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Awabi
Large Monstrous Humanoid (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 4d8+28 (46 hp)
Initiative: -2
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), swim 40 ft. (8
squares)
Armor Class: 21 (-1 size, -2 Dex, +14
natural), touch 7, flat-footed 21
Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+9
Attack: Trident +4 melee (2d6+1) or claw
+4 melee (1d6+1)
Full Attack: Trident +4 melee (2d6+1); or
2 claws +4 melee (1d6+1) and bite -1 melee
(1d6)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Icy stare
Awabi are blue-haired, white-skinned
creatures who live in the water near coastal
regions. They glimmer in the sunlight due to the
opalescence of their hardened skin. Due their
affiliation to the sea, awabi often wear blue or hold
a blue banner when they ride the waves. Awabi are
avid connoisseurs of aquatic treasures, rumored
to grow oversized pearls and exotic corals and to
collect treasures from their victim.
Combat
An awabi is a powerful combatant at sea,
spending most of its time underwater, venturing
to the surface primarily during storms. An awabi
is reluctant to fight on land, but it will gladly board
small ships to attack and eat their crews.
Icy Stare (Sp): As a standard action, an
awabi can turn water to ice with a glare. This
affects a 5-foot diameter area of water. If a creature
is submerged in water, it must succeed on a DC 12
Reflex save or become entombed in ice, and be at
risk of suffocation (see Suffocation rules on page
32) The save DC is Charisma-based.
A trapped creature can attempt to break free
with a Strength check (DC 23). Anyone outside the
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Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft.,
immunity to air and water effects, immunity
to cold, ride waves
Saves: Fort +8, Ref +2, Will +3
Abilities: Str 13, Dex 7, Con 25, Int 13, Wis
9, Cha 11
Skills: Hide +7, Listen +6, Spot +6, Swim
+9
Feats: Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm
Environment: Any aquatic
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: Standard (half in pearls and
corals)
Alignment: Usually neutral evil
Advancement: 5-8 HD (Large), 9-12 HD
(Huge)
Level Adjustment: +3
ice can break it open by inflicting an accumulated
total of 50 points of damage with a weapon.
Piercing weapons used to free a trapped creature
inflict only half their normal damage (round
fractions down). Once the damage total reached 50
points, the trapped creature is free.
Immunity to Air and Water Effects (Su):
An awabi is immune to any spell or effect that
utilizes air or water.
Ride Waves (Ex): An awabi can literally
walk on water, as though with a water walk spell,
at any time (though it swims faster than it walks). It
can even ride waves during great storms, standing
on the foaming waters and letting the waves carry
it forward. While riding waves, an awabi has a
movement rate of 40 feet.
Skills: An awabi has a +6 racial bonus on
Hide checks.
An awabi 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.