Brine Zombie

This creature appears as a rotting humanoid dressed in tattered and ragged clothing. Its semi-bloated body glistens from the slimy mixture of water and seaweed that hangs from its form. The creature's rotting flesh is blue-green in color. No semblance of life burns in its eyes.

Brine Zombie (CR 1)

Medium Undead (Aquatic)
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Initiative: -1
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +0

Speed: 30 feet, Swim 30 feet
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 13, touch 9, flat-footed 13 (-1 Dex, +4 natural)
Hit Points: 22 (4d8+4)
Saving Throws: Fort +1, Ref +0, Will +4
Damage Reduction: 5/slashing
Immunity: undead traits
Energy Resistance: fire 10

Offense

Melee: cutlass +5 (1d6+2/19-20) or slam +5 (1d6+3)
Reach: 5 feet

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
14 (+2)	8 (-1)	-	-	10 (+0)	10 (+0)

Base Attack Bonus: +3
CMB +5
CMD 14

Feats: Toughness

Skills: Swim +10

Languages:

Special Qualities: staggered

Special Abilities

NONE

Ecology

Environment: Any Aquatic
Organization: gang (2-4) or crew (6-11)
Treasure: none


Brine zombies are the remnants of a ship's crew that has perished at sea. They are mindless creatures, not very pleasant to look at, and relentless in their attacks on the living. The spark of evil that brought them back from the ocean depths drives them to seek the living so they may join them in their watery graves.

Brine zombies appear much as they did in life. Brine zombies attack an opponent with their cutlasses or fists in melee. If a brine zombie successfully grabs an opponent, it dives overboard and attempts to drown the victim by pinning him underwater.

Copyright Notice Author Scott Greene.