Moon-Beast
Description
Moon-beasts have no voice or eyes, yet they “see” more than most and can project their thoughts into the very minds of those they wish to communicate with. These monstrosities hail not from any physical moon, but rather from the shared satellite of all slumbering minds in the Dimension of Dream beyond the wall of sleep. Here, the moon-beasts raise stone cities on the oily shores of night-black seas found upon the dark side of the dreaming moon, from which they launch long, dark galleys crewed by not-quite-human slaves that sail through the void of space down to the seas of the Dimension of Dream to seek new slaves and stranger, more sinister wares.
Moon-beasts are slavers, first and foremost. They use their spell-like abilities to curb rebellion or to quickly gain minions, but much prefer using physical and mental regimens of torment and reconditioning to break the spirit of their captives. They often work with the denizens of Leng, a metaphysically nearby dimension of nightmare and madness, although as often as not these planar neighbors serve the moon-beasts merely as slaves.
Worshipers of ageless entities from beyond the stars, moon-beasts are often compelled to travel to the Material Plane for strange and frightening causes, not the least of which is gathering suitable sacrifices for their mysterious and demanding lords.
A moon-beast is 9 feet long and weighs 800 pounds.
Combat Stats
- Melee
- 2 claws +15 (1d6+6), 4 tentacles +11 (1d6+3)
- Space
- 10 ft.
- Reach
- 10 ft.
- DR
- 10/piercing or slashing
- SR
- 22
- Defensive Abilities
- amorphous
- Racial Modifiers
- +8 Stealth
Ability Scores
Special Attacks
rend (2 tentacles, 1d6+9 plus Wisdom drain)
Special Qualities
Feats
Combat Casting, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Mobility, Weapon Focus (tentacle)
Special Abilities
Universal Monster Rules
Feats, Traits & Items
You get a +4 bonus on concentration checks made to cast a spell or use a spell-like ability when casting on the defensive or while grappled.
You gain a +1 dodge bonus to your AC. A condition that makes you lose your Dex bonus to AC also makes you lose the benefits of this feat.
You get a +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against attacks of opportunity caused when you move out of or within a threatened area. A condition that makes you lose your Dexterity bonus to Armor Class (if any) also makes you lose dodge bonuses.
Dodge bonuses stack with each other, unlike most types of bonuses.
You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon.
Skills
Climb +14, Diplomacy +14, Intimidate +24, Knowledge (arcana) +11, Knowledge (planes) +18, Perception +21, Sense Motive +18, Spellcraft +21, Stealth +24, Use Magic Device +21
Spells
- Type
- Aberration
- Alignment
- CE
- Size
- Large
- Environment
- any land
- Organization
- solitary, pair, or cabal (3-5)
- Treasure
- double
- Senses
- blindsight 90 ft.; Perception +21
- Languages
- Aklo (cannot speak); telepathy 300 ft.
- Source
- Bestiary 3