Qlippoth, Hydraggon
This eellike monstrosity has a gaping, fanged mouth from which lolls a
long, red tongue split into three tendrils, two of which wield weapons.
HYDRAGGON CR 3
XP 800
CE Medium outsider (aquatic, chaotic, evil, extraplanar, qlippoth)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +8
DEFENSE
AC 15, touch 10, flat-footed 15 (+5 natural)
hp 34 (4d10+12)
Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +4
Immune cold, mind-affecting effects, poison; Resist acid 10,
electricity 10, fire 10
OFFENSE
Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.
Melee mwk short sword +6 (1d6+1/19–20), mwk trident +6
(1d8+3), tongue +2 (1d3+1 plus cloud memory) or
3 tongues +2 (1d3+1 plus cloud memory) or
bite +7 (1d6+4 plus cloud memory)
Special Attacks horrific appearance (DC 15)
STATISTICS
Str 17, Dex 10, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 16
Base Atk +4; CMB +7; CMD 17
Feats Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Two-Weapon FightingB
Skills Escape Artist +11, Knowledge (planes) +7, Perception +8,
Stealth +7, Survival +8, Swim +18; Racial Modifiers
+4 Escape Artist
Languages Abyssal; telepathy 100 ft.
SQ amphibious, beacon
ECOLOGY
Environment any water
Organization solitary, pair, or
shoal (3–10)
Treasure standard (mwk
short sword, mwk trident
other treasure)
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Beacon (Su) Once per day as
an immediate action, a
hydraggon can emit a
telepathic warning
of danger to all
hydraggons in a
100-mile radius. A
qlippoth that receives
this warning during or
just before an initiative check
gains a +4 bonus on that check.
Bite (Ex) A hydraggon cannot make a
bite attack during a round in which it uses its tongue to attack
(either with weapons or as a secondary tongue attack).
Cloud Memory (Su) When a hydraggon hits a creature with
its tongue or bite attack, the target must succeed at a DC 15
Will save or have its memories clouded for 1d6 rounds (the
creature takes a –3 penalty on this save if it was bitten instead
of being struck by a tongue). During this time, the creature
takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and skill checks, and it
cannot use thought components when casting psychic spells.
The save DC is Charisma-based.
Horrific Appearance (Su) A creature that succumbs to a
hydraggon’s horrific appearance becomes distracted by the
monster’s slithering coils and undulating tongues, and takes a –4
penalty on Perception checks and ranged attacks for 1d6 rounds.
Tongue (Ex) A hydraggon’s strange tongue splits into three
tentacles, each of which is capable of feats of manipulation
equal to that of a human hand. A hydraggon can wield
weapons in these tongues, but if it wields more than one
weapon, it must fight as if using the two-weapon fighting
option. Although most hydraggons opt to wield a one-handed
weapon and a light weapon, some choose instead to wield
a two-handed weapon and a one-handed or light weapon—
doing so uses all three of its tongues and doesn’t leave one
free to make a tongue attack. When a hydraggon wields a
two-handed weapon in this manner, it takes a –4 penalty on
attacks with the two-handed weapon and a –8 penalty on
attacks with its “off-hand” weapon. If a hydraggon has a free
tongue, it can use it to make a secondary natural attack that
deals 1d3 points of bludgeoning damage and clouds a victim’s
memory (see above).
The hydraggon is a strange qlippoth that has
mastered the use of weapons, despite its
lack of hands. These creatures enjoy
swimming in the waters of the
River Styx, and their immunity
to mind-affecting effects
shields them from
the river’s memorydraining
properties.
A hydraggon is
7 feet long and
weighs 200 pounds.