Cooshee

This creature appears as a large green and brown spotted dog with slightly elven features. It has a long, curling tail and ears that taper to points above its head.

Cooshee (CR 2)

Medium Magical Beast
Alignment: Neutral Good
Initiative: +3
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet, Low-Light Vision, Scent; Perception +7

Speed: 40 feet (plus sprint)
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 16, touch 13, flat-footed 13 (+3 Dex, +3 natural)
Hit Points: 22 (3d10+6)
Saving Throws: Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2; +4 vs. enchantment

Offense

Melee: Bite +6 (1d8+2 plus Grab or Trip), 2 claws +6 (1d4+1)
Reach: 5 feet

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
15 (+2)	17 (+3)	15 (+2)	4 (-3)	12 (+1)	6 (-2)

Base Attack Bonus: +3
CMB +5 (+9 to Grapple)
CMD 18

Feats: Alertness, Weapon Finesse

Skills: Perception +7, Sense Motive +3, Stealth +11 (+15*), Survival +5 (+9**)

• Racial Modifiers: +4 Stealth *Due to their coloration, the racial bonus to Stealth checks increases to +8 in their natural environment. **Cooshee have a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent.

Languages:

Special Qualities: sprint

Special Abilities

Sprint (Ex)

Once per hour, a cooshee can move ten times its normal speed (400 ft.) when it makes a charge attack.

Ecology

Environment: Temperate Forests
Organization: Solitary, pair, or pack (4-9)
Treasure: None


Cooshees are large, 200-pound, 4-foot tall hounds. They are known throughout the world as elven dogs, for their features resemble those of elves and they are often found in the employ of elves (who use them as guards). Though they only bark to warn their masters or other cooshees, the bark can be heard clearly up to one mile away.

Cooshees attack by biting and tripping their foes. Once down, an opponent is grappled and bitten.

Credit The Cooshee originally appeared in Dragon #67 (© TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and later in the First Edition module S4 Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (© TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1982) and still later in the First Edition Monster Manual II (© TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and is used by permission.

Copyright Notice Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Gary Gygax.