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PFS StandardFerrous Butterfly

Beautiful but deadly, the ferrous butterfly is a turkey-sized insectile creature bristling with dozens of gleaming, razor-edged blades. Considered harmless by most denizens of the Plane of Metal, they nonetheless pose a significant threat to organic creatures, whose iron-rich blood they find irresistible.

Recall Knowledge - Elemental (Arcana, Nature): DC 15
Unspecific Lore: DC 13
Specific Lore: DC 10

Elite | Normal | Weak
Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Elite are marked in red below.
NOTE: The +2 damage bonus to non-strike offensive abilities (+4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Elite Ferrous ButterflyCreature 2

Tiny Elemental Metal 
Source Rage of Elements pg. 152 2.0
Perception +9; darkvision
Skills Acrobatics +11
Str +2, Dex +4, Con +3, Int -4, Wis +0, Cha +0
AC 17; Fort +8, Ref +11, Will +7
HP 30; Immunities bleed, paralyzed, poison, sleep; Resistances electricity 3
Speed 5 feet, fly 40 feet
Melee [one-action] wing +11 [+6/+1] (finesse), Damage 1d4+2+2 slashing plus 1 persistent bleed and a thousand cutsA Thousand Cuts A ferrous butterfly's knifelike wings cause terrible lacerations that continue to bleed. Any creature with persistent bleed damage from a ferrous butterfly's wing attack has weakness 2 to slashing damage until the bleeding is stopped.Swoop [two-actions] The ferrous butterfly Flies up to its Speed and makes a wing Strike at any point during that movement.

All Monsters in "Elemental, Metal"

NameLevel
Abysium Horror10
Ferrous Butterfly1
Kinzaruk3
Living Lodestone6
Melomach13
Mercurial2
Nanoshard Swarm9
Oregorger11
Quickiron Plasm4
Rust Scarab5
Skymetal Striker7

Elemental, Metal

Source Rage of Elements pg. 153 2.0
Metal elementals can manifest in a wide variety of different forms, from shapeless amalgams of different metals to humanoid and beast-like monstrosities.

Elemental

Related Groups Elemental, Air, Elemental, Air, Elemental, Earth, Elemental, Earth, Elemental, Fire, Elemental, Fire, Elemental, Mephit, Elemental, Scamp, Elemental, Water, Elemental, Water, Elemental, Wisp, Elemental, Wood
The Elemental Planes—primordial realms defined by aspects of air, earth, fire, or water—are home to a diverse group of beings known as elementals. Spellcasters on the Material Plane call upon elementals for aid, though these enigmatic creatures can also travel to the world of mortals via interplanar gateways and rifts. The elementals on these pages exemplify the creatures of the Elemental Planes, but this list is by no means exhaustive.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Metal Forms

Though metal elementals are made almost entirely of metal, most are composed of layers of different metals in tiny fragments, as complex as a body of flesh or plant matter. Many of these metals are rusted or decayed from the natural, slow entropy of the Plane of Metal.