The Shrine

A shrine to the ape goddess Der-Maga can be found on the southern slope of Mount Girallon,, where the jungle thins out directly below Ape Rock. A small clearing holds a simple stone altar and a cave entrance. The clerics from the vanara village tend this shrine. They also come here if they need to contact the derhii, who they revere as the Children of Der-Maga. To do so, the priests light fragrant herbs on the altar, beat drums, and chant prayers.

The cave opening leads to a short tunnel (about 20 ft. long) that opens into a rough, unlit chamber about 20-30 feet across. Opposite the entrance is a niche holding a basalt statuette of Der-Maga, which is an intelligent magic item (see Religions of Gorilla Island for details). Flanking this niche are two graven guardians (Bestiary 3 140) carved to resemble human-sized derhii.

GRAVEN GUARDIAN [2] (CR 5)

XP 1,600

N Medium construct

Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +1

Defense

AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 18 (+2 Dex, +8 natural)

hp 55 (6d10+20); fast healing 2

Fort +4, Ref +6, Will +5

DR 5/adamantine; Immune construct traits; SR 16

Weaknesses faith bound

Offense

Speed 40 ft., fly 40 ft. (average)

Melee +1 keen falchion +10/+5 (2d4+5/15-20) or slam +9 (1d6+4)

Special Attacks magic weapon

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 5th; concentration +0)

1/day--haste (self only)

Statistics

Str 16, Dex 15, Con --, Int --, Wis 12, Cha 1

Base Atk +6; CMB +9; CMD 21

Skills Fly +6; Racial Modifiers +4 Fly

SQ guardian domains (Air, Protection), flight, protected

Other Gear masterwork falchion

Special Abilities

Faith Bound (Su) A graven guardian cannot attack any creature that openly wears or displays the deity's holy symbol unless that creature first attacks it.

Flight (Su) A graven guardian with the Air guardian domain gains a fly speed equal to its base speed, with average maneuverability.

Magic Weapon (Su) The deity's favored weapon is treated as a +1 weapon as long as it is wielded by a graven guardian. A melee weapon gains the keen quality.

Protected (Su) The graven guardian with the Protection guardian domain gains a +2 bonus to all saves.