Hyaleth Queens

AC 23, touch 12, flat-footed 20 (+2 Dex, +1 dodge, +11 natural, –1 size)

hp 127 (15d8+60)

Fort +11, Ref +7, Will +11

DR 10/slashing

Immune acid

Resist cold 10

Speed 20 ft., burrow 20 ft. (wet earth or saturated stone only), swim 30 ft.; aquiferous glide

Melee sting +16 (1d8+5 plus poison and probe intellect), 3 tentacles +14 (1d6+2 plus grab)

Space 10 ft., ; Reach 10 ft.

Special Attacks adaptive digestion, engulf (DC 22), poison

CMB +17 (+21 grapple) CMD 30 (can't be tripped)

Str 21,, Dex 15,, Con 18,, Int 12,, Wis 14,, Cha 11

Base Atk +11

Feats Combat Reflexes , Dodge , Great Fortitude , Improved Initiative , Multiattack , Skill Focus (Stealth) , Weapon Focus (sting , tentacle)

Skills Escape Artist +20, Perception +20, Stealth +22 (+26 when swimming), Survival +20, Swim +31

Languages Aklo, Common; telepathy 100 ft.

SQ compression

Adaptive Digestion (Ex) A hyaleth can alter the makeup of its digestive secretions to suit one of two different purposes. It can switch between secretions as a swift action, and each secretion has a different effect on creatures the hyaleth has engulfed with its engulf extraordinary ability. The hyaleth can choose one of the following effects, and it must apply the same effect to all creatures it has engulfed. A hyaleth can affect engulfed creatures with only one of the following effects per round. Digest Body : Engulfed creatures take 2d6 points of acid damage and must succeed at a DC 21 Fortitude save or take 1d2 points of Constitution damage. A creature reduced to negative hit points by this effect is dissolved entirely. Digest Thoughts f: Engulfed creatures that are awake must succeed at a DC 21 Will save or take 1d2 points of Intelligence damage and fall asleep for 1 hour. Each time a creature fails its save against this effect, as a free action the hyaleth can retrieve one answer to a specific question as though sifting through the creature’s surface thoughts with detect thoughts . Alternatively, the hyaleth can attempt one Knowledge check in a skill in which the engulfed creature has at least 1 rank, using the creature’s current total skill modifier. This is a mind-affecting effect. The secretions used to digest thoughts are foamy and oxygenated, allowing engulfed creatures to breathe normally while it is in effect. The save DCs are Constitution-based.

Aquiferous Glide (Su) A hyaleth can travel through aquifers and sodden earth with ease, even while it has creatures engulfed within its body. This functions like the earth glide universal monster rule, except the hyaleth can move through only earth and stone saturated with water. While a hyaleth travels in this manner, creatures it has engulfed that are unable to burrow cannot escape except through magical means.

Engulf (Ex) A hyaleth can engulf Medium or smaller creatures, but it loses its compression special quality and its racial bonus on Stealth checks when it has a creature engulfed. Engulfed creatures are subject to the hyaleth’s adaptive digestion.

Poison (Ex) Sting—injury; save Fort DC 21; frequency 1/round for 2 rounds; effect paralysis for 1d3 rounds (the duration of the paralysis is cumulative with each failed save); cure 1 save. The save DC is Constitution-based. When a creature fails its initial saving throw against the poison delivered by a hyaleth’s sting attack, the hyaleth learns the creature’s Intelligence score.