Crysolax
This creature looks like a horrible amalgam of a centipede and a praying mantis made out of translucent white crystal with brilliant multifaceted blue eyes.
Crysolax (CR 15)
Huge Outsider (Earth, Elemental, Extraplanar)Alignment: Lawful Evil
Initiative: +7
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +24
Aura: scintillating aura (20 feet; DC 20 Will)
Speed: 50 feet
Space: 15 feet
Defense
Armor Class: 27, touch 11, flat-footed 24 (+3 Dex, +16 natural, -2 size)Hit Points: 172 (15d10+90)
Saving Throws: Fort +17, Ref +12, Will +7
Damage Reduction: 10/magic and bludgeoning
Immunity: blindness, light-based effects
Energy Resistance: cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10
Spell Resistance: 26
Weaknesses: vulnerability to sonic
Offense
Melee: 2 claws +22 (1d8+8/19-20 plus Grab), bite +21 (2d6+8 plus 1d6 Dex damage)Reach: 10 feet
Special Attacks: petrifying bite, scintillating aura
Statistics
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 (+8) | 16 (+3) | 22 (+6) | 12 (+1) | 14 (+2) | 16 (+3) |
CMB +25 (+29 Grapple)
CMD 38 (50 vs. Trip)
Feats: Ability Focus (petrifying bite), Alertness, Improved Critical (claw), Improved Initiative, Weapon Focus (claw), Great Fortitude, Vital Strike
Skills: Acrobatics +21, Climb +26, Escape Artist +21, Knowledge (planes) +19, Perception +24, Sense Motive +4, Stealth +13, Survival +20
Languages: Common, Terran
Special Abilities
Petrifying Bite (Ex)
The bite of a crysolax deals 1d6 points of Dexterity damage. A creature reduced to Dex 0 is turned to crystal (as the stone to flesh spell) permanently if it fails a DC 25 Fortitude save. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +2 bonus from the crysolax's Ability Focus feat.Scintillating Aura (Ex)
As long as there is a light source present within 30 feet of it, the crysolax constantly radiates an aura that duplicates the effects of a rainbow pattern spell (CL 15th). The save is Charisma-based.Ecology
Environment: AnyOrganization: solitary or carat (2-4)
Treasure: incidental coins and items; twice standard gemstones
A terrifying predator native to the Plane of Earth (and also a pocket dimension known as the Demiplane of Crystal), the crysolax is a hunter, active most often during the daylight hours. During the day, natural sunlight refracts from the crysolax causing it to appear to be a multitude of different colors. It uses this natural sunlight to activate its aura when hunting or in combat.
A crysolax spends its days hunting creatures native to the Plane of Earth, while at night, the creature is usually found in its lair, a large and complex maze of twisting corridors, caverns, and spiraling tunnels located deep within the rocky earth of its native plane. A crysolax lair usually consists of 2-4 adults and twice that number in smaller noncombatant crysolax. The female lays 4-8 large crystal eggs usually once per year. These eggs usually hatch within 60 days and a crysolax reaches maturity within two years. Its lair is also scattered with any treasure it may have gathered.
Though not a creature known for collecting treasure, a crysolax is quite fond of gemstones, and as such a large amount of said treasure usually can be found in its lair. While a crysolax has no need to eat, some do enjoy ingesting certain gemstone (the exact type seems to vary between each crysolax).
A crysolax attacks with its bite, attempting to petrify the strongest opponents first. It also rakes and slashes with its razor-sharp claws or grabs a foe and repeatedly subjects it to its bite attack, knowing that eventually the victim will succumb to its petrifying nature.
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