#subtype earth

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Drake, Stone

Stone drakes are vicious, degenerate dragon-kin that dwell deep underground. Despite their small size (for dragons) they are deadly hunters who prey on both wild creatures and unfortunate sentients.

Stone drakes have no wings or a breath weapon, setting them apart from most other drakes, though their great stealth and acidic saliva partly make up for the lack. In spite of their bestial appearance, they are quite intelligent and avoid any fight that isn't on their terms.

Dwarves utterly loathe stone drakes for their tendency to infiltrate their holds' lower levels and pick off miners. Virtually all other dragons look down on the wingless drakes, and many stone drakes have a significant inferiority complex as a result.

Stone drakes do not covet treasure like true dragons do, though they may keep a small hoard of useful items - or bait.

STONE DRAKE CR: 5 XP: 1,600 NE Medium dragon (earth) Init: +6; Senses: Darkvision 120 ft., low-light vision; Perception +12 __________________________________ AC: 20, touch 12, flat-footed 18 (+2 Dex, +8 natural) hp: 63 (6 HD) Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +6 Immune: Acid, paralysis, sleep Weakness: Light sensitivity __________________________________ Speed: 40 ft., climb 40 ft.; perfect climbing Melee: Bite +9 (1d8+4 plus 1d6 acid), 2 claws +9 (1d6+3) Special Attacks: Ambush __________________________________ Str 17, Dex 15, Con 19, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 14 Base Atk: +6; CMB: +9; CMD: 21 (25 vs. trip) Feats: Alertness, Combat Expertise, Improved Initiative Skills: Acrobatics +8, Bluff +11, Climb +20, Intimidate +11, Perception +12, Sense Motive +12, Stealth +15, Survival +11 (+15 tracking); Racial Modifiers: +4 Stealth, +4 Survival when tracking Languages: Draconic, Dwarven, Undercommon __________________________________ Environment: Underground Organization: Solitary, pair, or family (1-2 and 2-5 juveniles) Treasure: Standard __________________________________ Ambush (Ex): Any time a stone drake makes a successful charge attack against a flat-footed opponent, it deals double damage with its bite. Perfect Climbing (Ex): A stone drake moves with perfect ease while climbing. It can move at full speed across ceilings, overhangs, and other slanted or vertical surfaces without making Climb checks, and it does not have to make a Climb check to avoid losing its grip when it takes damage.

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Galeb Duhr

Reclusive but unrelenting, the living boulders known as galeb duhrs call the mountains their home and protect their stones and boulders with the same tenacity as a treant protecting its beloved trees.

A galeb duhr typically stands between eight and twelve feet in height, though individuals with the young or giant simple templates are not uncommon. It resembles nothing so much as a huge stone with small white eyes and stumpy arms and legs. A galeb duhr can hold itself so still as to appear one with the surrounding rocks, and many a traveler was walked right by one without ever realizing.

Galeb duhrs congregate in small groups of up to five, quietly appreciating each other's company as they sit motionless on their mountainsides. Often the only sign of their presence is the palpably sad songs they rumble to themselves - galeb duhrs are accomplished singers, with beautifully deep, rumbling voices. Galeb duhrs know every inch of their mountains and collect gemstones for the simple pleasure of staring into their facets. Unscrupulous humanoids sometimes try to force galeb duhrs to part with their knowledge of precious stones and veins of gold, but the peaceful elementals will not hesitate to defend themselves with violence if need be.

GALEB DUHR CR: 9 XP: 6,400 N Large outsider (earth, elemental, extraplanar) Init: +0; Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 300 ft.; Perception +22 __________________________________ AC: 24, touch 9, flat-footed 24 (+15 natural, -1 size) hp: 126 (12 HD) Fort +13, Ref +4, Will +13 DR 10/magic; Immune: Elemental traits, petrification; Resist: Fire 10; SR 20 __________________________________ Speed: 20 ft., burrow 30 ft. Melee: 2 slams +20 (1d8+9) Ranged: Rock +11 (1d8+13/120 ft.) Space: 10 ft.; Reach: 10 ft. Special Attacks: Earthen grasp, powerful charge (slam, 1d8+13), rock throwing Spell-Like Abilities (CL 9th, concentration +11): At will - Animate objects (boulders only), spike stones (DC 15), stone shape 1/day - Move earth, passwall, transmute rock to mud (DC 16), wall of stone __________________________________ Str 29, Dex 10, Con 20, Int 13, Wis 17, Cha 12 Base Atk: +12; CMB: +19 (+23 bull rush); CMD: 29 (33 vs. bull rush) Feats: Alertness, Cleave, Greater Bull Rush, Improved Bull Rush, Iron Will, Power Attack Skills: Knowledge (geography) +16, Perception +22, Perform (oratory, poetry, sing) +16, Sense Motive +22, Stealth +15 (+19 in stony environs); Racial Modifiers: +4 Stealth (+8 in stony environs) Languages: Dwarven, Giant, Terran SQ: Freeze __________________________________ Environment: Any mountains (Plane of Earth) Organization: Solitary, pair, or tumble (3-5) Treasure: Standard __________________________________ Earthen Grasp (Su): Three times per day as a standard action, a galeb duhr can conjure a huge hand of stone to grasp its foes. This functions as the grasping hand spell (CL 9th), except that the hand is made of solid stone, not magical force; it cannot move; and it cannot interpose or bull rush, only grapple. Freeze (Ex): A galeb duhr can hold itself so still it appears to be a boulder. A galeb duhr that uses freeze can take 20 on its Stealth check to hide in plan sight as a boulder.