Spurred on by kafkonia's impressive entry ive now finished my entry...oh and one thing I forgot to put in the rules. The name can be something like the undercurrent -insert word here-. Mine is.
Undercurrent Flamingo
Magical beast
Hit Dice: 1d10+2 (7 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 20 ft. (2 squares), fly 60 ft. (average)
Armor Class: 14 (+1 size, +1 Dex, +2 natural), touch 12,
flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/–4
Attack: Bite +1 melee (1d4)
Full Attack: Bite +1 melee (1d4)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Undercurrent discharge
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, Electrical screech
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +2
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 6
Skills: Spot +10
Feats: EnduranceB, Weapon Finesse
Environment: Warm aquatic
Organization: Solitary or pair.
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: None
Alignment: Chaotic neutral
Advancement: 2–3 HD (Small)
Level Adjustment: —
"As I watched the black bird, swooped up into the air, and hovered trembling upon a breath of wind. Suddenly it plunged downwards in a predatorial manner, an absurd action for a flamingo, its massive black beak biting the air viciously. It was when I saw the black flamingo fly off with a dead flamingo clamped between its beak that I started to worry..." David Attenbury. The life of birds...
Occasionally when a spell is miscast, or backfires, a small trace of energy is unwittingly released from the caster’s wand. This energy is known by the wizarding community as undercurrent energy as it doesn’t affect spells in any way and is merely a bi product of magic. Sometimes this energy, collects in pockets in condensed areas, such as bird nests, pits or cupboards. In these cases the energy warps the surrounding area and any creatures within it, twisting them with undercurrent energy.
An undercurrent flamingo is a flamingo that has been distorted both physically and mentally by undercurrent energy. Its warped nature is reflected in its appearance, which is fairly unsettling. An undercurrent flamingo is jet black, with pink flashes streaking through its wings yellow, glowing, pupil less eyes. Even its beak and webbed feet are black. The noise an undercurrent flamingo makes is a strange, electronic shriek, which bears no resemblance to the cry of a bird. In the wild, undercurrent flamingos tend to feast upon normal flamingos, forgetting that once they were the same as these poor victims. All undercurrent creatures become cannibals.
Combat
When attacking, undercurrent flamingos become extremely angry and use “shock” tactics in order to stun their foe before moving in for the kill. The sight of a black flamingo, brining down another bird can be a truely horrific sight.
Undercurrent discharge (Ex): Twice per encounter, an undercurrent flamingo may unleash a surge of undercurrent energy upon its enemies dealing the effect of shocking grasp as the spell (caster level 1st.
Electrical Screech (Ex): Due to the damaging effect that producing the noise has on an undercurrent creatures throat, the undercurrent flamingo may only perform this once per day. All living creatures within 40ft must succeed a dc 15 will save or be shaken for 2 rounds.
Skills: Undercurrent Flamingos have a +4 racial bonus on Spot checks.
A very brief wander into the undercurrent plane.
Unknown to many creatures and races there is infact an undercurrent plane which borders the ethereal plane. This plane is a chaotic realm, doomed to eternal thunderstorms and rain. The rain in the undercurrent plane almost never stops and so, races inhabiting the plane are always encountering problems involving flooding and farming. Amongst other things, the strange unpredictable nature of undercurrent energy gives the plane a few inexplicable and surprising qualities, such as areas of land that are charred and burned for no reason, or stretches in which sparks fly, like fireflies. Many who have visited this plane have described it as the plane of madness, failing to recognise that infact this plane is very similar to the material plane, only contorted by magic. Time on the undercurrent plane does not run smoothly either for there is no such thing as seasons. All creatures on the plane have a similar appearance, a black singed look with unblinking, yellow eyes, and flashes of their original form.
I expect it to be peppered with a healthy sprinkling of mistakes so please comment on it
