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Quisloi
Medium Humanoid (Aquatic, Reptilian)
Hit Dice: 4d8+8 (26 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 35 ft. (7 squares), swim 50 ft. (10
squares)
Armor Class: 19 (+3 Dex, +5 natural, +1
light wooden shield), touch 13, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+3
Attack: Spit +6 ranged (poison) or dagger
+6 melee (1d4/19-20 plus poison)
Full Attack: Spit +6 ranged (poison) or
dagger +6 melee (1d4/19-20 plus poison)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Poison, spit
Special Qualities: —
Quisloi are intelligent amphibious
humanoids that make their homes on underwater
enclaves lush, wet surroundings. Their rubbery
skin is bright green with colorful patterning similar
to frog of the rainforest. Many creatures, including
the quisloi themselves, use the toxic mucus that
exudes from their skin as a paralytic poison. The
quisloi are often at odds with the skresh, who hunt
the quisloi for their people’s poison production.
Quisloi speak Aquan.
Combat
Quisloi fight like most swamp and jungle
creatures, relying upon camouflage and skill to
lure their opponents into traps. They presume
any intelligent creatures encountered work for the
hated skresh, and attack in superior numbers. Their
favored weapon is the dagger, useful underwater
as well as on land. On land, they coat their daggers
with poison. The quisloi are not poison masters
like the skresh (page 100), relying instead on their
shamans to brew the poison they use from their
own excretions.
Taking advantage of their natural swimming
abilities whenever possible, quisloi attempt to
retreat into a stream or marsh lake if routed.
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Saves: Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +1
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 10,
Wis 11, Cha 10
Skills: Hide +8*, Listen +6*, Move Silently
+10*, Swim +8
Feats: Stealthy, Weapon Finesse
Environment: Temperate and warm marsh
Organization: Gang (4-5) or squad (6-12)
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always evil
Advancement: 5-8 HD (Medium); 9-12 HD
(Large)
Level Adjustment: +3
Usually, they wait until their foe is near water
before attacking. They try and flank their
opponents, gaining a +2 to hit.
Poison (Ex): Contact, Fortitude DC 14, initial
damage 1d3 Dex, secondary damage paralyzed for
1d6 hours. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Spit (Ex): Combat begins with hidden
quisloi spitting globs of mucus at their prey as
a standard action. Once a quisloi spits, it cannot
spit again for 10 minutes. This yellow-green glop
is treated as a ranged touch attack with a range
increment of 20 feet. On a successful hit, the foe
is blinded and must succeed on a DC 14 Fortitude
save or be paralyzed for 1d6 hours. The save DC
is Constitution-based. A creature remains blinded
until it spends two full-round actions to clear off
the thick and adhesive gunk.
Skills: A quisloi 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.
*A quisloi has a + 10 racial bonus on Hide,
Listen, and Move Silently checks when using these
skills against skresh.
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