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River Temptress
Medium Fey (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 5d6 (17 hp)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares); swim 90 ft. (18
squares)
Armor Class: 14 (+4 Dex), touch 14, flatfooted
10
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+2
Attack: Bite +2 melee (1d6)
Full Attack: Bite +2 melee (1d6) and 2
claws -3 melee (1d6)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Siren song
Special Qualities: Amphibious, damage
reduction 5/cold iron, low-light vision, spell
resistance 10, wild empathy
This lithe, beautiful woman slips effortlessly
through the water trailing a luminescent stream of
ruby light.
Combat
River temptresses lure land-dwellers to
their doom with their powerful glamour, filling a
target’s mind with an aching loneliness that draws
him into the water. Victims do not realize they are
drowning until too late. Those that somehow break
the spell frighten the river temptress, who looks
sadly at her victim and flees into the dark waters.
Siren Song (Su): A river temptress can use
its siren song to lure a single individual into the
water. The victim must succeed on a DC 16 Will
save or be drawn into the water, refusing to hold its
breath, causing it to begin drowning immediately.
This compulsion can only be broken if dispelled,
Saves: Fort +1, Ref +8, Will +9
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 19, Con 10, Int 15,
Wis 20, Cha 19
Skills: Escape Artist +12, Hide +12, Listen
+13, Move Silently +12, Perform (sing)
+12, Search +10, Spot +13, Survival +5 (+7
following tracks), Swim +16, Use Rope +4
(+6 bindings)
Feats: Dodge, Mobility
Environment: Temperate aquatic
Organization: Pod (1-15)
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always chaotic neutral
Advancement: 6-10 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment: +4
or if the river temptress wills it to end or is killed.
This is a sonic, mind-affecting compulsion effect.
The save DC is Charisma-based.
Amphibious (Ex): River temptresses can
breathe both air and water, although they rarely
travel more than a few feet from the water’s edge.
Wild Empathy (Ex): This power works like
the druid’s wild empathy class feature, except that
the river temptress has a +8 racial bonus on the
check when using this ability on any river animal,
and a -4 penalty on all other animals.
Skills: A river temptress 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.
Flora and Fauna
Collector Crab: This small crab is found on many tropical beaches. About the size of the human
hand, its natural shell is not very tough, driving the crab to seek out better protection. The collector crab
is not very picky and uses any functional container for a new shell, including turtle shells, teacups, or
even discarded armor plates, if it can find them. The crab is concerned only with the durability of its new
housing. Its right claw is amazingly strong, allowing it to trim most non-metal materials into a suitable
carapace. Humanoids that pick up the collector crab are liable to lose a finger if they are not careful
This crab also collects back-up shells in case it grows out of its current residence. Hidden in a little
burrow, which is usually dug out under rocks below the tide line, this crustacean hoards a small collection
of suitable artificial shells. The crab uses its spit as an adhesive substance to glue together smaller objects
into a larger “shell”; it habitually picks up nearly any small, hard item for use in a possible carapace. The
crab’s collection often contains coins, attractive shells, and similar items, prompting some beach dwellers
to hunt for the lair of the collector crab.
The collector crab can be identified with a Survival or Knowledge (nature) check (DC 10). If
followed back to its lair, there is a 25% chance the burrow contains 1d6 cp, 1d4 sp and 1d2 gp, and a 10%
chance there is a semi-precious stone worth 10 gp.
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