative damage to living creatures and 1d6 positive damage to undead.
Wrench Spirit (attack, divine, incapacitation, necromancy) Requirement A creature is grabbed by the esobok’s jaws; Effect The esobok releases the target from the Grab but wrenches its spirit free as it does so. The creature must attempt a DC 20 Will save. Creatures without souls (such as most constructs) and creatures whose bodies and souls are one (such as most celestials, fiends, and monitors) that roll a failure or critical failure on the save get a success instead.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The target is stunned 1.
Failure The esobok wrenches the target’s soul from its body into its jaws. Mindless undead creatures of level 2 or lower are destroyed, other undead creatures are stunned for 1 round, and all other creatures are paralyzed. At the end of each of its turns, a creature paralyzed by this effect can attempt a new save to end the effect. The paralysis ends automatically if the esobok attempts a jaws Strike or speaks.
Critical Failure As failure, but as long as a creature is stunned or paralyzed, it is also stupefied 2.
Esobok
Esoboks are brute hunters and pugnacious sentinels that serve as the guard dogs of the Boneyard. These squat, powerful quadrupeds have a frill of dark feathers around their distinctive heads which resemble a crocodile skull. Esoboks rarely bother with those who are truly dead, allowing the dead of the Boneyard to go about their business while remaining watchful for danger. Though cunning when sniffing out threats to the Boneyard or to their psychopomp handlers, they’re among the least intelligent of the psychopomps and rarely speak except to utter growling threats. The wise listen when an esobok makes a threat, as it won’t do so twice.