Gutdragging Lurcher

AC 14, touch 9, flat-footed 14 (-1 Dex, +5 natural)

hp 32 (5d12)

Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +6

Immune undead traits

Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

Melee 4 entrails +5 (1d3+2)

Space 5 ft., ; Reach 5 ft. (20 ft. with entrails)

Special Attacks choking viscera, improved grab, nauseating appearance

Str 15,, Dex 8,, Con —,, Int 10,, Wis 14,, Cha 15

Base Atk +2

Feats Lightning Reflexes , Weapon Focus (entrails)

Skills Climb +18 (+20 ropes), Listen +10, Spot +10, Use Rope +7

Languages Common

SQ corpse puppets, turn resistance +2

Choking Viscera (Ex) A grappled foe experiences unimaginable horror. The rotting, putrid intestines that wriggle about the gutdragging lurcher push themselves into the enemy’s mouth (pulping themselves through closed teeth even) and pour down the victim’s throat to choke her to death. Anyone grappled by the lurcher must make a DC 14 Fortitude save or take 1d6 points of nonlethal damage. If reduced to below 0 hp, the victim begins to suffocate until the lurcher releases her or she perishes, choking on foulness. The save DC is Strength-based.

Corpse Puppets (Su) A lurcher’s entrails may slither down the throat of any fresh corpse it finds (dead no longer than 2 days), animating the body as a zombie under the lurcher’s control. One lurcher cannot control more than its Hit Dice worth of zombies at any one time.

Entrails (Ex) A lurcher’s entrails may attack foes up to 20 feet away. In addition, these tentacles “see” just as well as the lurcher and can spot foes around corners. They can also squeeze into small openings or under doors to attack enemies. A lurcher feeds on the viscera of the dead to increase its Hit Dice and reach. For every 3 HD the lurcher has above 5, increase the reach of its entrails by another 10 feet. Old and powerful lurchers often sit within nests of warrens, their disgusting entrails infesting the places and animating corpse puppets to deal with anyone foolish enough to intrude.

Improved Grab (Ex) If a gutdragging lurcher strikes an opponent with its entrails it may immediately initiate a grapple without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it succeeds in grappling the foe it immediately invades her mouth and throat with its choking viscera.

Nauseating Appearance (Ex) Anyone who sees a gutdragging lurcher, or even its wriggling entrails, must succeed on a DC 14 Fortitude save or become nauseated for 1 round. Success on this save renders the foe immune to this lurcher’s appearance for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.