Gray Render

This hulking beast has slick, gray, hairless skin. Its numerous yellow eyes and wide toothy maw are its only facial features.

Gray Render CR 8

XP 4,800
N Large magical beast
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +13

DEFENSE

AC 21, touch 10, flat-footed 20 (+1 Dex, +11 natural, –1 size)
hp 100 (8d10+56)
Fort +13, Ref +7, Will +4

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft.
Melee bite +14 (2d6+7), 2 claws +15 (1d8+7 plus grab)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks rend (2 claws, 1d8+10)

STATISTICS

Str 25, Dex 13, Con 24, Int 3, Wis 14, Cha 8
Base Atk +8; CMB +16 (+20 grapple); CMD 27
Feats Awesome Blow, Improved Bull Rush, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (claw)
Skills Perception +13, Survival +6; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception
SQ double damage against objects
Languages Giant

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Double Damage Against Objects (Ex)

A gray render that makes a full attack against an object or structure deals double damage.

Gray render art by Raynaldo Perez. Used with permission.

3rd Party Publisher Options ( Samurai Sheepdog)

When captured by a monster trainer, gray renders grant the trainer access to new spells.

ECOLOGY

Environment temperate marshes
Organization solitary (plus bonded creatures if any)
Treasure incidental

Standing over 9 feet tall and weighing in excess of 4,000 pounds, a gray render is a solitary and savage predator. Renders are gifted with immense strength, and some reports claim to have witnessed a gray render uprooting a fully grown tree and tearing it to splinters in order to catch prey hiding within. Gray renders actively avoid forming groups or communities with their own kind, and perhaps only tolerate the presence of other renders when it is time to mate. Some sages claim they are asexual, but it is more likely they are hermaphrodites able to self-fertilize, and reproduce only rarely.

Despite its solitary existence, a gray render often develops an affectionate bond with other creatures, typically a herd of herbivores or a small tribe of humanoids, but in some cases a solitary denizen of its swamp. The render acts as a guardian for this creature or creatures, never straying more than a mile away, running to protect them if they are attacked, and providing an offering of meat once each day, as might a domesticated cat. A gray render never harms its protected creatures, and retreats in confusion if they attack it. Most animal “pets” grow to accept its presence, and primitive humanoid “pets” often believe their guardian is a sign of favor from the gods. A render’s bond may last from a few months to as long as 10 years, after which it wanders to a new territory and ignores its former favorites.

Renders are generally not malicious, and only attack if hungry or if they or their pets are threatened. A render protecting its pets fights to the death.

Section 15: Copyright Notice

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2, © 2010, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors Wolfgang Baur, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, Graeme Davis, Crystal Frasier, Joshua J. Frost, Tim Hitchcock, Brandon Hodge, James Jacobs, Steve Kenson, Hal MacLean, Martin Mason, Rob McCreary, Erik Mona, Jason Nelson, Patrick Renie, Sean K Reynolds, F. Wesley Schneider, Owen K.C. Stephens, James L. Sutter, Russ Taylor, and Greg A. Vaughan, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.

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