ANCESTOR OF THE SARLIS
Tiny Beast
HD: 1d10 (5 hp)
Initiative: +1 (dex)
Speed: 20ft, Fly 5ft (clumsy)
AC: 16 (+1 dex, +1 natural, +4 size)
Attacks: Eye contact, Claws+2 melee, Bite+2 melee, Poison, Blood drain
Damage: Claws 1d3, Bite 1d2 plus poison, Blood drain: 1d4 constitution damage.
Face/Reach: 3ft by 1 1/2ft/ 2ft
Special Attacks: Eye contact, Poison
Special Qualities: Immunities against undead
Saves: Fort-1, Ref+1, Will+1
Abilities: Str 6, Dex 12, Con 9, Int 7, Wis 12, Cha 11
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Climate/Terrain: Any land or underground
Organization: Solitary, pair or pack (3-8)
CR: 4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Often neutral evil
Advancement: 3-5 HD (Tiny), 6-8 HD (Small)
This creature looks like a cross between a vampire bat and a panther, with a bit of viper thrown in for good measure. It dwells amongst graveyards, battlefields, and other places where death is abundant. However, it itself does not feed on the dead. It only goes these places to follow its prey, the rat. However, it does have a somewhat morbid fascination with death and undeath. It lacks the intellect to fully understand all the forces at work in the process, however it is very curious and will often watch dying creatures with great intensity. Because it follows and observes death, it frequently encounters the undead, particularly ghouls. As a result it has adapted to protect itself from these creatures and ghouls, being intelligent, have figured out that their attacks usually have little, if any, affect on the creatures and have generally come to leave them alone. The creature usually hunts rats by first dazing them with its eye contact, then slashing with their claws and bites. This creature is smart enough to realize that it is not a match for most parties and will often simply leave them with a bite and a hiss. Sometimes it inquires those who have been frequently resurrected about what death, what dying feels like, what it is like, and what it feels like to come back from the dead. It speaks draconic and infernal.
COMBAT
Eye contact (Ex): As a free action this creature can meet an animal directly in its eyes. If the creatures intelligence is 1 or less, then it will be under the effects of Animal Daze.
Poison (Ex): Delivered by a successful bite, does 1 initial strength damage, 1 secondary dexterity damage.
Immunities against undead (Ex): This creature is immune to all undead creatures touch attacks and gaze attacks