| Conan Dufour |
The Nabasu has a few ways of inflicting negative levels. His Enervation ability clearly states how long these Negative Levels last. But his Death-Stealing Gaze, just says the following
As a free action once per day per growth point (minimum of 1/day), a nabasu can activate its death-stealing gaze for a full round. All living creatures within 30 feet must succeed on a DC 18 Fortitude save or gain a negative level. A humanoid slain in this manner immediately transforms into a ghoul under the nabasu's control. A nabasu's gaze can only create one ghoul per round—if multiple humans perish from the gaze in a round, the nabasu picks which human becomes a ghoul. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Now I'm not sure whether or not this level is permanent, instantly (which would be a bit harsh for a CR8 monster), or that the player gets another fort save after 24 hours like with Energy drain.
All other mentions of Negative Levels always state that they're permanent if they are. The Vrolikai uses a very similar ability (even with the same name) and here it's states that it's a permanent Negative Level. (But this creature is CR19, so I guess that might explain that).
Another user in another thread thought the levels were temporary, but just like me, he's not so sure either
Since it isn't the energy drain monster ability, I'd assume by the negative levels text that the levels are temporary, allowing a saving throw each day to remove a given negative level. But it isn't really clear, and there's a good chance I'm wrong and the levels are intended to be permanent.
In short: Are the Negative Levels from a Nabasu's Death-stealing Gaze instantly permanent?