NEW MONSTER: DUSK REALM STALKER

DUSK REALM STALKER

FREQUENCY: Very rare

NO. APPEARING: 1-4

ARMOR CLASS: 3

MOVE: 12”

HIT DICE: 6+6

% IN LAIR: 15%

TREASURE TYPE: I

NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 or 4

DAMAGE/ ATTACK: 4-7/4-7/2-9 and see below

SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil

SPECIAL DEFENSES: Magic weapons needed to hit

MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard

SAVE: Fighter 8

INTELLIGENCE: High

MORALE: 81%

ALIGNMENT: Neutral

SIZE: L (8' tall)

PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil

LEVEL/ X.P. VALUE: VI/ 475 + 8/hp

These inhabitants of the Dusk Realm are enforcers, bully boys, and trackers all in one. They are consummate mercenaries, lending themselves out to whichever force pays the most. Although quite intelligent, they are greedy and when not spurred on by the thought of acquisition of wealth and strong drink, they are quite lazy. Dusk Realm stalkers are sometimes hired to track, and are as capable as 9th level rangers.

The Dusk Realm stalker always has the head of a canine, but it can be of any dog breed, or even a mixed breed, wild dog, wolf, coyote, etc. Its body is always that of a massive monkey.

Their normal attack routine is a claw/claw/bite. They have an 18/51 arm strength and can hold a weapon in one paw, and gain a +3 to damage while doing so. However, while using a weapon they forfeit both claw attacks, so they do not normally do so. They have sufficient agility to attack with a weapon held in the tail, although they get no strength bonus for this additional attack.