Tsathar Scourge

Tsathar Scourge CR 3

XP 800
CE Medium monstrous humanoid (aquatic)
Init +6; Senses darkvision 90 ft., scent; Perception +9

DEFENSE

AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+2 armor, +2 Dex, +4 natural)
hp 33 (4d10+8 plus 4)
Fort +3, Ref +6, Will +5
Defensive Abilities slimy
Weaknesses light blindness

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
Melee shortspear +6 (1d6+2) or kukri +6 (1d4+2/18-20) or 2 claws +6 (1d6+2); and bite +6 (1d4+2)
Ranged shortspear +6 (1d6+2) or net +6 touch (entangled)
Special Attacks leap

TACTICS

Scourges prefer to loose their servant frogs on opponents, allowing common tsathar soldiers to engage opponents hand-to-hand. This is not to say that they are not capable fighters, for they certainly are. They favor barbed shortspears, twisted kukri-like daggers, and light armor such as leather or studded leather. They also often carry nets to snare their charges or foes. If their frogs are in danger, they leap in with their spears and attack.

STATISTICS

Str 14, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 12
Base Atk +4; CMB +6; CMD 18 (30 vs. grapple)
Feats Skill Focus (Perception)^B, Improved Initiative, Toughness
Skills Acrobatics +3 (+17 long jumping, +27 high jumping), Climb +6, Escape Artist +15, Handle Animal +7 (+15 with amphibians) , Perception +11, Stealth +8, Swim +16; Racial Modifiers +12 Escape Artist, +14 Acrobatics when long jumping or +24 Acrobatics when high jumping, +8 Handle Animal (amphibians only)
Languages Abyssal, Tsathar
SQ amphibious, implant (DC 21)
Gear leather armor, shortspear, kukri, net

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Implant (Ex)

Tsathar are sexless, reproducing by injecting eggs into living hosts. An egg can be implanted only into a helpless host creature. The host must be of Small size or larger. Giant frogs, bred for this very purpose, are the most common host. Implanting an egg requires one minute to perform.

Accompanying the egg is an anaesthetizing poison that causes the host to fall unconscious for the two-week gestation period of the egg unless the host succeeds on a DC 21 Fortitude saving throw; this save DC includes a +8 racial bonus. If the save succeeds, the host remains conscious, but is violently ill (-10 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, and skill checks) 24 hours before the eggs hatch. When the eggs mature, the young tsathar emerges from the host, killing it in the process.

A remove disease spell rids the victim any implanted eggs. A DC 21 Heal check can be attempted to surgically extract an egg from a host. If the check fails, the healer can try again, but each attempt (successful or not) deals 1d6 points of damage to the patient.

Leap (Ex)

Tsathar are incredible jumpers, able to leap up to 30 feet horizontally or 10 feet vertically. They have a +14 racial bonus on horizontal jumps, or +24 on vertical jumps, and they do not need to make a 10-foot minimum running start before jumping to avoid doubling the jumping DCs. Tsathar can always take 10 when making an Acrobatics check to jump.

When a tsathar begins its round by jumping next to an opponent it can make a full attack in the same round. A tsathar wearing medium or heavy armor or carrying a medium or heavy load cannot use this ability.

Slimy (Ex)

Because tsathar continuously cover themselves with muck and slime, they are difficult to grapple. Webs, magic or otherwise, do not affect tsathar, and they usually can wriggle free from most other forms of confinement. This grants them a +12 racial bonus to their CMD to escape grapples, and to their Escape Artist checks.