Galundari, the Scourge of HeavenThis towering, burning demon wears black, spiky armor and carries two weapons—a jagged sword and a whip of flames.Galundari, the Scourge of Heaven CR 25Source Demons Revisited pg. 14
XP 1,638,400
Male balor lord fighter 5 (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 59)
CE Large outsider (chaotic, demon, evil, extraplanar)
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., true seeing; Perception +43
Aura flaming body, unholy aura (DC 27)DefenseAC 44, touch 17, flat-footed 40 (+11 armor, +4 deflection, +4 Dex, +16 natural, –1 size)
hp 542 (25 HD; 25d10+405)
Fort +35, Ref +19, Will +24 (+1 vs. fear)
Defensive Abilities bravery +1; DR 15/epic, cold iron, and good; Immune electricity, fire, poison; Resist acid 10, cold 10; SR 31OffenseSpeed 40 ft., fly 90 ft. (good)
Melee +5 vorpal good outsider-bane flaming burst unholy longsword +44/+39/+34/+29 (2d6+23/19–20 plus 1d6 fire), +5 vorpal good outsider-bane flaming burst unholy whip +42/+37/+32 (1d4+12 plus 1d6 fire and entangle)
Ranged +5 unholy good outsider-bane flaming burst composite longbow +35/+30/+25/+20 (2d6+20/×3)
Space 10 ft., Reach 10 ft. (20 ft. with whip)
Special Attacks Abyssal rift, angelslayer, weapon training (heavy blades +1)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 20th; concentration +29)
Constant—true seeing, unholy aura (DC 27)
At will—dominate monster (DC 28), greater dispel magic, greater teleport (self plus 50 lbs. of objects only), power word stun, telekinesis (DC 24)
3/day—quickened telekinesis (DC 24)
1/day—blasphemy (DC 26), fire storm (DC 27), implosion (DC 28), summon (level 9, any one CR 19 or lower demon 100%)StatisticsStr 40, Dex 23, Con 40, Int 26, Wis 24, Cha 29
Base Atk +25; CMB +41; CMD 61
Feats Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Wondrous Item, Critical Focus, Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Two- Weapon Fighting, Improved Vital Strike, Lightning Reflexes, Master Craftsman, Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (telekinesis), Staggering Critical, Toughness, Two-Weapon Fighting, Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (longsword), Weapon Specialization (longsword)
Skills Acrobatics +32 (+36 when jumping), Bluff +37, Craft (weaponsmith) +38, Diplomacy +37, Fly +34, Intimidate +37, Knowledge (history) +28, Knowledge (nobility) +28, Knowledge (planes) +31, Knowledge (religion) +31, Perception +43, Sense Motive +35, Stealth +28, Use Magic Device +37
Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Draconic; telepathy 100 ft.
SQ armor training 1, death throes, vorpal strike, whip mastery
Gear +5 adamantine spiked heavy fortification breastplate, +3 good outsider-bane flaming burst unholy longsword, +4 good outsider-bane flaming burst unholy whip, +5 good outsider-bane flaming burst unholy composite longbow (20 greater good outsider slaying arrows, 10 greater human slaying arrows, and 30 cold iron arrows), efficient quiver, ring of freedom of movement, ring of spell turningSpecial AbilitiesAbyssal Rift (Su) The first time Galundari slays a creature in a round (but no more than once per round), a rift tears open between the plane he currently occupies and the Abyss. The slain creature must immediately make a DC 29 Will save or his body and gear are drawn through the rift, transported to Galundari’s trophy room in his palace on the Abyss. Regardless of whether the creature’s body is drawn through the rift, the rift immediately slams shut a moment after it forms, creating a 20-foot-radius burst of chaotic energy that staggers all non-demons in the area of effect for 1d10 rounds—a DC 29 Fortitude save reduces the staggering effect to 1 round. If Galundari slays multiple creatures simultaneously, the body targeted by the rift is determined randomly. If the body targeted by the rift was a good outsider, all creatures (including the dead creature in danger of being pulled through the rift) take a –2 penalty on all saving throws against that specific Abyssal rift. This is a teleportation effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.DescriptionFew balor lords have achieved the notoriety and power of Galundari, even though it has been centuries since the balor lord was lost to the Nemesis Well and longer still since he was imprisoned in the artifact that now bears his name. Indeed, it was this notoriety that compelled Nex to seek the balor’s aid, over 56 centuries ago, in the creation of the Lens of Galundari (Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Artifacts & Legends 30)—a magical lens akin to others that powered the wizard’s demon ships, but that would be much more potent than its lesser copies. Nex lured Galundari into the lens with lies and false promises, and the balor has remained trapped within the lens ever since.
When Pathfinder Durvin Gest threw the Lens of Galundari into the Nemesis Well in 4332 ar, many believed that the time of the mighty balor lord had passed forever. Yet Galundari still lives, and even now the last few of his still-loyal minions toil in far corners of the Great Beyond and elsewhere in the universe, seeking the location of the far side of the Nemesis Well so that their master may be released. In his time, Galundari was even more powerful than the creature presented above, but over the centuries of imprisonment within the lens, he has lost all of his mythic power. What remains is still a formidable foe, and the Scourge of Heaven is one of the few of his kind to possess multiple unique balor lord powers. Galundari earned his appellation for his countless successful raids against the fortresses of Heaven itself. Some demonologists maintain that Nex was only able to deceive Galundari with the hidden aid of a vengeful solar, and that in trapping the Scourge of Heaven he pried strange and impossible favors from Heaven itself.
Galundari requires the sacrifice of nothing less than a planetar (minimum CR of 18) when conjured—the murder of the planetar must be performed by the conjurer in Galundari’s presence, and the angel must be conscious when the murder is performed. It’s a DC 35G check to research Galundari, but as long as he remains imprisoned in the Lens of Galundari (itself still lost in the Nemesis Well), he cannot be conjured at all. Assuming the balor lord can be freed, his skill at creating magical armor, weapons, and wondrous items is as significant as his skill in combat.
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