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Lipika Aeon
Who monitor the processes of cause and effect and record the balance of karma in the Akashic Record
LN; CR 18 [PF1e]
Lipikas, also known as the Lords of Karma, are towering aeons standing 13 feet tall. They are recognisable by their for strange arms, which each split at the elbow to end in eight hands, each of which has an eye in its palm. Their torsos are pale and smooth, with a featureless head that has no face. They wear black hooded cloaks that billow whether or not there is a breeze. These enigmatic beings are among the highest echelons of aeons, and serve as the recorders of karmic actions and cosmic causality. Their role is to observe the rhythm of cause and effect across the multiverse, inscribing these events into the Akashic Record—a metaphysical repository of all actions, thoughts, and outcomes. Fraternity of Order scholars call it the Memory of the Multiverse, and would dearly love to get their hands on its secrets, and it seems the harder they try the more resistance they face from the lipikas. These aeons are not just passive observers however; they actively intervene in mortal lives and reincarnations, shaping destinies as required to maintain karmic balance. Their abstract and inscrutable guidance transcends concepts of ethics, focusing instead on the cosmic consequences of actions.
The chant goes that lipikas perceive all actions and reactions as interconnected waves in the grand scheme of existence. They do not judge morality by conventional standards but instead assess how an action creates ripples through causality. This perspective leads them to guide mortals in ways that may seem counterintuitive or contradictory—chastising a virtuous person for their charity or redirecting an evildoer’s path without apparent concern for good or evil. Their interventions often create friction with more grounded entities like psychopomps or those who manipulate souls, such as yugoloth and night hags.
Lipikas wield potent abilities which allow them to function as karmic arbiters. Their force blast delivers devastating ranged attacks, while their karmic defence adapts to threats by granting temporary resistance to energy types or reflecting offensive spells back at their casters, allowing them to adapt to threats on the fly. Their karmic link ability redirects harm inflicted upon them back onto attackers, turning aggression into self-damage. Additionally, their karmic strike allows lipikas to retaliate immediately against any attack with either a melee slam or a ranged force blast. These abilities make lipikas formidable opponents, well equipped to punish any berk who interferes with their duty, or disrupts the karmic balance.
For planewalkers encountering a lipika, understanding its purpose is crucial. While their motives remain mysterious to mortals, sages speculate that their inscriptions in the Akashic Record influence even greater aeons like pleromas—beings tasked with creation and destruction on a cosmic scale. Lipikas rarely interact with other beings unless they are pursuing a specific task, such as guiding reincarnated souls or observing events with multiversal significance. If they are approached respectfully and without interference, they may offer cryptic guidance tied to their karmic imperatives. However, delaying or obstructing a lipika can provoke violent retaliation, as they are capable of overwhelming force when necessary. Planewalkers should avoid direct conflict with these powerful aeons by respecting their mission and refraining from actions that disrupt causality or reincarnation cycles.
Sources: Bestiary 5 [PF1e] p8-9; D&D conversion here [5e]. Canonwatch: In the Sanskrit language, lipika means ‘scribe’.