Fortitude +22, Reflex +17, Will +21
Athletics +24, Stealth +19
Darkvision, Lifesense 30 feet Precise
Common
Bleed, Death Effects, Disease, Paralyzed, Poison, Unconscious
Actions & Abilities
Jaws
Damage: 3d8+13 Piercing
Claw
Damage: 2d8+13 Slashing
Lifesense 30 feet
Meant to Live
Whenever an unrisen would take damage from vitality energy, it instead heals half that number of Hit Points.
Resurrection Vulnerability
A creature with a prepared or spontaneous spell that can restore the dead to life (such as or ) can expend an appropriate spell slot as a 2-action activity to destroy an unrisen within 30 feet. The attempt fails if the unrisen succeeds at a Will save against the creature's spell DC.
Rise Again
If the unrisen is reduced to 0 Hit Points by means other than fire damage, disintegration, or its resurrection vulnerability, it returns to unlife at the start of its next turn. It has 100 Hit Points and is in the space in which it was destroyed. The unrisen can't be returned by this ability again for 1 hour.
Void Healing
Agonized Howl
The unrisen howls in pain at its cursed existence. Creatures within a take 9d8[mental|options:area-damage] damage with a save. The unrisen can't use Agonized Howl again for {1d4 rounds}.
Awful Approach
Frequency once per 10 minutes
Effect The unrisen reshapes its grotesque form to move swiftly. It Strides twice. Any living creature that can see the unrisen during this movement must succeed at a save or be Sickened 1 (or Sickened 2 on a critical failure); this is a mental and visual effect.
Death Grip
Requirements The unrisen has a living creature or
Effect The unrisen attempts to destroy its victim's life force so it shares in the unrisen's fate. The creature must succeed at a save or become Doomed 1. While the curse lasts, the creature regains only half as many HP from effects with both the healing and vitality traits; if it dies, any attempt to raise it from the dead causes it to return as an unrisen. The curse ends automatically if the creature's doomed value is reduced to 0.
Grab
Creature Abilities
Meant to Live. Whenever an unrisen would take damage from vitality energy, it instead heals half that number of Hit Points.
Resurrection Vulnerability. A creature with a prepared or spontaneous spell that can restore the dead to life (such as or ) can expend an appropriate spell slot as a 2-action activity to destroy an unrisen within 30 feet. The attempt fails if the unrisen succeeds at a Will save against the creature's spell DC.
Rise Again. If the unrisen is reduced to 0 Hit Points by means other than fire damage, disintegration, or its resurrection vulnerability, it returns to unlife at the start of its next turn. It has 100 Hit Points and is in the space in which it was destroyed. The unrisen can't be returned by this ability again for 1 hour.
Agonized Howl. The unrisen howls in pain at its cursed existence. Creatures within a take 9d8[mental|options:area-damage] damage with a save. The unrisen can't use Agonized Howl again for {1d4 rounds}.
Awful Approach. Frequency once per 10 minutes
Effect The unrisen reshapes its grotesque form to move swiftly. It Strides twice. Any living creature that can see the unrisen during this movement must succeed at a save or be Sickened 1 (or Sickened 2 on a critical failure); this is a mental and visual effect.
Death Grip. Requirements The unrisen has a living creature or
Effect The unrisen attempts to destroy its victim's life force so it shares in the unrisen's fate. The creature must succeed at a save or become Doomed 1. While the curse lasts, the creature regains only half as many HP from effects with both the healing and vitality traits; if it dies, any attempt to raise it from the dead causes it to return as an unrisen. The curse ends automatically if the creature's doomed value is reduced to 0.
Source, license, and attribution
Source: Pathfinder Monster Core 2 (remaster-core-2026-08-10)
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