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form of water-jet propulsion that enables
the creature to travel a short distance at
great speed. On land, the spine can leap up to 30
feet vertically or horizontally and receives a +2
bonus to grapple checks against the target creature.
Underwater, the creature may move 30 feet in a
single round and receives a +2 bonus to grapple
checks against its target.
Amphibious (Ex): The Klorthack spine can
live on land as well as underwater.
Sluggish (Ex): A Klorthack spine cannot
make double moves or use the run action.
Spawn (Ex): If a host has been inhabited by
a spine for 30 days, the creature lays eggs in the
hosts stomach which hatch five days later. Once
implanted, eggs can only be removed by a heal
spell. After three days, the victim’s stomach begins
Lake Hag
Medium Undead
Hit Dice: 4d12 (26 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), swim 40 ft. (8
squares)
Armor Class: 14 (+4 natural), touch 10,
flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+7
Attack: Claw +7 melee (1d6+5) or bite +5
melee (1d8+5)
Full Attack: 2 claws +7 melee (1d6+5) and
bite +5 melee (1d8+2)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Water spray
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., spell
resistance 14, undead traits
Lake hags dwell along shores of desolate
bodies of water, dividing their time between water
and land. Deep wrinkles crease their skin into
lumps of swollen, mottled green flesh. The lake
hag’s cold, gray eyes belie its intense hatred for
all life forms, while wiry strands of twisted, black
hair conceal their bony napes. Their limbs assume
a gangly appearance, while their bloated abdomens
protrude unnaturally from their atrophied bodies.
Any female humanoid slain and dumped
carelessly into the murky waters of desolate
lakes and marshes have a 10% chance to emerge
a week later as a lake hag, seething with rage at its
murderer. Destroying a lake hag frees its spirit to
go to its appropriate resting place.
A lake hag speaks Common.
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to bulge and they appear noticeably ill. After five
days, the new Klorthack spines have matured and rip
their way out of the host, killing it. Each spawning
process creates 1d4 Klorthack spines.
Spines (Ex): Because of the small spines all
over this creatures body, it receives a +8 bonus to
grapple checks.
Skills: Due to their many years gathering
arcane lore, Klorthack spines receive a +6 racial
bonus to Spellcraft and Knowledge (arcana) checks.
A Klorthack spine changes colors, allowing it to
blend in with its surroundings like a chameleon
and providing a +4 racial bonus on Hide checks. A
Klorthack spine has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim
checks. 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.
Saves: Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +6
Abilities: Str 21, Dex 10, Con —, Int 10,
Wis 15, Cha 14
Skills: Bluff +6, Hide +8, Listen +4, Move
Silently +8, Search +5, Spot +7, Survival +2
(+4 following tracks), Swim +13
Feats: Alertness, Multiattack
Environment: Any aquatic
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always lawful evil
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +4
Combat
A lake hag attacks with its barbed claws, and
bites with unparalleled ferocity, never retreating.
Water Spray (Su): Three times per day, a
lake hag can spit a 10-foot cone of water spray.
Anyone within the cone must succeed on a DC 14
Will save or suffer the effects of an insanity spell,
which lasts for 1d4+4 rounds. The save DC is
Charisma-based.
Skills: A lake hag 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.