[The name is again based on a bogey, this one Greek. These were written back before Paizo cemented all of their kytons as mad flesh-artists a la Hellraiser.]
Kyton, Baboulas (Scissorman) Tall, lean and ashen-skinned, this man is dressed in
fine clothes and carries a sharp pair of long scissors. His eyes gleam
sinisterly as two long barbed chains slither from under his coat.
The middlemen of the kyton race,
baboulas use their ability to traverse the planes in order to infiltrate human
settlements and leave a wide trail of pain and fear. Baboulas fill a role in
kyton society something like knights and petty nobles do in human ones,
managing armies, overseeing rank-and-file citizens, and freeing up the more
powerful and monstrous of kytons to tend to their own business. With their
plane-hopping abilities, they often serve the role of ambassador, dealing with
devils and other power groups with whom the kytons share interests.
A baboulas kyton left to its
own devices enjoys the same brutal pleasures as its peers—pain, torture and
terror. Their human-like appearance and plane shifting allow them unparalleled
opportunities to indulge in this sport. Baboulas kytons are notorious for
donning the clothing and artifice of men and joining human society in the guise
of tailors, butchers, inn-keepers or any other job with an opportunity for
gossip. And at night, while their human hosts sleep, the baboulas get to their
true work—punishment. Slipping into their victim’s homes at night, the baboulas
inflict grievous wounds and tortures on wrong-doers. The wrongs that trigger a
baboulas’ wrath may be as great as murder and treason, or as petty as lying to
a friend, sucking your thumb or keeping an unclean house. The baboulas does not
seek to kill its victims, merely cripple and mutilate them as a warning to
others. Some communities under the watchful eye of a “scissorman” wither away
and others remain populous, but all become haunted, fearful places.
Baboulas kytons range in size
as do humans, but tend towards the tall and gaunt end of the spectrum. The
chains with which they are bound are smaller and lighter than those of ordinary
kytons, allowing them to fit under clothing with minimal fuss. All baboulas
kytons carry a pair of cunningly sharp shears, capable of inflicting bleeding
wounds. Unusually for fiends, baboulas kytons possess magical healing abilities—all
the better to prolong the suffering of their victims.
New Weapon—Combat Shears Light melee exotic weapon; 10
gp; dmg 1d4 (Small)/ 1d6 (Medium); critical 19-20×3; damage slashing and
piercing.
Shores of Swords 