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| Size/Type: | Medium Monstrous Humanoid |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice: | 6d10+12 (72 hp) |
| Initiative: | +5 |
| Speed: | 40 ft. (6 squares), burrow 20 ft. |
| Armor Class: | 23 (-1 size, +14 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 18 |
| Base Attack/Grapple: | +13/+32 |
| Attack: | melee (2d6+7 dehydration |
| Full Attack: | +20 2xmelee (2d6+7 dehydration) If both hit, grapple, may kiss next round, kiss +25 fort save 25 or die, success drains 1-3 str, if take over half hit points, dehydrated |
| Space/Reach: | 5 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Attacks: | Improved grab, Improved grapple, scream 2-12 sonic in 60ft |
| Special Qualities: | Darkvision
60 ft., low-light
vision, tremorsense
60 ft. Psionic Rapport with other dune stalkers, empathy, sensitivity to psychic impressions |
| Saves: | Fort +16, Ref +13, Will +15 |
| Abilities: | Str
25,Dex 20 Con 17, Int 15 |
| Skills: | Climb +8, Listen +12, Spot +10 Hide +6 (+10 in desert), Track +20 Grapple |
| Feats: | Alertness, Toughness Coordinate Attacks (+2 to hit if 2 others within 15 ft) Fire resistance (60) Sonic Resistance (30) DR 10 Magic |
| Environment: | Sea of Dust |
| Organization: | Solitary, pair, or gang (3-6) |
| Challenge Rating: | 8 |
| Treasure: | Heart stone (sustains without water for 7 man days), eating brains will give locate water (5 miles) & empathy (5ft) psionic disciplines for 4 days |
| Alignment: | neutral evil (always) |
| Advancement: | By character class |
| Level Adjustment: | +4 |
These deadly creatures are native to the Sea of Dust and have become highly evolved. Unlike their native cousins, these Dune Stalkers possess psionics and work in groups. Their touch causes damage through dehydration. and they have a terrible sonic attack.
It is natural form a Deset Dune Stalker is tall and slender - about 6½ feet tall and weighs about 150 pounds.
A Dune Stalker will hide under the sand and await prey to travel over them. In this state they have a +40 to hide. When attacking in thsi fashion, they will surprise their opponent. The Dune Stalker strikes with two powerful claws, the touch of which drains water from the body. If those succeed in hitting the dune stalker may grapple opponent to pull them closer for the kiss of death. Even if the kiss fails, strength is drained. If character takes more than half their hit points in damage from a Desert Dune Stalker, they are Dehydrated.
Dune Stalkers communicate with each other psionically and are
avid hunters. They hunt in packs, looking for the largest sources of
hydration to feed upon. Their sensitivity to psychic impressions allows
them to track as if the desert was wet ground. They are a
predator to many things in the desert.
Heart stone (sustains without water for 7 man days), eating brains will give locate water (5 miles) & empathy (5ft) psionic disciplines for 4 days
Treasure – ring of psionic scrying (works as regular scrying, same barriers negate except for those that are strictly protection from magic)
-- 4 holy symbols of ishtar and 16 babylonian city symbols, one has a scarab graft – symbiotic life form, increases precognitive power (+4 on checks) --- always Dehydrated & thirsty. Must consume 2x water