We might as well finish off OA5...
Yau-Mor
Lesser Spirit
Frequency: Very Rare
No. Appearing: 1-2
Armor Class: 4
Move: 6"/24"
Hit Dice: 7+2
% in Lair: Nil
Treasure Type: Nil
No. of Attacks: 2
Damage/Attack: 1-8
Special Attacks: Breathe Fire
Special Defenses: see below
Magic Resistance: Standard
Intelligence: Low
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Size: L
Psionic Ability: None
The Yau-mor is a large (12 feet tall) creature with the head of a dragon, the torso and arms of a man, and the lower limbs of a dragon. Its skin has a greenish shade, and may have as few as one and as many as four eyes.
The yau-mor is a servant of those evil members of the Celestial Bureaucracy. It enjoys destruction and wreaking havoc, so much so that they often forget their original intentions, getting caught up in the combat of the moment.
In particular, yau-mor hate spellcasters, and will always seek to attack them when possible. They are not too swift on the uptake, however, and will not attack mages and priests until those individuals do something to call attention to themselves. After one has selected a spellcaster as a target, it will not attack others until the original target is dead.
The yau-mor can spit a gout of flame 30 feet long, inflicting 3-18 points of damage and causing combustible materials to ignite. It can do this every third round if it needs to. This is, however, painful for the yau-mor, so most avoid using this weapon unless they are hard pressed.
Yau-mor can usually be found in the Eastern Realms performing some odious mission or another, generally of the type too tiresome or too dangerous to be trusted to a more competent individual. The yau-mor follow orders well, but are easily distracted and tricked.
Originally appeared in OA5 - Mad Monkey vs. the Dragon Claw (1988).
