A rakshasa is a Lawful evil spirit born into the Material Plane. A Shapechanger that can walk with ease among humanoids, a rakshasa's True Form has animalistic features and strangely jointed limbs. All rakshasas are Native to the Material Plane, and have the following traits unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry.

• Darkvision 60 feet.
• Change Shape (Su) All rakshasas have the ability to Change Shape into any Humanoid, as if using Alter Self.
• Detect Thoughts (Su) A rakshasa can Detect Thoughts as per the spell of the same name. This effect functions at CL 18th. A rakshasa can suppress or resume this ability as a free Action. When a rakshasa uses this ability, it always functions as if it had spent 3 rounds concentrating and thus gains the maximum amount of information possible. The Will save DC to resist this effect is equal to 10 + 1/2 the rakshasa's HD + the rakshasa's Charisma modifier.
• Enhanced Defenses (Ex) All rakshasas have DR that can be penetrated by good and piercing Weapons only. The amount of Damage reduction varies according to the specific rakshasa. In addition, rakshasas are exceptionally resistant to magic, and possess SR equal to their CR + 15.
• Master of Deception (Ex) All rakshasas gain a +4 racial bonus on Bluff checks and a +8 racial bonus on Disguise checks.
• Spellcasting: All but the least of rakshasas have some level of Spellcasting ability, and can cast Spells as sorcerers. The rakshasa's effective Caster Level as a Sorcerer depends on its type, but is generally equal to its CR – 3.