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Taniniver

CR 18.00 Dragon NE Huge
This legless, winged, white-eyed dragon is covered in patches of diseased flesh, squirming with maggots and oozing pus.

Taninivers are a degenerate race of diseased dragons. A taniniver's body is alive but constantly rotting. Wracked by never-ending pain, with the stench of its own decaying flesh so strong it nearly overwhelms the vile creature's enhanced senses, the foul taniniver spends most of its time in magical research to reverse the progression of its diseases or, failing that, to stave off further deterioration. Taninivers often ally with cults of undeath or dragonkind.

STR
33
DEX
11
CON
25
INT
18
WIS
17
CHA
20
HP
270 (20d12+140)
AC
33, touch 8, flat-footed 33 (+25 natural, –2 size)
Speed
30 ft., fly 200 ft. (clumsy)
Init
+4
Melee
bite +30 (4d6+11 plus disease), 2 claws +30 (2d8+11 plus disease), tail slap +24 (2d8+5 plus disease)
Space
15 ft.
Reach
10 ft. (15 ft. with bite)
BAB
+20
CMB
+33
CMD
43 (can't be tripped)
Fort
+21
Ref
+12
Will
+15
DR
15/good and magic
SR
29
Defensive Abilities
negative energy affinity

Breath Weapon — A taniniver's breath weapon is a hideous gray cloud of disease particles. Any creature in the area must succeed at a DC 27 Fortitude save or contract mummy rot (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 210). The disease is contracted immediately (the onset period does not apply) and is an instantaneous effect. Ongoing saving throws against the disease use the dragon's breath weapon DC. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Bluff +28, Fly –12, Heal +26, Intimidate +28, Knowledge (arcana) +27, Knowledge (religion) +27, Perception +26, Sense Motive +26, Spellcraft +27, Stealth +15, Use Magic Device +28

spell-like abilities:
Constant—Deathwatch, 3/day—Animate Dead, 3/day—Inflict Serious Wounds, 1/day—Eyebite, 1/day—Horrid Wilting, 1/day—Symbol Of Pain
Details
Type
Dragon
Alignment
NE
Size
Huge
Environment
any land or underground
Organization
solitary
Treasure
standard
Senses
darkvision 120 ft., deathwatch; Perception +26
Languages
Common, Draconic, Undercommon
Source
Bestiary 4
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