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Asrai
Tiny Fey (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 1d6+l (4 hp)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), swim 50 ft. (10
squares)
Armor Class: 18 (+2 size, +4 Dex, +2
natural), touch 16, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-11
Attack: Touch +6 melee touch (1d4 cold)
Full Attack: Touch +6 melee touch (1d4
cold)
Space/Reach: 2-1⁄2 ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks: Cold, spell-like abilities,
spells
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 5/cold
iron, low-light vision, spell resistance 17,
water dependent
This being looks like a 1-foot tall female elf
with delicate features, emerald eyes, long golden
hair, and pale blue skin.
Asrai dwell in crystal clear lakes, ponds, and
rivers far from civilized lands. They spend most
of their time in the water frolicking and playing,
and splashing the various woodland creatures
that venture near the water for a drink. They are
protective of their aquatic homes, however, and
attack en masse any foolish human so oafish as to
enter the water without asking permission of the
asrai first.
Though asrai can survive on land for a
short amount of time, they prefer not to risk such
ventures, so any encounter with an asrai is almost
always in the water. They make their homes
in giant seashells or natural underwater caves,
usually under a canopy of aquatic plants, algae,
and seaweed so enemies cannot easily find them.
Male asrai are thought to exist, though none
have ever been encountered. Asrai speak Sylvan
and Common.
Combat
An asrai only engages in combat if her body
of water is threatened, or if any intelligent nonfey
creature enters the water without permission.
Once in combat, an asrai prefers to attack with her
magic, using her cold touch only as a last resort.
If she faces overwhelming odds, an asrai seeks
escape, often using her fog cloud or obscuring mist
ability to cover her exit.
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Saves: Fort +1, Ref +6, Will +3
Abilities: Str 5, Dex 18, Con 13, Int 10, Wis
13, Cha 14
Skills: Concentration +5, Hide +16,
Knowledge (arcana) +2, Knowledge
(nature) +2, Listen +3, Sense Motive +5,
Spellcraft +4, Spot +3, Swim +12
Feats: Weapon Finesse
Environment: Cold and temperate aquatic
Organization: Solitary or colony (2-12)
Challenge Rating: 5
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always chaotic neutral
Advancement: 2-3 HD (Tiny)
Level Adjustment: +3
Cold (Su): The touch of an asrai is
supernaturally cold. All damage dealt from an
asrai’s natural attacks is cold damage. This ability
is constant, but the asrai can suppress or resume it
at will as a free action.
Spell-Like Abilities: 2/day—control water
(DC 18), fog cloud, obscuring mist. Caster level
5th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Spells: An asrai casts spells as a 5th-level
sorcerer. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Typical Sorcerer Spells Known (6/7/5 per
day; caster level 5th): 0—dancing lights, daze (x2,
DC 12), detect magic, flare (DC 12), resistance,
touch of fatigue (DC 12); 1st—hypnotism (DC
13), obscuring mist, reduce person (DC 13), sleep
(DC 13); 2nd—hideous laughter (DC 14), touch of
idiocy.
Water Dependent (Su): An asrai that
moves more than 50 feet from her water source,
can survive on land for 1 hour per 2 points of
Constitution (after that, refer to the suffocation
rules on page 32 or in the DMG). Lost Constitution
points are immediately restored if she is returned
to the water. If her Constitution reaches 0, she dies,
her form collapsing into a puddle of water.
Skills: An asrai 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. Asrai use their Dexterity
modifier (instead of Strength modifier) on Swim
checks.
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