The guardian daemons, ceustodaemons are easy to summon and
relatively easy to control. But
that “relatively” is key. If it is
true that ceustodaemons are the souls of suicides, they’re happy to broaden
their portfolio to include murder should their summoner lose control. Meanwhile, at the gaming table having
three varieties with varying breath weapons will keep players on their toes.
A lesser ceustodaemon
is almost suspiciously docile when summoned. It is under strict orders to behave, in order that it may
spread as much disease as possible for its leukodaemon master.
A ceustodaemon seethes
with hatred for the half-elven sorcerer who called him. After a century of unliving
forgetfulness, his mortal memories come flooding back as he faces his former
master—the man who drove him to suicide—still in control of him even now.
A greater
ceustodaemon is summoned to defend a vault, but he lifts nary a clawed
finger to defend the vault’s owner.
After all, the sooner his master expires, the sooner he can drag the soul
screaming to oblivion.
—Pathfinder Bestiary 2
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