Dire Ice Bats

Hoary Dire Ice Bats

Medium dire creature, unaligned

Armor Class 17

Hit Points 4d20+10 (38)

Speed 30ft Fly: 80ft Hover: 20ft Climb: 15ft

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STR

18 +4

DEX

17 +3

CON

18 +4

INT

7 -2

WIS

8 -1

CHA

6 -2

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Saving Throws fort +1 Reflex + 8 will +1

Skills vampirism, echo location, flight, grapple, breath weapon

Damage Vulnerabilities Heat, sonic

Damage Resistances Cold

Senses Acute hearing and echolocation as well as thermal senses.

Challenge 5

Breath Weapon (Cone of cold) - 1d8+3 damage / reflex save for half. DC 20.  three uses per day.

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Actions

Claw/Claw/Bite -  Damage - 1d6+2 / 1d6+2 / 1d8+3 Space / Reach - 10 feet
Grapple - if successful begins blood drain at 1d10 hp per round. Failure to break grapple extends blood drain.  Fortitude save deals half damage.  DC 15

Caves and cave systems with an average temperature of 40 degrees or lower.

These Mutant bats are larger than average humans and crave warmth and blood.  They will initially try to surprise their victims and drop down from hiding spots on cave ceilings to subdue victims without a struggle.  They also have a breath weapon which emits a cone of cold to slow down their prey.  Once they wrap their wings around the vicitm they quickly drain blood with vampiric filaments lined within their wings.

Frozen caves and high up in mountain ranges.  

Basic Information

Anatomy

Loot: Roll a Nature check, each point above fifteen reveals one more part usage.
Dire Ice Bat Ears - Used in different potions that alter sound. Each ear is worth 25gp.
Dire Ice Bat Wings - Can be crafted into several different magical items. Items that drain health and vitality or items that grant limited flight. Cloaks and jackets usually. Worth about 50 gold per 2 meters of wing.
Dire Ice bat Claws - Strong chitinous claws usually crafted into pitons and other climbing equipment. Worth about 20 gold each.
Dire Ice bat liver - used for different potions of cold resistance. Worth 120 gp each.

Biological Traits

These large bat like creatures are actually mutated humanoids who have evolved in the Icelands to feed on warmth and blood from mammals. They will try to surprise their victims utilizing darkness from caves or overcast nights to descend on prey and wrap them in their leathery wings. The wings are lined with filaments which cut through skin and even leather armor to reach a victims bloodstream. They also have a breath weapon which emits a cone of cold to slow down their prey.

Origin/Ancestry

The Ice Lands