Manual of the Planes

DaoMaridLarge Outsider (Air, Evil)Large Outsider (Chaotic, Water)Hit Dice: 8d8+16 (52 hp) 11d8+22 (71 hp)Initiative: +0 +3 (Dex)Speed: 20 ft. 20 ft., swim 60 ft.AC: 17 (–1 size, +8 natural) 19 (–1 size, +3 Dex, +7 natural)Attacks: Slam +13/+8 melee Slam +16/+11 meleeDamage: Slam 1d8+9 Slam 1d8+9Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft./10 ft. 5 ft. by 5 ft./10 ft.Special Attacks: Spell-like abilities, earth mastery, push Spell-like abilities, water mastery, drench, vortexSpecial Qualities: Plane shift, telepathy SR 27, plane shift, telepathySaves: Fort +8, Ref +6, Will +8 Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +9Abilities: Str 22, Dex 11, Con 14, Str 23, Dex 16, Con 14,Int 11, Wis 15, Cha 15 Int 16, Wis 15, Cha 15Skills: Appraise +11, Craft (any) +11, Sense Craft (any two) +17, Escape Artist +12,Motive +13, Spellcraft +9, Spot +13 Intimidate +16, Listen +16, Move Silently +17,Sense Motive +16, Spot +16, Spellcraft +17Feats: Cleave, Power Attack, Sunder Cleave, Great Cleave, Power AttackCHAPTER 9:MONSTERSClimate/Terrain: Any land and underground Any land and undergroundOrganization: Solitary, company (2–4) or band (6–15) Solitary, company (2–4), or band (6–15)Challenge Rating: 7 9Treasure: Standard coins; double goods; Double standardstandard itemsAlignment: Always neutral evil Always chaotic neutralAdvancement: 9–12 HD (Large); 13–24 HD (Huge) 12–15 HD (Large); 16–33 HD (Huge)an opponent is airborne or waterborne,the dao suffers a –4 penalty on attack anddamage rolls. (These modifiers are notincluded in the statistics block.)Push (Ex): A dao can start a bull rushmaneuver without provoking an attackof opportunity. The combat modifiersgiven in Earth Mastery, above,also apply to the dao’s opposedStrength checks.MARIDMarids are fiercely independentgenies as hard to control asthe ocean itself. Whether intheir palaces on the ElementalPlane of Water or in the seas ofthe Material Plane, marids loveto hunt for sport through thedepths and gather pearls and othertreasures from the sea floor. Those on theMaterial Plane have another pastime: capsizingships and drowning sailors.Marids look like 16-foot-tall, blueskinnedhumans. When they deign towear clothing at all, it’s something thatwon’t impede swimming. Some marids dress infinery woven entirely from seaweed, with a brocadeof coral and pearls.As a group, marids have a much looser social structurethan other genies. On the Elemental Plane of Water, thereis a loose empire ruled by a padishah, but manymarids don’t recognize its authority. At any onetime, there are a number of heirs vying for theCoral Throne—and many are unwilling to waitfor the current padishah’s reign to end naturally.CombatEvery marid knows that it’s muchsafer in the water, so it rarelyfights outside its element. Butwithin the waves, the marid is aterror. Its tactics often entail capsizingany enemy ships, then suckingswimmers into a vortex.Spell-Like Abilities: At will—create water, detect evil, detect good, detectmagic, invisibility, polymorph self,purify food and drink (water only), seeinvisibility; 5/day—control water,gaseous form, solid fog, waterbreathing; 1/year—limited wish(to nongenies only).Water Mastery (Ex): Amarid gains a +1 bonus onattack and damage rolls if both itand its opponent touch water. Ifthe opponent or the marid islandbound, the marid suffers a–4 penalty on attack and damagerolls. (These modifiers are notincluded in the statistics block.)Illus. by M. Cavotta173