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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shade" data-source="post: 5600014" data-attributes="member: 287">CaymanClimate/Terrain: Temperate or subtropical swam or forestsFrequency: UncommonOrganization: Village  Activity Cycle: Any Diet: CarnivoreIntelligence: Average (8-10) Treasure: K Alignment: NeutralNo. Appearing: 10d6  Armor Class: 7 Movement: 9Hit Dice: 2 THAC0: 19 No. of Attacks: 1 Damage/Attack: 1d3 (bite) or by weaponSpecial Attacks: SurpriseSpecial Defenses: StealthMagic Resistance: NilSize: S (1’ tall) Morale: Average (9) XP Value: 65Shaman: 175 These reptilian humanoids stand about a foot tall, with bodies sheathed in rough brown or green skin. Their black, pupil-less eyes boast infravision with a 90-foot range.Caymen are intelligent and sociable, dwelling together in vilages. Their native language sounds like simple hisses and chitters to other creatures. Fortunately, caymen also speak Common. In addition, some may know the languages of subterranean creatures living nearby.Combat: Caymen usually avoid conflict, except in self-defense or when protecting their villages, territory, or food sources. When pressed, they use bone weapons, usually small javelins and large daggers. Each weapon inflicts 1d6 points of damage.In general, caymen dislike frontal assaults. They prefer to surprise an opponent, make a few quick attacks, then flee.All caymen can move silently and hide in shadows with a 40% chance of success. They use these skills to evade combat, or to surprise foes with whom they must fight; those attacked by a concealed cayman suffer a -2 penalty to surprise rolls.Habitat/Society: Caymen build underground villages of tunnels and chambers 1 to 2 feet high. They protect these lairs with palisades of packed dirt and woven reeds. The walls have many entrances, aU of them the equivalent of concealed doors.Each cayman village includes 10d6 adults, and half that many noncombatant offspring. Immature caymen reach adulthood in one year. Villages are led by a shaman, equivalent to a priest of 5th to 7th level. These shamans live longer than the average cayman (60 years, as opposed to the normal 40-year life span), so their hides grow tough and improve their Armor Class to AC 6. With a shaman in a cayman party, the creatures’ morale increases by 1 point.Not only do the better warriors use bone weapons and tools, they wear bone and feather headdresses. The more elaborate the headdress, the greater the warrior – though these caymen avoid wearing such adornments in battle, not wishing to alert the enemy to their superior abilities.These lizard-kin get along well with gnomes and tolerate lizard men. However, due to the caymen’s small size, evil subterranean races often take them as slaves.Ecology: Caymen enjoy eating giant-sized reptiles and amphibians but sometimes fall prey themselves to large predators. They make reliable guides in swamps.</blockquote>

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