Manual of the Planes

Climate/Terrain: Any land and undergroundOrganization: Solitary, gang (2–5), or pack (6–11)Challenge Rating: 4Treasure: NoneAlignment: Always lawful evilAdvancement: 5–8 HD (Medium-size)CombatEnergy Drain (Su): Living creatures hit by a shadowwight’s slam attack receive one negative level. The Fortitudesave to remove the negative level has a DC of 14.Create Spawn (Su): Any humanoid slain by a shadowwight becomes a wight in 1d4 rounds. Spawn are underthe command of the shadow wight that created them andremain enslaved until its death. They do not possess anyof the abilities they had in life.Undead: Immune to mind-influencing effects, poison,sleep, paralysis, stunning, and disease. Not subject to criticalhits, subdual damage, ability damage, energy drain, ordeath from massive damage.Shadow Blend (Su): In any conditions other than fulldaylight, a shadow wight can disappear into the shadows,giving it nine-tenths concealment. Artificial illumination,even a light or continual flame spell, does not negatethis ability. A daylight spell, however, will.Plane Shift (Su): Once per day as a free action, ashadow wight can shift itself to or from the Plane ofShadow, as the plane shift spell.Skills: Shadow wights receive a +8 racial bonus onMove Silently checks.ELEMENT CREATURESThe different Elemental Planes are home to creatures thatare made entirely of the elemental material of their nativeplane. The templates below present examples from each ofthe Inner Planes, as well as a couple of alternative planes.Air Element CreaturesAir element creatures dwell in the Elemental Plane of Air.They appear as shifting clouds in the same general formas similar material beings, with darker bits of fog for eyesand mouth.Creating an Air Element Creature“Air element” is a template that can be added to any corporealcreature of the following base types: aberration, animal,beast, magical beast, plant, or vermin. The creature’s typechanges to “elemental (air).” It uses all the base creature’sstatistics and special abilities except as noted here.Hit Dice: Change to d8.Speed: An air element creature has a fly speed of 100feet, unless the base creature has a higher fly speed, withperfect maneuverability.Special Attacks: An air element creature retains allthe special attacks of the base creature and also gains thefollowing.Air Mastery (Ex): Airborne creatures suffer a –1 penaltyon attack and damage rolls against an air element creature.Special Qualities: An air element creature retains allthe special qualities of the base creature and also gainsthe following ones:• Elemental: Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, andstunning. Not subject to critical hits.• Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.• Damage reduction (see the table below).Hit Dice Damage Reduction1–7 —8–11 5/+112+ 10/+1If the base creature already has one or more of these specialqualities, use the better value.Saves: Same as the base creature.Abilities: Change from the base creature as follows:Dex +6.Skills: Same as the base creature. If the air element creaturehas an Intelligence of 4 or greater, it speaks Auran.Feats: Same as the base creature, with the added feat ofFlyby Attack.Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground.Organization: Same as the base creature.Challenge Rating: Up to 3 HD, same as the basecreature.3 HD to 7 HD, same as the base creature +1.8+ HD, same as the base creature +2.Treasure: Same as the base creature.Alignment: Usually neutral.Advancement: Same as the base creature.Sample Air Element CreatureAir Element SquidMedium-Size Elemental (Air)Hit Dice: 3d8 (13 hp)Initiative: +6 (Dex)Speed: Fly 100 ft. (perfect)AC: 18 (+5 Dex, +3 natural)Attacks: 10 arms +4 melee, bite –1 meleeDamage: Arms 0, bite 1d6+1Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft.Special Attacks: Improved grab, air masterySpecial Qualities: Elemental, ink cloud, jet, darkvision60 ft.Saves: Fort +3, Ref +9, Will +2Abilities: Str 14, Dex 20, Con 11, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2Skills: Listen +7, Spot +7Feats: Flyby AttackClimate/Terrain: Any land and undergroundOrganization: Solitary or school (6–11)Challenge Rating: 1Treasure: NoneAlignment: Usually neutralAdvancement: 4–6 HD (Medium-size); 7–11 HD (Large)CHAPTER 9:MONSTERS191