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Morou-Ngou
Huge Magical Beast (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 10d10+60 (115 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares), swim 50 ft. (10
squares)
Armor Class: 20 (-2 size, +2 Dex, +10
natural), touch 10, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple: +10/+29
Attack: Bite +19 (1d10+16)
Full Attack: Bite +19 (1d10+16)
Space/Reach: 15 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Whirlpool
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., lowlight
vision, resistance to electricity 15 and
fire 15, scent
Morou-ngou (MOH-roo ng-OO) are
amphibious magical beasts that resemble oversized
scaly green panthers. They live in fast-moving
rivers and streams, and while their preferred prey
is antelope and other inoffensive creatures, they
are easily strong enough to take a bite out of a
humanoid now and then.
Combat
Morou-ngou wait beneath the surface of the
water and generate a dangerous undercurrent to
smash small boats and drown swimmers, which
they can then dispose of at their leisure.
Whirlpool (Su): The morou-ngou can
magically generate fierce undercurrents within a 30foot
radius to drag its prey down into the water. The
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Saves: Fort +13, Ref +9, Will +6
Abilities: Str 32, Dex 15, Con 23, Int 4, Wis
16, Cha 12
Skills: Hide +4, Jump +15, Listen +6, Move
Silently +6, Spot +7, Swim +19
Feats: Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack,
Stealthy
Environment: Warm aquatic
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 7
Treasure: None
Alignment: Often neutral evil
Advancement: 11-20 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment: —
morou-ngou is not affected by the undercurrent, and
can use this ability as a free action.
Those caught in the whirlpool suffer 1d4
points of nonlethal damage each round, and must
make a Swim check (DC15) or be dragged under
the surface and begin to drown.
Boats caught in the whirlpool take 2d6 points
of damage each round, though Hardness subtracts
from this damage as usual; wooden boats usually
have a Hardness of 5.
Skills: A morou-ngou has a +8 racial bonus
on any Swim check to perform some special action
or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10
on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered.
It can use the run action while swimming, provided
it swims in a straight line.
Brine lakes: Bodies of water with high concentration of salts and little to no oxygen. Brine lakes
were bodies of water that once emptied into the ocean, but have since been separated from their traditional
drainage. Usually the lake is raised through uplifting and can no longer drain into the ocean. Sometimes
the ocean or sea has disappeared in long past geologic time. As the lake is fed by traditional sources
without any drainage, salt concentration rises when water deposits salt as it evaporates. Another cause of
brine lakes is alkaline springs, where lakes are fed from springs that travel through rocks with high salt
content. The spring water leeches the salt from the rock and feeds the lake salt water. Salt deposits gather
at the shore and also form columns that break the surface of the water. Some communities harvest this
salt for trade. Some brine lakes are so saturated with salt that it is near impossible to sink or dive into the
water. Virtually no life, shy of few bacterium and microorganisms, can live in brine lakes. Brine lakes
can also be found in larger bodies of salt water; they remain a separate distinct system within the ocean,
maintaining a higher salinity than the salt water surrounding them.
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