Old Shuck

AC 20, touch 16, flat-footed 13 (+7 Dex, +4 natural, –1 size)

hp 85 (9d10+36)

Fort +10, Ref +13, Will +5

DR 10/cold iron or magic

Speed 40 ft., swim 15 ft.

Melee bite +13 (1d8+5 plus disease and trip), 2 claws +13 (1d6+5)

Space 10 ft., ; Reach 5 ft.

Special Attacks green-eyed gaze

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 9th; concentration +11)

CMB +15 (+17 trip) CMD 32 (38 vs. trip)

Str 20,, Dex 24,, Con 18,, Int 13,, Wis 11,, Cha 15

Base Atk +9

Feats Combat Expertise , Improved Initiative , Improved Trip , Iron Will , Stealthy

Skills Acrobatics +7 (+11 when jumping), Bluff +11, Escape Artist +9, Perception +12, Stealth +17, Swim +13

Languages Common

SQ change shape (human; alter self )

Disease (Ex) A black shuck’s bite inflicts a wasting disease on those lucky enough to survive its initial attack. Shuck’s Kiss : Bite—injury; save Fort DC 18; onset 1 day; frequency 1/hour for 6 hours; effect 1d4 Con and 1d4 Str damage; cure 2 consecutive saves. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Green-Eyed Gaze (Sp) Those who meet a black shuck’s accursed eye can find themselves changed by the experience. Three times per day, a black shuck can cast its gaze upon a creature within 30 feet. The target must succeed at a DC 16 Will save or be struck with a curse as though affected by a bestow curse spell (CL 9th). The type of curse is fixed and unique to each black shuck, and once assigned, it can’t be changed; thus, one particular black shuck’s curse might reduce an opponent’s Strength score by 6, while another’s might inflict a –4 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, and skill checks. Whether or not a creature fails its save against a black shuck’s green-eyed gaze, that creature can’t be affected by that black shuck’s gaze again for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.