RamidrejuThis long, serpent-bodied weasel has tusks and a snout similar to
that of a boar and a body covered with soft, green fur.Ramidreju CR 1/2Source Bestiary 5 pg. 201
XP 200
N Medium magical beast
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent;
Perception +6DefenseAC 12, touch 12, flat-footed 10 (+2 Dex)
hp 11 (2d10)
Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +1OffenseSpeed 40 ft., burrow 10 ft., climb 20 ft.
Melee bite +4 (1d6 plus grab)
Special Attacks blood drain (1 Constitution), constrict (1d6)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 3rd; concentration +3)
1/day—create pit (DC 12)StatisticsStr 10, Dex 15, Con 10, Int 3, Wis 13, Cha 11
Base Atk +2; CMB +2 (+6 grapple); CMD 14 (can’t be tripped)
Feats Weapon Finesse
Skills Climb +8, Escape Artist +8, Perception +6, Stealth +8;
Racial Modifiers +6 Escape Artist, +6 Stealth
Languages Sylvan (can’t speak)
SQ compression, pit digger, smell goldEcologyEnvironment any land
Organization solitary
Treasure triple (gold items)Special AbilitiesPit Digger (Ex) A ramidreju can dig a 20-foot-deep pit in
normal ground or soft earth (not solid stone) and cover it
with branches, grass, and twigs. This pit is identical to a
CR 1 pit trap. It takes
a ramidreju 4 hours to dig a pit, though the creature is not
required to complete all the digging in the same day.
Smell Gold (Ex) A ramidreju can use its scent ability to
detect and pinpoint the location of gold within 90 feet.
The ramidreju can smell buried gold, gold held inside a
container (like a backpack or treasure chest), or even gold
deposits inside solid rock. The ramidreju knows neither the
amount of gold nor if the gold is carried or guarded by
a trap or creature.DescriptionRamidrejus are snake-bodied weasels with a
talent for digging pit traps and sniffing out gold.
Most ramidrejus have green fur, often patterned
with darker and lighter shades of green and
brown suggestive of a poisonous snake’s
scales. Though not venomous, ramidrejus
are fully capable of crushing small prey or biting and
draining the blood from larger foes.
Ramidrejus are sometimes born into the litters of
normal or giant weasel families who live near wild areas
touched by fey magic. Belligerent and feisty, they are
usually killed or driven off by their birth mothers, who
are unnerved by their otherworldly nature. Ramidrejus
that survive their infancy grow quickly to adulthood in the
space of a week and live solitary lives sometimes lasting
300 years or more.
Due to their fey influence, all ramidrejus instinctively
understand a small amount of Sylvan and can respond
through facial expressions or tapping their feet, if not
actual words.
Ramidrejus are unnaturally attracted to gold and often
decorate their burrows with gold nuggets, gold coins,
and stolen gold jewelry, which they protect with a savage
ferocity. Unscrupulous gold miners have been known to
capture ramidrejus and force them to sniff out and dig up
caches of gold, though the creatures’ unpredictable tempers
often cause this arrangement to end in bloodshed. Kinder
souls who bribe a ramidreju with gold rather than force
it into captivity find that the creatures will occasionally
form a powerful lifelong friendship with such a benefactor,
though the ramidreju’s desire for gold can mean that its
ally makes little profit from this arrangement.
Ramidrejus average around 5-1/2 feet in length and
weigh 100 pounds.
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