Meowl

Meowl

Hybrid Animal
Hit Dice:	¾D8 (3 HP)
Initiative:	+3 (+3 DEX)
Speed:	10 Ft (2 Squares), Fly 40 Ft (Average)
Armor Class:	17 (+2 Size, +3 DEX, +2 Natural)
Touch AC:	15
Flat-Footed AC:	14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+0/-11
Attack:	Talons +5 Melee (1D4–3), or Bite –1 Melee (1D3–4)
Full Attack:	Talons +5 Melee (1D4–3) and Bite –1 Melee (1D3–4)
Space/Reach:	21⁄2 X 21⁄2 Ft/0 Ft
Special Attacks:	--
Special Qualities:	Low-Light Vision, Scent
Saves:	Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +2
Abilities:	STR 4, DEX 17, CON 10, INT 2, WIS 14, CHA 7
Skills:	Balance +10, Hide +6, Listen +14, Move Silently +17, Spot +6*
Feats:	Weapon Finesse (Talons & Bite)
Environment:	Temperate Forests
Organization:	Domesticated, or Solitary
Challenge Rating:	¼
Alignment:	Neutral
Advancement:	2 HD (Small)
Level Adjustment:	--

The statistics presented here describe nocturnal birds of prey from 1 to 2 feet long, with wingspans up to 6 feet. They combine both talons into a single attack.

Combat: Meowls swoop quietly down onto prey, attacking with their powerful talons.

Skills: Meowls have a +8 racial bonus on Listen checks and a +14 racial bonus on Move Silently checks. *They have a +8 racial bonus on Spot checks in areas of shadowy illumination.

Hybrid Animal Type: A hybrid animal is a living, nonhuman creature. They are two or more creatures combined magically, usually vertebrates with no magical abilities and no innate capacity for language or culture.

·  Features: A hybrid animal has the following features (unless otherwise noted in a creature’s entry).

·  d8 Hit Dice.

·  Base attack bonus equal to 3/4 total Hit Dice (as cleric).

·  Good Fortitude and Reflex saves (certain animals have different good saves).

·  Skill points equal to (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1) per Hit Die, with quadruple skill points for the first Hit Die.

·  Traits: A hybrid animal possesses the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature’s entry).

·  Due to their hybrid nature, Intelligence scores can be magically enhanced, so any INT score is possible.

·  Low-light vision.

·  Alignment: Always neutral.

·  Treasure: None.

·  Proficient with its natural weapons only. A non-combative herbivore uses its natural weapons as a secondary attack. Such attacks are made with a –5 penalty on the creature’s attack rolls, and the animal receives only 1/2 its Strength modifier as a damage adjustment.

·  Proficient with no armor unless trained for war.

·  Hybrid Animals eat, sleep, and breathe.