Candleghast (3.5e Monster)

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	Candleghast (Harvestbeast)
Size/Type:	Diminutive Undead (Darkminded, Fire)
Hit Dice:	1d12 (6 hp)
Initiative:	+3
Speed:	5 ft
Armor Class:	18 (+3 Dex, +1 Natural, +4 Size), touch 17, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+0/-17
Attack:	Slam +3 melee (1 plus 1 cold), or Spitfire +3 ranged (1d3 fire)
Full Attack:	Slam +3 melee (1 plus 1 cold)
Space/Reach:	1 ft/0 ft
Special Attacks:	Drain heat
Special Qualities:	Amorphous Form, Darkminded Undead Traits, Melts in Sunlight
Saves:	Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +4
Abilities:	Str 1, Dex 16, Con --, Int 6, Wis 14, Cha 16
Skills:	Bluff +3, Disguise +4 (+14 to pretend to be a normal candle)
Feats:	Inhabit Object B, Weapon Finesse
Environment:	Dungeons
Organization:	Solitary, Candelabra (1-6), Chandelier (1d6+5)
Challenge Rating:	1/3
Treasure:	Usually none
Alignment:	CN
Advancement:	2 HD (Diminutive), 3-5 HD (Tiny), 6-10 HD (Small), 11-20 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment:	—

A small candle of very lumpy wax with a blue flame. As the flame flickers, you glimpse a mischievous grinning face now and then.

Combat

Candleghasts prefer to sit and wait for living creatures to come to them. They do not directly fight if they can help it, and rather simply let their Drain Heat ability work.

Drain Heat (Su): Candleghasts exude a chill aura that drains heat and life from those who stray too near. Within 1 foot per HD of the candleghast, the air is noticeably chilly (one level lower than it would otherwise) and any creature within this aura suffer cold damage equal to the damage the candleghast's slam deals per twenty minutes. Given an opportunity, a candleghast will gorge on whatever life energy they can, but they only need to deal damage each day equal to their HD and can elect to not drain heat from specific creatures. Candleghasts add their drain heat damage to their slam attacks.

Spitfire (Sp): Candleghasts can use the cantrip ember at will as an attack action.

Amorphous Form (Ex): While they typically hold a candle-like form, candleghasts are as amorphous as a puddle of melted wax. They often will manifest monstrous faces and drippy arms of they have been identified as not a normal candle.

Melts in Sunlight (Ex): Candleghasts are immune to fire and will not melt at any temperature. However, they are extremely vulnerable to the light of the sun. A candleghast takes 1d6 damage each round it is exposed to direct sunlight, or equivalent. A candleghast reduced to 0 hp this way is destroyed.

Inhabit Object (Su): Candleghasts gain Inhabit Object as a bonus feat, however they can only affect objects of their size or smaller and their body does not enter the object as geist possession would usually entail. Instead, the candleghast must have physical contact between its wax and the object and anything which would break this contact ends the possession.

Familiar

Candleghasts may be used as familiars, in which case it has the alignment of its owner. Candleghasts give a +4 bonus on saves against Heat or Fire effects. A candleghast with a master is always trained to not drain the master's heat, but may be allowed to do so on the master's command to satisfy its dietary requirements.

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