Tengu (monster)

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Tengu HTengu.png
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.

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.