Kawa AkagoThis combination of a lily pad and a flytrap is ringed with
horrifying fangs and has another tiny, toothy maw at its center.Kawa Akago CR 3Source Bestiary 5 pg. 149
XP 800
N Small plant
Init +7; Senses low-light vision; Perception +10DefenseAC 16, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+3 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size)
hp 26 (4d8+8)
Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +2
Immune plant traits; Resist fire 10OffenseSpeed 20 ft., swim 30 ft.
Melee 2 bites +8 (1d6+3)
Special Attacks blood-burning fangs,
wail of the water’s deadStatisticsStr 16, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 6, Wis 13, Cha 7
Base Atk +3; CMB +5; CMD 18 (can’t
be tripped)
Feats Improved Initiative, Weapon
Focus (bite)
Skills Perception +10, Stealth +12,
Swim +9; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception
Languages AquanEcologyEnvironment temperate marshes or rivers
Organization solitary, pair, or clutch (2–7)
Treasure noneSpecial AbilitiesBlood-Burning Fangs (Ex) A kawa akago’s spiny fangs on both
its outside and central maws are covered with nettles capable
of inflicting wracking pain. On a successful bite attack, a
target is sickened for 1 minute (Fortitude DC 14 negates).
Multiple failed saves do not increase the penalty, but instead
reset the effect’s duration. Immersion in water or a similar
liquid for 2 full rounds negates the effect. Despite feeling like
fire, the effect is not reduced or negated by fire resistance or
immunity. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Wail of the Water’s Dead (Su) Once per day as a standard
action, a kawa akago can unleash a keening wail that leaves a
damaging and disruptive echo in the ears of those that hear it.
All creatures and objects in a 20-foot radius take 2d6 points of
sonic damage and are deafened for 1d4+1 rounds. A successful
DC 14 Fortitude save halves the sonic damage and reduces the
deafness to 1 round. The save DC is Constitution-based.DescriptionKawa akagos are plants that were spiritually fertilized
by fragments of the restless spirits of drowned children,
becoming carnivorous creatures that inhabit marshes
and riversides. They resemble lily pads with a mouthlike
opening guarded by fibrous strands like those of a f lytrap
plant. A kawa akago’s gourdlike skin ranges from maroon
to crimson when it is well fed, but more often, creatures
encounter a kawa akago when it is hungry. In this case, it
instead takes on the same hue as other lilypads in the area,
usually an innocuous green.
Carnivorous and cunning, kawa akagos hunt riverbanks
and waterways for both animals and travelers on which
to feed. Kawa akagos’ thorn-tipped fangs excrete a paininducing
sap that mimics the feeling of intense, burning
heat. Though they prefer to fight in water, kawa akagos
usually ambush from land, using their dangerous sap
to drive would-be prey toward the nearby rivers or
streams that will soothe the painful
effects of their fangs. Once the
victim immerses itself, the
plant creatures swarm
their target if attacking
in numbers, or a single
plant strikes from the
depths to wear down the
victim. Although a kawa
akago has no respiratory
system, it’s body is rife
with pockets it can fill
with air and expel as
necessary. This network
of hollow chambers allows
the creature to speak on the rare
occasions it wishes to communicate, and is the
source of the creature’s terrible wail, which is capable of
breaking bones and shattering glass. The sound is often
described as similar to the simultaneous mournful cries
of a dozen children in serious distress.Blood LilyWhile ordinary kawa akagos feed on any prey that pass by,
some kawa akagos that remain engorged with the blood
and flesh of sentient creatures for a long period of time
become blood lilies. Blood lilies are much larger and are
red at all times. They crave the blood of sentient creatures
above all other food, and their alignment changes to
neutral evil. They gain the advanced and giant simple
templates as well as the psychic magic ability, with spells
that vary but generally include magic that can lure their
desired prey into their waiting maws.
Particularly tenacious blood lilies that continue to
feed on sentient creatures may evolve further, gaining
greater powers and even class levels. Fortunately, most
blood lilies overstep themselves before that point and
are destroyed by prey that proves too much for the
plants to handle.
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