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Zhuraita (Scholar Azata)

Zhuraitas are dedicated to the freedom of academic and scientific inquiry, protecting the creativity and inventiveness of scholarly fields. Many good-hearted academics have breakthroughs due to a zhuraita's inspiration, notably with projects that have lasting positive impacts on others. Zhuraitas also travel to defend important centers of knowledge when they are in danger of destruction.

Zhuraitas despise those who would use research as a tool of oppression, and there are even rumors of them sabotaging such projects, hindering their completion. The azatas are known to sometimes hide away knowledge they believe to be harmful or dangerous. They don't outright destroy such knowledge, however, and instead choose to seal it away in places they can defend. On rare occasions, a zhuraita will recognize that such knowledge might actually be of some use for a trusted ally and share the information, though only under the zhuraita's supervision.

Recall Knowledge - Celestial (Religion): DC 34
Unspecific Lore: DC 32
Specific Lore: DC 29

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ZhuraitaCreature 15

Medium Azata Celestial Holy 
Source Monster Core 2 pg. 52
Perception +28; darkvision, truesight
Languages Common, Diabolic, Draconic, Empyrean; truespeech
Skills Academia Lore +30, Acrobatics +25, Arcana +28, Athletics +25, Library Lore +30, Nature +28, Occultism +26, Religion +28, Scribing Lore +28
Str +4, Dex +6, Con +5, Int +7, Wis +7, Cha +5
AC 37; Fort +23, Ref +26, Will +29
HP 280; Weaknesses cold iron 15, unholy 15
Deconstruct [reaction] Trigger The zhuraita is targeted by an effect with the linguistic or mental trait; Effect The zhuraita critiques their enemy's theoretical underpinnings, attempting a counteract check with a bonus of +28 (counteract rank 8). If the effect is counteracted, the triggering enemy becomes frightened 1 (frightened 2 if the zhuraita critically succeeded).
Speed 40 feet; fly 80 feet
Melee [one-action] thesis +27 [+22/+17] (holy, magical), Damage 3d12+10 bludgeoningRanged [one-action] looseleaf +27 [+22/+17] (holy, magical, range 60 feet), Damage 3d10+10 slashingDivine Innate Spells DC 36; 8th clear mind; 4th translate (at will); 3rd hypercognition; 1st mindlink (at will); Cantrips (8th) detect magic, guidance, read aura; Constant (6th) truesight; (5th) truespeech
Revealing Hypothesis [free-action] (concentrate) Requirements The zhuraita hits a creature with its thesis; Effect The zhuraita's thesis opens, with the pages fluttering at an unnatural speed. It then slams shut, with the cover now showing the image of the creature it hit. The zhuraita's Strikes against that creature deal an additional 2d6 precision damage. The zhuraita can only have one creature as the focus of its Revealing Hypothesis, which lasts until they target someone else.Thesis Shield [one-action] A spinning circle of tomes surrounds the zhuraita, lasting until the start of their next turn. While Thesis Shield is active, the zhuraita gains a +2 circumstance bonus to AC and has the concealed condition.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Prayer To The Zhuraita

Many a scholar have found themselves burning the last nub of their candle late into the night, the halls of learning echoing their words:
O holy Scholar, please recall to me this footnote's source;
Without its mislaid citation, my evidence will falter;
My professor will scorn my unfinished work;
Earning my thesis unjust failure.

All Monsters in "Azata"

NameLevel
Aeolaeka (Stone Azata)12
Bralani (Wind Azata)6
Gancanagh (Passion Azata)4
Ghaele (Crusader Azata)13
Kanya (Muse Azata)7
Lyrakien (Wanderer Azata)1
Raelis (Laureate Azata)11
Veranallia (Rebirth Azata)20
Yamah (Spelldrinker Azata)5
Zhuraita (Scholar Azata)15

Azata

Source Monster Core pg. 32 1.1
Azatas are manifestations of freedom and unrestrained joy—kindly celestials with a penchant for curious exploration, spontaneous revelry, and whimsical quests. Born of good dreams and heartfelt wishes for a better world, they reside in the untamable wilds of Elysium. Azatas are passionate and mercurial, as beautiful and bright as a child's fantasy, but also fiercely loyal to those they hold dear. They act quickly and directly against fiendish and foul influences, but they tend to avoid guiding mortal affairs otherwise, allowing people to choose their own destiny without the meddling of otherworldly forces.

Azatas reject the dual chains of both duty and tyranny, but also the heavy chains of despair that reality so often inflicts upon those who live in it. This can give them a dubious reputation with other celestials, who consider azatas to be flighty and unreliable, but azatas know that unrelenting self-sacrifice can be just as destructive to the soul as evil. Azatas refuse to compromise the beauty of the world with such banality, instead living without regret and savoring every triumph and agony they encounter upon the way.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Azata Divinities

The most powerful azatas belong to the host of demigods known as empyreal lords. These lesser deities maintain many cults across many worlds in the mortal Universe, and count among their kind such diverse demigods as Ashava, a protector of lost spirits and dancer in the moonlight; Black Butterfly, a mysterious agent of Desna and patron of the depths of outer space; and Sinashakti, joyful wanderer and deliverer of wisdom to vagabonds.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Azata Intercession

Azatas occasionally intercede in mortal affairs when obvious freedoms are at risk. Azatas are known to show up and aid mortals facing off against tyrants or other wicked beings. These moments of aid are brief, however, and azatas generally leave the moment an oppressor falls. The value of freedom is so important to azatas that they prefer to leave to avoid influencing a mortal in any direct way and thus infringe on a mortal's freedom.

Sidebar - Treasure and Rewards Azata Treasures

Azatas are not above material wealth, and most azatas adore finery out of an innocent passion for its beauty. Not entirely immune to embarrassment, they might explain away bejeweled weapons as necessary tools against the forces of evil, or the wild array of jewelry and silks they wear as important diplomatic tools.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Other Azatas

The wilds of Elysium play host to a wide array of azatas, the most varied and widespread of the celestials. From the four-eyed, mothlike uinuja to the supernaturally verdant and beautiful veranallia, whose lower body is a wondrous garden of wildflowers and plant life, azatas are nothing if not diverse!