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Destrachan

CR 8.00 Aberration NE Large
The hunched, reptilian beast lopes on two clawed feet, its eyeless head dominated by a huge circular maw filled with jagged teeth.

Despite its bestial appearance, the destrachan is in fact a creature of cunning and cruel intellect that enjoys inflicting pain and viciously toying with its prey. It has no eyes, and is completely blind, but possesses a pair of complex, tripartite ears it can adjust to different levels of sensitivity to sound, allowing the destrachan to hunt in absolute darkness as if it were able to see.

Destrachans are carnivores, preferring to stalk and kill live prey, although they also feast on carrion. This habit serves them well, since they often kill more than they can immediately consume. They often hunt in packs, using a complex series of clicks, shrieks, and whistles to communicate with each other. While destrachans cannot speak, they are capable of understanding spoken languages like the common tongue, and often take pleasure in their victims' cries and pleas for mercy.

STR
18
DEX
13
CON
16
INT
13
WIS
18
CHA
13
HP
90 (12d8+36)
AC
19, touch 11, flat-footed 17 (+1 Dex, +1 dodge, +8 natural, -1 size)
Speed
30 ft.
Init
+5
Melee
bite +12 (2d6+4), 2 claws +12 (1d8+4)
Space
10 ft.
Reach
5 ft.
BAB
+9
CMB
+14
CMD
26
Fort
+9
Ref
+7
Will
+12
Defensive Abilities
protection from sonics
Racial Modifiers
+8 Perception (hearing only)

Destructive Harmonics — A destrachan can project a blast of sonic energy in a cone up to 80 feet long or in a 30-foot-radius burst centered on itself as a standard action. It can adjust the harmonics of its sonic cry to generate one of two different effects on targets within the area of effect, but can only create one of these effects with each use of this ability. The save DCs are Constitution-based.

Dodge from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> 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.</p>

Great Fortitude from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> You get a +2 bonus on all Fortitude saving throws.</p>

<p class="stat-block-1"> You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.</p>

Lightning Reflexes from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> You get a +2 bonus on all Reflex saving throws.</p>

Mobility from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> 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.</p><p class="stat-block-2">Dodge bonuses stack with each other, unlike most types of bonuses.</p>

Vital Strike from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage. Roll the weapon's damage dice for the attack twice and add the results together before adding bonuses from Strength, weapon abilities (such as <i>flaming</i>), precision based damage, and other damage bonuses. These extra weapon damage dice are not multiplied on a critical hit, but are added to the total.</p>

Climb +19, Perception +27, Sense Motive +16, Stealth +12, Survival +19

Details
Type
Aberration
Alignment
NE
Size
Large
Environment
underground
Organization
solitary, pair, or pack (3-5)
Treasure
incidental
Senses
blindsight 100 ft.; Perception +27
Languages
Common (cannot speak)
Source
Bestiary 2
Sources Used in This Record
6 House/Core
  • Uses feat: Dodge (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Great Fortitude (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Improved Initiative (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Lightning Reflexes (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Mobility (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
  • Uses feat: Vital Strike (Feat)
    House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
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