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Vektiss
Medium Aberration
Hit Dice: 4d8+4 (22 hp)
Initiative: +7
Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares), climb 30 ft., swim
20 ft, burrow 5 ft.
Armor Class: 18 (+3 Dex, +5 natural),
touch 13, flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+5
Attack: Bite +6 melee (2d4+2)
Full Attack: Bite +6 melee (2d4+2) and
2 claws +0 melee (1d4+1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Implant egg, poison
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., locate egg, shadow
shroud
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +6
When my senior assistant, Lynus, learned of a
peculiar arthropod that had been killing loggers
near Ohk in Khador, we decided to investigate.
While examining the site of a recent
attack, several man-sized insectoid creatures leapt from the
trees and attacked Lynus, taking him by surprise. We rushed to
help, but one lifted Lynus in its claws and vanished into shadows,
which seemed to swallow the creature in living darkness.
Our party was thrown into chaos, but I restored order
and we followed the tracks of the beast. We came upon
cave openings against a hillside and heard chattering within.
While the others waited with weapons at the ready, I infiltrated
the cave. I found my wounded assistant cocooned in a
mass of some sort of fibrous substance while a smaller vektiss
was forcing some unpleasant looking substance into his
mouth. I created a distraction by hurling
a lit flask of oil, prompting much
chattering and panic, then
grabbed Lynus and fled.
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Abilities: Str 15, Dex 17, Con 12,
Int 4, Wis 14, Cha 10
Skills: Climb +12, Hide +7*, Listen +5,
Spot +4, Swim +10
Feats: Improved Initiative, Weapon Focus (bite)
Environment: Temperate or warm forest, mountains, or
underground
Organization: Pack (6–24); pack will include a number
of younger vektiss (1–3 HD) that are
still capable combatants, as well as several
stronger and larger ones (5–8 HD)
Challenge Rating: 5
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 5–8 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment: —
We were not done with these clever creatures, for they followed
despite my attempts to cover our tracks. They struck
again from the shadows, and it was all we could do to keep
them at bay. The manner in which they had followed us puzzled
me, and on some inspiration I decided to probe Lynus’
leg injury while the others guarded the perimeter. As expected,
there was a foreign object lodged deeply in the wound. My less
than delicate attempts at surgery served only to cause Lynus
pain. The object relented when I bathed the wound in an
alchemical mixture designed to ward disease.
I took this hard-shelled sphere and ran into the forest, telling
the others to flee. The vektiss followed me, confirming
their peculiar synergy with this extracted egg. I dropped the
thing and made my way back to the group without further
incident. I do not envy those who are forced to incubate these
eggs, paralyzed and conscious all the while.
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