NgogaNgoga CR 7Source Lost Kingdoms pg. 30
XP 3,200
N Large magical beast
Init +9; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +7
Aura stench (DC 18, 10 rounds)DefenseAC 20, touch 14, flat-footed 15 (+5 Dex, +6 natural, –1 size)
hp 85 (9d10+36)
Fort +10, Ref +11, Will +6OffenseSpeed 40 ft., climb 40 ft.; burst of speed
Melee bite +14 (1d8+6), 2 claws +14 (1d6+6)
Space 10 ft., Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks rend (2 claws, 1d6+9)StatisticsStr 23, Dex 20, Con 18, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 9
Base Atk +9; CMB +16; CMD 31
Feats Improved Bull Rush, Improved Initiative, Improved Iron Will, Iron Will, Rending Claws*
Skills Climb +20, Perception +7, Stealth +7EcologyEnvironment warm jungles
Organization solitary, pair, or band (3–5)
Treasure noneSpecial AbilitiesBurst of Speed (Ex) Once every 1d4 rounds, a ngoga can summon a burst of energy in order to move twice its base speed in a single move action.
* See the Advanced Player’s Guide.DescriptionIn the tropical rainforests of the Kaava Lands and the Mwangi Jungle lurk animalistic offshoots of the cyclopes that once dominated the region. Known as ngogas, these half-orangutan, half-cyclops hybrids are infamous in the folktales of the Mwangi peoples, who fear them for their unpredictability and unnatural agility.
In cyclops legends, the ngogas were a gift to the Ghol-Gani from their otherworldly patrons near the collapse of the empire, magical beings infused with the brutality and insight afforded cyclopes, but lacking the intelligence that would make them viable competitors. Ghol-Gani soldiers often trained these beasts to follow them into battle and fight alongside them, and present-day cyclopes who encounter ngogas inevitably feel a sort of kinship to the similarly monocular beasts, enticing them with gifts of fruit and meat in order to gain an ally in their destructive conquests.
Since the fall of Ghol-Gan, ngogas have proliferated throughout the dense jungles of central Garund, and many of their kind can be found as deep as Usaro, where the destructive Gorilla King trains them as warmounts for his smaller minions and relies on their bestial speed to stage ambushes against any who would dare t Ngoga o intrude upon his realm.
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