[The hazards of converting monsters from one form of media to another. I love the name of this Wallonian bogey, but I couldn’t get it to fit into the typical ____daemon format that Paizo uses for its daemons. Fortunately, the article linked above mentions the icy wind of Wallonia by its local name–bise.]
Bisedaemon This hideous creature appears to be an enormous cross
between a man and a rooster. A red-stained beak protrudes from a disturbingly
human face, and its body is covered in icicle-like spines.
Every type of daemon
represents one of the many ways a mortal life can end, and bisedaemons
represent death by freezing. They are created from the souls of wicked mortals
that intentionally allowed others to freeze to death, particularly if they died
from the cold themselves. Bisedaemons are found in the frozen reaches of
Abaddon, but are eager to inflict suffering on the Material Plane, particularly
on cold winter nights. Tales of the “Red-beaked Bird” are common in areas where
bisedaemons haunt.
A bisedaemon is a
sadistic opponent who delights in a slow, lingering death for their foes. Their
draining bite and frostbite aura in combination can render a healthy adult
motionless in moments, paralyzed by the cold. Bisedaemons prefer to leave these
unfortunates alone once they are rendered helpless, the better to give them
hope of eventual rescue and draw out their suffering when rescue does not come.
A bisedaemon’s lair is frequently decorated with objects made of frozen blood
spilled from their victim’s bodies.
A bisedaemon stands
about nine feet tall and weighs upwards of 300 pounds. Some bisedaemons have
features reminiscent of birds other than cockerels, such as sparrows or
pigeons—the birds they resemble are typically common and harmless.
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