Scalathrax
Level 4Attacks
Abilities
A scalathrax constantly sweats a glistening oil that makes it exceptionally slick. It treats the results of Acrobatics checks to Squeeze or of any skill check to Escape as one degree of success greater than the rolled result.
A scalathrax loses this benefit for 1 minute after it takes any amount of fire damage.
Saving Throw DC 21 fortitude
Maximum Duration 6 rounds
Stage 1 Clumsy 1 (1 round)
Stage 2 clumsy 1 and Slowed 1 (1 round)
Stage 3 clumsy 1 and Slowed 2 (1 round)
The scalathrax disgorges a gout of toxic oil from its mouth in a 15-foot area. Creatures in the area must attempt a DC 21 reflex save.
The scalathrax can't use Toxic Oil Spray again for .
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature takes 1d8 poison damage.
Failure The creature takes 2d8 poison damage. For 1 minute, the creature gains weakness to fire 5, and whenever the creature critically fails with an attack roll with a w
These slippery, scaly horrors dwell in remote cave networks in the Darklands, preferring to nest in narrow fissures. When on the hunt, they flick barbs from their long legs, or spray down their foes with a clear, toxic oil. The same oil coats the scalathrax's body, all of which is quite flammable-whether it's coating a victim or the scalathrax itself.
While a scalathrax appears feral, it's more intelligent than it seems and is capable of speaking in a wet, slithery voice. The vast majority of scalathraxes are foul-tempered and quick to anger, and most of them enjoy killing. It's possible to forge an alliance with a scalathrax, but doing so requires either constant bribes of new creatures to kill or a particularly intimidating personality-scalathraxes often respect bullies, seeing in them a mirror of their own cruel values.