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Malamari
Huge Outsider (Aquatic, Evil,
Extraplanar)
Hit Dice: 10d8+100 (145 hp)
Initiative: +7
Speed: Swim 80 ft (16 squares), fly 90 ft
(good) (18 squares)
Armor Class: 21 (-2 size, +3 Dex, +10
natural), touch 11, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple: +10/+27
Attack: Bite +17 melee (1d10+9)
Full Attack: 3 bites +17 melee (1d10+9)
Space/Reach: 15 ft./15 ft.
Special Attack: Rend 1d10+13 or 2d10+18,
spell-like abilities
Special Qualities: Amphibious, damage
reduction 10/magic, elemental threshold,
enhanced vision, resistance to cold 10 and
fire 10, spell resistance 20
Saves: Fort +17, Ref +10, Will +10
This enormous creature is vaguely squidlike,
except that it has only three tentacles, each
ending in a toothy maw. An opalescent eye the
size of a human fist bears a mischievous glint.
Malamaris are unusual creatures that stalk
large bodies of water. Shaped like cephalopods,
malamaris have a flexible body stalk with one
fist-sized, opalescent eye that grants enhanced
vision. They have three tentacles used in hunting
and defense, each ending in a toothy mouth. Their
coloration varies from a pale blue to a deep sea
green. As for temperament, malamaris delight in
causing mischief and the thrill of the hunt.
Malamaris speak Auran, but can communicate
with any creature using their tongues ability.
Combat
A malamari’s natural weapons, as well as
any weapons it wields, are treated as evil-aligned
and magic for the purpose of overcoming damage
reduction.
Rend (Ex): If a malamari hits with two bite
attacks, it latches onto the opponent’s body and
tears the flesh. This attack automatically deals an
additional 1d10+13 points of damage. If it hits
with three bite attacks on the same opponent,
it instead deals additional 2d10+18 points of
damage.
Spell-like Abilities: At will—tongues, true
seeing. 3/day— silence (DC 14), sleet storm, slow
(DC 15). Caster level 10th. The save DCs are
Charisma-based.
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Abilities: Str 28, Dex 16, Con 30, Int 14,
Wis 16, Cha l4
Skills: Bluff +15, Concentration +23,
Diplomacy +4, Disguise +2 (+4 acting),
Hide +10, Intimidate +17, Listen +16,
Knowledge (the planes) +15, Move Silently
+18, Spot +16, Swim +31, Survival +16
(+18 on other planes)
Feats: Combat Reflexes, Improved
Initiative, Power Attack, Stealthy
Environment: Elemental Plane of Water
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 9
Alignment: Always neutral evil
Treasure: None
Advancement: 11-20 HD (Huge); 21-30
HD (Gargantuan)
Level Adjustment: +7
Elemental Threshold (Su): As a free action
at the start of their turn, malamaris can shift into
or out of a special state that borders between the
material plane and the Elemental Plane of Water.
When in the threshold, their appearance becomes
slightly transparent and incorporeal. While in this
state, malamaris follow all the normal rules for an
incorporeal creature.
The following changes are in effect as long
as the malamari is shifted into the elemental
threshold: Spd fly 90 ft. (perfect); AC 13 (touch
10, flat-footed 10); Grp -; Atk +18 melee (1d10,
incorporeal touch); Full Atk +18 melee (1d10, 3
incorporeal touches); SV Fort +17, Will +12; Str -;
Swim +22. Because it has no Strength score in this
form, it cannot use its Power Attack feat. It also
cannot use its rend ability.
Enhanced Vision (Ex): Malamaris have
darkvision to a range of 120 feet. They can see
through fog and similar obscurements, both
magical and mundane.
Skills: A malamari 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.
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