Tengu (monster)

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Tengu H
HP	16-39
HD	5
XP	130
Speed	10
AC	2
EV	12
Will	20
Attack1	10 (hit: plain)
Attack2	5 (peck: plain)
Attack3	5 (claw: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Weapons & armour
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	tengu, tengu
Flags	Flying Warm-blooded Speaks

A humanoid figure with the head and talons of a bird. Its ferociously combative nature belies its fragile appearance. "A Bird came down the Walk - He did not know I saw - He bit an Angleworm in halves And ate the fellow, raw" -Emily Dickinson, "A Bird came down the Walk". ca. 1865.

Useful Info

Tengu are unremarkable flying monsters, occasionally found alone or in packs while exploring the Swamp, the Shoals, or the Abyss. Like most monstrous version of playable species, they are only as dangerous as the gear they wield.

Variant Tengu

You may encounter a tengu aerator while exploring a particular vault. Along with being much more durable than normal, they pack some extremely nasty Air Magic. They usually guard a staff of air and book of Air.

Spells: Lightning Bolt (3d20), Airstrike (0-40), Chain Lightning, Swiftness, Blink

This particularly ferocious tengu is well on its way towards mastery of air magic.

Tips & Tricks

Tengu are weak enough to only pose a threat to low-level casters they catch in melee.