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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BLACKDIRGE" data-source="post: 798951" data-attributes="member: 1953">Ok, another lower level critter. Blisterspit is an advanced ankheg with the half dragon template. Like Crackjaw his relatively low CR is balanced by the group of regular ankhegs he controls. ***************************************************BlisterspitAdvanced Half Dragon AnkhegHuge DragonHit Dice: 9d12+54 (122 hp)Initiative: -1 (Dex)Speed: 30 ft., Burrow 20 ft.AC: 24 (-2 size, -1 Dex, +17 natural)Attacks: Bite +20 melee, 2 claws +15 meleeDamage: Bite 2d8+19 plus 1d6 acid, claw 2d4+6Face/Reach: 10 ft. by 20 ft. /10 ft.Special Attacks: Improved grab, acid, breath weaponSpecial Qualities: Tremorsense, acid immunity, dragon qualities Saves: Fortitude +12, Reflex +5, Will +4Abilities: Str 36, Dex 08, Con 23, Int 07, Wis 13, Cha 08Skills: Listen +11, Spot +5, Animal Handling +7Feats: Improved Critical (bite), Power Attack, Sunder, Extra Breath WeaponClimate/Terrain: Temperate and warm plains, forest, and undergroundOrganization: Solitary Challenge Rating: 9Treasure: StandardAlignment: Neutral EvilImproved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, Blisterspit must hit with its bite attack. If it gets a hold, it deals automatic bite damage each round the hold is maintained. Acid (Ex): Acidic enzymes drip from Blisterspit’s mouth each round it maintains a hold. It automatically deals 1d6 points of acid damage each round in addition to bite damage.Breath Weapon (Ex): Twice per day Blisterspit can spit a line of caustic vitriol out to a range of 60 ft. All those caught within the line suffer 6d6 points of damage, a successful reflex saving throw (DC 20) halves the damage.Dragon Qualities: Blisterspit has low-light vision and darkvision to a range of 60 ft. In addition it is immune sleep and paralysis effects. Blisterspit’s black dragon heritage has granted it complete immunity to acid. Bizarre to say the least, the half dragon ankheg Blisterspit is truly a one of a kind anomaly. What possessed Blisterspit’s dragon father to seek out and mate with a mindless beast like an ankheg is beyond anyone’s reckoning, but the strange fecundity of dragonkind bred true and Blisterspit was the result. Inhabiting the northern region of the Blackspire forest, the monstrous ankheg as created a vast subterranean lair beneath the sheltering trees of the forest. Cohabiting with a large cluster of normal ankhegs, Blisterspit has managed to drive his lesser brethren to attack the nearby human settlement of Threndonvale.The ankhegs have been raiding regularly, and the simple community of Threndonvale has been unable to repulse the vicious creatures. Blisterspit has trained his ankheg kin to not only bring back food, in the form of unfortunate humans, but has also instructed them to collect bright shiny bits of metal. Blisterspit’s has inherited his dragon father’s avarice and through his ankheg cohorts has amassed a considerable trove of gold, weapons and other trinkets. In addition to raiding the town itself Blisterspit has begun to actually attack the merchant caravans coming from the north slaying all that do not flee and then looting the wagons. The nature of the ankheg attacks has made them very hard to combat. Bursting from the ground either in the very center of town or along the merchant roads, the insectoid creatures gain almost complete surprise on their victims. The ankheg’s ability to burrow beneath the earth has allowed them to strike anywhere they please and the unpredictable nature of these attacks had made them exceedingly difficult to prepare for. No one has been foolhardy enough to follow the tunnels left after an attack so the whereabouts of Blisterspit and his ankheg’s lair is unknown. The death total is mounting in Threndonvale and merchant caravans have ceased coming from the north placing the small town on the verge of extinction. The mayor of the town has decided on one final ploy, scraping together all of the gold he and the community can muster they have sent word of their plight to the cities in the north with the hopes of hiring a brave band of adventurers to eradicate the menace. Description & TacticsA bizarre mingling of reptile and insect, Blisterspit is truly a sight to behold. The long segmented body of an ankheg remains but the normal chitinous outer covering has been replaced with the thick black scales of a dragon. The six legs of the ankheg have been heavily modified with the rear four thickening to support the increased weight of the beast while the front two have developed into shorter, but stronger arm like appendages ending in vicious three taloned claws. The upper segments of Blisterspit’s body have assumed a more upright position to allow the use of the front legs to manipulate objects or make claw attacks; this posture lends Blisterspit an odd centaur-like appearance. The crowning nightmare to this unnatural union of dragon and ankheg is Blisterspit's misshapen head, which blends insect and dragon in equal parts. The long snout of the dragon is present as well as the needle sharp fangs that line the beast’s maw but oddly enough the large mandibles of the ankheg are also evident jutting from either side of Blisterspit’s mouth. Blisterspit's eyes are the multifaceted eyes of the ankheg mounted forward in his skull to provide stereoscopic vision. Two long waving antennae crown Blisterspit’s head adding the final touch to his weird and frightening form.Although far smarter than his lesser kin Blisterspit still relies heavily on the simple tactics used by all ankhegs. Burrowing beneath a target area Blisterspit and his kin will burst from the ground attacking every living thing in the vicinity. Blisterspit will start combat off by using his breath weapon on the most obvious spellcasters and then close in for melee. Blisterspit’s improved grab ability will only be used to drag potential prey back to the lair for consumption. Confident but not suicidal Blisterspit will abandon a combat that has gotten out of hand by burrowing into the ground to escape his foes.</blockquote>

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