An attractive green-skinned woman sits in the depths of this enormous, sweet-smelling flower.
Alraune CR 13
XP 25,600
NE Large plant
Init +5; Senses low-light vision; Perception +17
Aura calming fragrance (60 ft., DC 24)
Defense
AC 27, touch 10, flat-footed 26 (+1 Dex, +17 natural, –1 size)
hp 199 (19d8+114)
Fort +17, Ref +9, Will +11
Immune plant traits; SR 24
Offense
Speed 40 ft.
Melee 4 vines +20 (1d10+7 plus grab and bleed)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks bleed (2d6), constrict (1d10+10), feed
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 13th; concentration +18)
At will—charm monster (DC 19), detect thoughts (DC 17), suggestion (DC 18)
3/day—quickened glitterdust (DC 17), hold monster (DC 20)
1/day—commune with nature, mind fog, wall of thorns
Statistics
Str 24, Dex 13, Con 22, Int 10, Wis 17, Cha 21
Base Atk +14; CMB +22 (+26 grapple); CMD 33 (can't be tripped)
Feats Alertness, Cleave, Deceitful, Great Cleave, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (glitterdust), Vital Strike
Skills Bluff +16, Disguise +9, Knowledge (nature) +9, Perception +17, Sense Motive +14
Languages Aklo, Common, Elven, Sylvan
Ecology
Environment temperate forests
Organization solitary
Treasure standard
Special Abilities
Calming Fragrance (Su) A supernaturally sweet perfume that calms the nerves and blunts aggression constantly surrounds an alraune to a radius of 60 feet. Any creature in this area of effect must make a DC 24 Will save at the start of its turn to avoid falling under the effects of calm emotions for 1 round. Creatures that could be attracted to the alraune's current apparent gender take a –2 penalty on this Will save, while all other creatures gain a +2 bonus on the save. This is a mind-affecting effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Feed (Ex) An alraune's roots can feed on a helpless or willing target. At the end of an hour of feeding, the victim takes 1d6 points of both Constitution and Intelligence drain, and the alraune heals 3d6 points of damage.
An alraune relies on its supernaturally soothing odor to render enemies incapable of making hostile acts against it—even if the alraune attacks a foe, its calming scent can wipe away any thoughts of violence from its prey. At rest, an alraune appears to be merely a large thorny plant with a single enormous and brightly colored flower at its center.
When an alraune attacks, its thorny vines lash out and its flower blooms, revealing an attractive, green-skinned humanoid form within. An alraune's apparent gender can vary even from encounter to encounter, for the plant can reshape its humanoid portions as it desires to increase the likelihood of setting its victims at ease. Regardless of the plant's apparent gender, it is itself asexual and reproduces (typically once or twice per decade) by budding a single offspring over the course of a spring season.
Despite their appearance, alraunes are quite mobile (capable of walking almost like a spider upon their numerous long roots and thorny vines). They hunt by using commune with nature to locate potential prey, preferring humanoid flesh over all others. When an alraune needs prey, it uses its mind-affecting abilities to convince foes to dig their own graves and bury themselves—once a foe is helplessly buried in the soil, the alraune can feed from it via its flesh-burrowing roots, converting the victim's blood and memories into the strange nutrients it so craves.
