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Grisantian Lion
The appearance of the mighty grogrisant is a once-in-a-generation event, but the descendants of those legendary beasts are well known along the World's Edge Mountains and throughout Taldor. These primal predators don't travel in a pride as mundane lions do. Instead, they avoid others of their kind, even to mate, and seek out ordinary lions once a year for this purpose. A grisantian lioness who bears cubs only tends her offspring long enough for them to become self-sufficient—which takes but a few months, thanks to their kind's incredibly rapid growth and development.A full-grown grisantian lion is as large as an elephant and exceedingly aggressive, hunting anything it comes across. While ordinary lions rely on stealth and pack tactics to secure a meal, the grisantian lion is too big to hide amid tall grass. Instead, it has adapted to the mountains, where it chooses a large, hard-to-reach cave as its home, often killing any creature unfortunate enough to already inhabit the place. A grisantian lion can track for miles and is a canny hunter, hiding along rocky cliffs and outcroppings as it stalks prey.
Although they're wild creatures that can never be tamed, grisantian lions understand Taldane and occasionally agree to help those who defend nature. However, such alliances are temporary and unreliable at best.
Recall Knowledge - Beast (Arcana, Nature): DC 35
Unspecific Lore: DC 33
Specific Lore: DC 30
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Changes from being Weak are marked in red below.NOTE: The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.
Weak Grisantian LionCreature 11
Rare Huge Beast Primal Source Monster Core 2 pg. 180
Perception +23; low-light vision, scent (imprecise) 60 feet
Languages Common; (can't speak any language)
Skills Acrobatics +20, Athletics +23, Intimidation +23, Stealth +20, Survival +20
Str +7, Dex +5, Con +7, Int -3, Wis +4, Cha -2
AC 30; Fort +23, Ref +20, Will +17
HP 195; Immunities disease; Resistances fire 10, physical 10 (except bludgeoning)
Speed 35 feet, climb 20 feet
Melee [one-action] jaws +24 [+19/+14], Damage 3d10-2+14 piercing plus GrabMelee [one-action] claw +24 [+20/+16] (agile), Damage 3d8-2+12 slashingBlinding Mane [two-actions] (incapacitation, light, primal, visual) Frequency once per day Effect Drawing upon the power of their grogrisant ancestor, the grisantian lion focuses and causes their mane to glow with bright light. All creatures within 20 feet must attempt a DC 27 Fortitude save.
Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success The target is blinded until its next turn begins.
Failure The target is blinded for 1 minute.
Critical Failure The target is blinded permanently.Dual Pounce [two-actions] The grisantian lion Strides and makes two claw Strikes against the same creature at the end of that movement. Each attack counts against the grisantian lion's multiple attack penalty, but the penalty doesn't increase until after the grisantian lion makes both attacks. If both attacks hit, combine their damage for the purpose of resistances and weaknesses.Rend [one-action] claw. If the grisantian lion Rends after a successful Dual Pounce, combine the Rend's damage with that from the Dual Pounce for the purpose of resistances and weaknesses.Vicious Rend [reaction] Trigger The grisantian lion uses Rend; Effect The target's armor takes damage equal to the damage from Rend. The target can attempt a DC 27 basic Reflex save to reduce this damage.
The Legend Of The Grogrisant
Early tales of the founding of Taldor speak of the Grogrisant, an enormous six-eyed lion with a mane that glowed the like the sun. The lion destroyed the city-states of the region, feeding on their livestock and plundering their wealth to line its den. The great hero Taldaris finally slew the terrible beast and went on to become the First Emperor of Taldor. Terrifying six-eyed lions reminiscent of the original make repeated appearances throughout Taldor’s history only to meet their demise at the hands of heroes. While the original Grogrisant of legend is honored with a capitalized name, the remaining grogrisants of history bear the less formal name for the sake of classification.
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