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Starfinder Adventure Path #28: The Hollow Cabal (The Threefold Conspiracy 4 of 6) p.53
Small aberration
Senses darkvision 60 ft., herbsight 60 ft., low-light vision
Good Save Will; Bad Save Fort, Ref
Defensive Abilities disease
Speed 30 ft.
Melee Attack tongue (A & B)
Ranged Attack acid spittle (A)
Space 5 ft. Reach 5 ft.
Ability Modifiers Dex, Wis
Acid Spittle (Ex) Every 1d4 rounds, a trapped zernivian can spit a blob of acidic spittle with a maximum range of 30 feet.
Herbicide (Ex) Plant creatures, creatures with the dycepskian subtype, and creatures with the plantlike universal creature rule take half again as much damage (+50%) from the trapped zernivian's acid spittle and tongue attacks, and are never immune.
Herbsight (Ex) Trapped zernivians have an extrasensory ability that enables them to rapidly seek out and find plant life. This ability functions as blindsight (scent), except the trapped zernivian can detect only plant creatures and creatures with the dycepskian subtype or the plantlike universal creature rule.
Host Body (Ex) A zernivian trapped in a host body appears to be a Small predator or herd animal (Starfinder Alien Archive 2); anyone who might penetrate this disguise must succeed on a Perception check with a DC equal to the bound zernivian's skill bonus + 15.
Dycepskians have come to fear tiny plant-eating aberrations known as zernivians (page 61). Zernivians inhabit the bodies of harmless animals in order to get close to intelligent plant-based creatures, which they then harvest with a natural herbicide delivered through acidic spittle. Although unethical pet dealers sometimes offer zernivians for sale, zernivians actually move constantly from one host animal to another and seldom bond with another species. However, sometimes a zernivian's ability to inhabit a host goes awry, and the creature is permanently trapped inside that host. When this happens, the physiologies of the zernivian and its host combine and mutate. Perhaps realizing it can no longer find prey without help, the zernivian becomes more amenable to other species. A caring and patient individual can sometimes forge a bond with such a creature.
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