Stymphalide, Giant StymphalidiesEvery feather like a plate of shimmering armor and its beak the length and sharpness of a knight’s lance, this towering, ibis-like bird looks to be sculpted from silver and brass. Standing upon long legs ending in powerful metallic talons, its beady eyes dart about voraciously.Giant Stymphalidies CR 8Source Pathfinder #26: The Sixfold Trial pg. 88
XP 4,800
N Large magical beast
Init +6; Senses low-light vision; Perception +12DefenseAC 22, touch 11, flat-footed 20 (+2 Dex, +11 natural, -1 size)
hp 94 (9d10+45)
Fort +11, Ref +10, Will +5
DR 10/magic and adamantine; Immune fire
Weaknesses sonicOffenseSpeed 20 ft., fly 120 ft. (poor)
Melee bite +14 (1d8+6 plus bleed/19-20), 2 talons +9 (1d6+3), 2 wings +9 (1d6+3 plus bleed)
Ranged 2 wing razors +10 (1d6+6 plus bleed)
Space 10 ft., Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks bleed (1d6), glare, wing razorsStatisticsStr 22, Dex 15, Con 20, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 17
Base Atk +9; CMB +16; CMD 28
Feats Alertness, Critical Focus, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Flyby Attack
Skills Fly +0, Perception +12EcologyEnvironment warm mountains
Organization solitary, pair, or flight (3-9)
Treasure incidentalSpecial AbilitiesGlare (Su) As a standard action, in any area of normal or brighter light, a giant stymphalides can ruffle its metallic feathers in such a way as to dazzle all creatures nearby. Any creature within 30 feet must make a DC 19 or be blinded for 1d6 minutes. A creature can defend against this effect in the same way it would a gaze attack. This is a sight-based effect. The DC is Constitution-based.
Wing Razors (Ex) A giant stymphalides’s metallic feathers are razor-sharp. In addition to being able to slash creatures with its wings as a melee attack, it may beat its wings, flinging two large, feathered shards at a single target. These wing razors deal 2d6 points of damage and cause bleed. A giant stymphalides can use this attack a number of time per day equal to its Constitution modifier.
Man-eating birds of prey, the rare creatures known as stymphalides stalk the arid plains and coastlines of Golarion in ravenous swarms, shredding warm-blooded animals and unwary travelers with their bladed feathers and dagger-like beaks. From a distance, stymphalides might easily be mistaken for cranes, ibises, or other longnecked birds, though in full sunlight their gleaming feathers and the haze of blood lingering from past meals are impossible to mistake.
Peculiarly, the feathers and beak of a stymphalides are made of steel, similar to the metallic hide of a gorgon. The wings of stymphalides are as sharp as knives and often lacerate their prey as the birds swarm and beat their wings against their unfortunate victims’ skin. Similarly, their beaks are supernaturally sharp and can pierce the tough hides of animal prey or the armor of those warriors foolish enough to hunt the creatures. Even if a victim of a stymphalides swarm’s frenzied attacks manages to fend off the vicious creatures, the wounds caused by the birds continue to bleed long after being inflicted, and the victim often perishes from loss of blood before ever reaching help.
Most stymphalides stand approximately 2-1/2 feet tall and weigh little more than 40 pounds. Although mean-tempered and territorial, lone stymphalides prove relatively harmless, thus traveling in swarms of several dozen, relying on strength of numbers to bring down large or dangerous prey. Many tales also tell of enormous breeds of these monstrous birds, powerful enough to prey upon wyverns. These giant stymphalides are said to grow up to 13 feet tall and weigh over 250 pounds, with wingspans reaching upward of 25 feet. Such gigantic stymphalides are rarely seen, preferring to lurk upon desolate cliffs or even amid harsh extraplanar realms.Creatures in "Stymphalide" Category
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