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Dregg
Medium Humanoid
Hit Dice: 2d8+2 (11 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
AC: 18 (+1 Dex, +4 natural, +3 armored plates),
touch 11, flat-footed
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/+4
Attack: Claw +4 melee (1d4+3) or f
orearm blade +4 melee (1d6+3) or
longspear +4 melee (1d8+4/x3)
Full Attack: 2 claws +4 melee (1d4+3) and
bite -1 melee (1d6+1); or
forearm blade +4 melee (1d6+3); or
longspear +4 melee (1d8+4/x3)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 5/magic, light sensitivity,
low-light vision, masochist, scent,
wide-angle vision
There are not that many creatures out there that make
me realize just how lucky we civilized peoples really
are. It seems that in most cases nature has some way
of keeping the dark abominations of the night in
check, for without it we’d surely be overrun. It is the sun that
saves us from the wretched dregg, and on a bright afternoon I
often give silent thanks for it and for whatever
servant of Morrow it was who saved us
from their stygian depths.
We were traveling in northern Khador
when we were captured. They struck at
night while most of us slept, but my men
still managed to put up a good fight. I’ve
seen few terrors in combat like the dregg. Our
weapons did little to harm their rugged
bodies, and when we did hurt them it
only fired them up more. As I blasted the
hand off one with a grisly pistol shot,
I swear I saw pleasure in its eyes. The
chaos lasted only a few minutes, and in
that time my band had been reduced to
half its size. As the marauders feasted
on the still-warm bodies of our companions, we were bound
and led underground. There we discovered a whole world of
tunnels and catacombs that seemed to stretch for miles. Just
how far I care not to fathom, though the dregg’s equipment—
raided booty, all of it—seemed to come from all corners of
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Saves: Fort +4, Ref +1, Will -1
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 12, Con 12,
Int 8, Wis 8, Cha 10
Skills: Listen +2, Intimidate +5,
Move Silently +2, Spot +2
Feats: Improved Initiative
Environment: Any underground or nocturnal
Organization: Squad (6–12),
band (12–30),
horde (40–100)
Challenge Rating: 2
Alignment: Usually chaotic evil
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: —
the kingdoms.
There were some light sources down there by which I could
see my captors, and I must say I’ve never witnessed anything like
them. They are about the size of a normal human and bear normal
humanoid appendages, but their bodies are as gaunt as could
be imagined—the skin stretched so tight that in many places
bone actually protrudes, almost as if they’d been flayed.
They had long bony snouts and bent haunches, which
gave them a feral grace. Their eyes were milky white
and seemed capable of moving independently—a
trait that makes them hard to surprise in combat.
Their bodies were pierced with metal rings and
barbs all over, even through the bone, and I
saw that many had fastened armored plates
to these piercings. I’ve never seen a creature
that seemed to be in a more painful natural
state, though they seemed to revel in it.
Their speech was horrid—a sickly
chortle punctured by the sucking and
clucking sounds of the tongue in the
back of their throats. I couldn’t glean
very much of their culture while I was captive.
They stayed in groups at all times it seems, and
all I witnessed were warriors of some sort. The leader of the
band that attacked us was a true terror who fought with a pair
of long wicked blades strapped to his forearms, and even his
lieutenant, clearly a sorcerer by trade, was a wicked combatant
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