---
title: "Garuda"
obsidianUIMode: preview
noteType: pf2eMonster
cssClasses: pf2e
aliases: "Actor.PoBgAM12xMuzeDQW" 
tags:
  - pf2e/creature/type/celestial
  - pf2e/creature/type/chaotic
  - pf2e/creature/type/good
  - pf2e/creature/type/holy
  - pf2eMonster
  - pf2e/creature/level/9
statblock: inline
name: "Garuda"
level: 9
license: OGL
---

```statblock
columns: 2
forcecolumns: true
layout: Basic Pathfinder 2e Layout
source: "Pathfinder Bestiary 3"
name: "Garuda"
level: "Creature 9"

alignment: ""
size: "Medium"
trait_01: [[celestial]]
trait_02: [[chaotic]]
trait_03: [[good]]
trait_04: [[holy]]
modifier: 20
perception:
  - name: "Perception"
    desc: "+20; Darkvision"
languages: "Common, Empyrean, Vudrani"
skills:
  - name: "Skills"
    desc: "Acrobatics: +21, Athletics: +17, Intimidation: +19, Religion: +16, Stealth: +19, Survival: +16"
abilityMods: [4, 6, 4, 2, 3, 4]
speed: 25 feet,  fly 60 feet
sourcebook: "_Pathfinder Bestiary 3_"
ac: 28
armorclass:
  - name: AC
    desc: "28; __Fort__ +17, __Ref__ +21, __Will__ +16"
hp: 135
health:
  - name: ""
  - name: HP
    desc: "135"
abilities_top:
  - name: ""
  - name: "Items"
    desc: "[[Equipment/Composite Longbow|+1 Striking Composite Longbow]], 100x [[Equipment/Arrows|Arrows]]"
abilities_mid:
  - name: ""
attacks:
  - name: ""

  - name: "**Melee** `pf2:1` Beak"
    desc: "+21 (finesse, holy)\n__Damage__  2d10 + 7 piercing 1d6 spirit"

  - name: "**Melee** `pf2:1` Talon"
    desc: "+21 (agile, finesse, holy)\n__Damage__  2d8 + 7 slashing 1d6 spirit"

  - name: "**Ranged** `pf2:1` Shock Composite Longbow"
    desc: "+22 (deadly d10, holy, magical, range increment 100 feet, reload 0, volley 30 ft.)\n__Damage__  2d8 + 5 piercing 1d6 spirit"

  - name: "Divine Innate Spells"
    desc: "DC 27, attack +19; __4th __  _[[Spells/Unfettered Movement|Freedom of Movement]]_; __3rd __  _[[Spells/Haste|Haste]]_; __2nd __  _[[Spells/See the Unseen|See Invisibility (x3)]]_; __1st __  _[[Spells/Sure Strike|True Strike (At Will)]]_"

  - name: "Electric Projectiles"
    desc: " (arcane) Any arrow the garuda fires gains the effects of a _[[Equipment/Shock|Shock]]_ rune."

  - name: "Swooping Dive"
    desc: "`pf2:2`  The garuda flies up to their Speed in a straight line, descending at least 10 feet, and then makes two talon Strikes."

  - name: "Wind Blast"
    desc: "`pf2:2` (air) The garuda flaps their wings with intense force. This has the same effect as [[Spells/Gust of Wind|Gust of Wind]] (DC 27 Fortitude check) but in a 30-foot cone.\n\nIn an area with loose debris (at the GM's discretion), the gusts from the garuda's wings create a cloud that obscures vision, making any creature in the area [[Conditions/Concealed|Concealed]], and creatures outside the area are concealed to those within the area."
 
```

```encounter-table
name: Garuda
creatures:
  - 1: Garuda
```



Garudas are noble, birdlike beings descended from the gods. They were born under the cerulean skies of the Outer Plane of Elysium but have since spread to the Material Plane, and it is here that they primarily reside. On Golarion,the largest garuda populations live in the rugged hills and mountains of Vudra, though some have spread to the Impossible Kingdom of Jalmeray and even to the eastern mountains of Garund.

Garudas usually roost in isolated aeries but spend much of their time gliding on the wind. Many garudas are nomadic or migratory, yearning to travel and soar above new landscapes. While they remain detached from humanoid societies, they are impetuous and gallant, frequently serving as protectors of communities near the cliffs and peaks where they roost. Some garudas instead combine their wanderlust and goodhearted nature by serving as messengers and emissaries between remote settlements, though most who take up this work abandon it after a few years when the same terrain becomes boring. Wandering garudas are no less compassionate, and many a tale tells of a garuda who came to the aid of a lost traveler or carried an endangered soul to safety.

Though they hold most living creatures in high regard, garudas loathe ophidian creatures-nagas in particular. Rarely do they come into contact without fighting, and a garuda will go out of their way to hunt down a naga if they hear even the tiniest hint of a rumor suggesting the presence of one.

A garuda's feathering and coloration range widely depending on the terrain they favor. Garudas in temperate woodlands might resemble jays or falcons, while tropical garudas sport bright plumage.
