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Swan Maiden

CR 6.00 Fey CG Medium

This tall, regal woman is clad in a long cloak of pristine white swan feathers and silvery armor with a winged helm.

Description

Swan maidens are fey shapechangers who vow to protect unspoiled wilds from the encroachment of civilization or evil. They live in small flocks along secluded lakeshores. Because stealing a swan maiden's cloak robs her of her shapechanging ability, most maidens avoid humanoids and take up armor and weapons to defend themselves.

Ability Scores

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Combat Stats

HP: 55 (10d6+20)
AC: 20, touch 15, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +4 Dex, +1 dodge, +1 natural)
Speed: 30 ft., fly 40 ft. (good)
Init: +5
Melee: mwk rapier +11 (1d6+1/18–20)
Ranged: longbow +10 (1d8/×3)
BAB: +5
CMB: +10
CMD: 22
Fort: +5
Ref: +12
Will: +8
DR: 5/cold iron
SR: 17
Racial Modifiers: +4 Stealth

Proficiencies

Weapons: Simple

Special Qualities

change shape (trumpeter swan, beast shape I)

Feather Cloak — Without her feather cloak, a swan maiden can't use her change shape ability.

trackless step

Transformation Ritual — A swan maiden can transform a willing good female humanoid into a swan maiden via a ritual that takes 24 hours. The humanoid loses her class and racial abilities.

Feats

Agile Maneuvers, Dodge, Flyby Attack, Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon Finesse

Special Abilities

Agile Maneuvers from Feat

You add your Dexterity bonus to your base attack bonus and size bonus when determining your Combat Maneuver Bonus (see Combat) instead of your Strength bonus.

Dodge from Feat

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.

Skill Focus from Feat

You get a +3 bonus on all checks involving the chosen skill. If you have 10 or more ranks in that skill, this bonus increases to +6.

Weapon Finesse from Feat

With a light weapon, rapier, whip, or spiked chain made for a creature of your size category, you may use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls. If you carry a shield, its armor check penalty applies to your attack rolls.

Skills

Acrobatics +11, Bluff +10, Fly +20, Knowledge (nature) +8, Perception +14, Sense Motive +9, Stealth +20

Spells

spell-like abilities:

At will—Dancing Lights, 1/day—Confusion, 1/day—Deep Slumber, 1/day—Entangle, 1/day—Glitterdust, 1/day—Major Image

Details

Type: Fey
Alignment: CG
Size: Medium
Environment: temperate lakes or swamps
Organization: solitary, pair, or flock (3–10)
Treasure: standard (chain shirt, mwk longsword, longbow with 20 arrows, other treasure)
Senses: low-light vision; Perception +14
Languages: Common, Sylvan
Source: Bestiary 4

Sources Used in This Record

10 House/Core

Uses feat: Agile Maneuvers (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Dodge (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Skill Focus (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Weapon Finesse (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Dancing Lights (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Confusion (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Deep Slumber (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Entangle (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Glitterdust (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Major Image (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.

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