Etiainen - Modify Memory

[Ballistic101]

Does a Etiainen's Modify Memory ability serve any real purpose outside of the "reepy" factor?

Memory Drain (Su)

When a creature is hit by a etiainen’s incorporeal touch attack, it must succeed at a DC 13 Will saving throw or the etiainen can eliminate 1 minute of the creature’s memory as if the target were affected by the modify memory spell.

A creature that succeeds at this saving throw cannot be affected by memory drain from the same etiainen for 24 hours. This ability is a mind-affecting effect. The saving throw DC is Charisma-based.

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[Ryze Kuja]

It's mainly for the creepy/flavor factor, but could actually serve a mechanical purpose in some scenarios. Like, if you just received a bit of important information and then get touched by an Etainen, you would forget that important info.

[Mysterious Stranger]

It can also erase the fact it attacked you or that you even encountered it. Or erase some other encounter. 1 minute is 10 turns so that is enough to cause almost any hostile encounter to be forgotten.

[Azothath]

Etiainen (CN) Med Outsider CR1 it's just trying to finish Real(like solid).

[Senko]

Its things like this that makes me want a way to protect memories, and yourself from timeline alterations but that's a different matter.