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Eyeburn Eel
Medium Animal
Hit Dice: 3d8 (13 hp)
Initiative: +7
Speed: Swim 60 ft. (12 squares)
Armor Class: 13 (+3 Dex), touch 13, flatfooted
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Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+4
Attack: Bite +5 melee (1d8+3)
Full Attack: Bite +5 melee (1d8+3)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Blinding spray
Special Qualities: Low-light vision
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +6, Will -1
The eel’s deep cobalt blue skin makes it
difficult to see as it darts through the dark water
of the cave. Its long snout, filled with a double
row of razor-sharp triangular teeth, is attached to
a muscular, 9 foot long body.
Combat
Unless an unlucky creature sticks its face or
hand into the eel’s hiding place, its normal method
of attack is to spend up to a minute lying in wait
and pumping its blindness-producing toxin into
the surrounding water. When the victim begins
to thrash and churn the water, the creature strikes,
darting in to bite deeply and then swimming away
again.
Blinding Spray (Ex): An eyeburn eel can
exude a chemical irritant into the water that causes
Giant Caribe
Medium Animal (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 3d8 (13 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: Swim 40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class: 14 (+2 Dex, +2 natural),
touch 12, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+3
Attack: Bite +4 melee (1d6+1)
Full Attack: Bite +4 melee (1d6+1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Frenzy
Special Qualities: Keen scent, low-light
vision
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Abilities: Str 15, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 1, Wis
6, Cha 4
Skills: Hide +4*, Listen +1, Spot +3, Swim
+10
Feats: Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse
Environment: Any aquatic
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 1
Advancement: 4-5 HD (Medium); 6 HD
(Large)
Alignment: Always neutral
Level Adjustment: —
pain and swelling in a victim’s eyes. Creatures
within 10 feet of the eyeburn eel must make a DC
11 Fortitude save or be blinded for 1d6 minutes.
This roll must be made each round for unaffected
creatures that remain within 10 feet of the eyeburn
eel. An eyeburn eel can produce enough of this
chemical to last 15 rounds, and can “refill” its
supply at a rate of 1 round’s-worth every 30
minutes. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Skills: An eyeburn eel 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.
*An eyeburn eel has a +6 bonus on Hide
checks in darkened or shadowy settings.
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +2
Abilities: Str 12, Dex 15, Con 10, Int 1, Wis
12, Cha 2
Skills: Listen +6, Spot +6, Swim +9
Feat: Alertness, Weapon Finesse
Environment: Any aquatic
Organization: School (5-30)
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 4-6 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment: —