Ice Elemental, Large

From the waist up, this icy creature’s features are humanoid, but below its body is a snake-like, slithering tail.

Large Ice Elemental CR 5

XP 1,600
N Large outsider (air, cold, elemental, extraplanar, water)
Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., snow vision; Perception +11

DEFENSE

AC 17, touch 10, flat-footed 16 (+1 Dex, +7 natural, –1 size)
hp 68 (8d10+24)
Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +2
DR 5/—; Immune cold, elemental traits
Weaknesses vulnerable to fire

OFFENSE

Speed 20 ft., burrow (ice and snow only) 20 ft., swim 60 ft.
Melee 2 slams +12 (1d8+5 plus 1d6 cold)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks numbing cold (DC 17)

STATISTICS

Str 20, Dex 12, Con 17, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11
Base Atk +8; CMB +14; CMD 25 (can’t be tripped)
Feats Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Initiative, Power Attack
Skills Intimidate +11, Knowledge (planes) +9, Perception +11, Stealth +8, Swim +13
Language Aquan
SQ ice glide, icewalking

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Ice Glide (Su)

A burrowing ice elemental can pass through nonmagical ice and snow as easily as a fish swims through water. Its burrowing leaves behind no tunnel or hole, nor does it create any ripple or other sign of its presence. A control water spell cast on an area containing a burrowing ice elemental flings the elemental back 30 feet, stunning the creature for 1 round unless it succeeds on a DC 15 Fortitude save.

Icewalking (Ex)

This ability works like the spider climb spell, but the surfaces the elemental climbs must be icy. The elemental can move across icy surfaces without penalty and does not need to make Acrobatics checks to run or charge on ice.

Numbing Cold (su)

When an ice elemental deals cold damage to a creature, that creature must succeed on a Fortitude save or be staggered for 1 round. The save DC is listed in the elemental’s stat block and is Constitution-based.

Snow Vision (Ex)

An ice elemental can see perfectly well in snowy conditions and does not take any penalties on Perception checks while in snow.

ECOLOGY

Environment any land or water (Plane of Water)
Organization solitary, pair, or gang (3–8)
Treasure none

Ice elementals are creatures made of animated snow and ice. They form in especially cold parts of the Plane of Water and along its border with the Plane of Air, where giant icebergs careen off of world-high waterfalls into the open sky. Ice elementals vary in their exact appearance.

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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