Here we go, the Shifting Sliver.
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Sliver, Shifting
Medium Aberration (Extraplanar, Sliver)
Hit Dice: 6d8+12 (39 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 30’, Climb 30’,
Armor Class: 18 (+2 Dex, +6 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 16,
Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+10 (+4 grapple bonus)
Attack: Claw +6 melee (1d6+3)
Full Attack: Claw +6 melee (1d6+3) and bite +1 melee (1d4+1)
Space/Reach: 5’/5’
Special Attacks: -
Special Qualities: Camouflage, Shared Ability,
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +7,
Abilities: Str 15, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 8, Wis 14, Cha 10,
Skills: Balance +5, Climb +11, Escape Artist +5, Hide +12, Jump +3, Listen +5, Move Silently +3, Spot +5, Swim +3, Tumble +3,
Feats: Alertness, Agile, Combat Reflexes,
Environment: Any
Organization: Swarm (20-80) or Hive (several thousand slivers of various types and one queen)
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: -
‘Another new sentry have arrived from my patron, or is it a spy? Anyways, these strange slivers, have the ability to hide in plain sight by changing their colors to match their surroundings, they are quite capable of it to, earlier today I caught one spying on me in my lab, It must have gotten in when I went to get something to drink, several hours earlier.’ – Lanariel Shadowwing, Research Notes.
If the sliver hive ever produced a perfect spy and ambusher, the shifting sliver would be it.
A shifting sliver looks like any other sliver, save that it’s able to change color. When active the slivers skin is usually changing in patterns of blue and green, when at rest however the slivers color changes to that of it’s surroundings, enabling it become almost invisible. It is quite possible to pass within 5’ of a shifting sliver without noticing it.
The shifting sliver reaches a length of roughly 7’5’’.
Combat:
Shifting slivers are ambush predators in every sense of the word, perfectly able to sit absolutely still until it’s opponents have passed it, before attacking from the rear.
Camouflage (Ex): The shifting sliver is able to alter it’s color at a whim, granting it a +10 bonus on hide checks, and allowing it to practically hide in plain sight.
Shared Ability (Ex): All slivers within 60’ of a shifting sliver gains access to its camouflage ability as if they possessed it themselves. This ability is not cumulative.
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