Crystalline Horror

This humanoid creature seems to be made entirely of crystal and glass. It is man-sized and its head sports no eyes, nose, ears, or mouth. Its body appears razor-sharp and jagged. Its hands end in wicked claws.

Crystalline Horror (CR 5)

Medium Aberration
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Initiative: +6
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +11

Speed: 30 feet
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 21, touch 13, flat-footed 18 (+1 dodge, +2 Dex, +8 natural)
Hit Points: 59 (7d8+7 plus 7)
Saving Throws: Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +6
Damage Reduction: 10/magic
Energy Resistance: cold 10

Offense

Melee: 2 claws +9 (1d6+4)
Reach: 5 feet

Special Attacks: bend light, Constitution damage, crystal claws, shard spray (DC 18)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
19 (+4)	14 (+2)	16 (+3)	10 (+0)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)

Base Attack Bonus: +5
CMB +9
CMD 22

Feats: Ability Focus (shard spray), Dodge, Improved Initiative, Toughness

Skills: Climb +14, Perception +11, Stealth +12, Swim +14

Languages:

Special Abilities

Bend Light (Ex)

By shifting the make-up of its body as a standard action, a crystalline horror can refract natural light into a bright light that radiates out in a 10-foot spread. Affected creatures must succeed on a DC 16 Reflex save or be blinded for 3 rounds. The save DC is Constitution-based. Creatures to whom sunlight is harmful or unnatural take 2d6 points of damage from the light. Undead creatures caught within the area take 3d6 points of damage, and undead particularly vulnerable to sunlight, such as vampires, take 3d8 points of damage. Creatures that cannot see or perceive objects through the use of vision are unaffected by the blindness, but still suffer damage if they are vulnerable to sunlight.

Constitution Damage (Ex)

A crystalline horror that confirms a critical hit with a claw attack deals 1 point of Constitution damage from blood loss when it hits a creature. Creatures immune to critical hits are immune to the Constitution damage dealt by a crystalline horror's claws.

Crystal Claws (Ex)

A crystalline horror's natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

Shard Spray (Ex)

A crystalline horror can loose a spray of razor-sharp shards of glass from its body in a 40-foot cone. A creature in the area takes 4d6 points of damage or half that amount if it succeeds on a DC 18 Reflex save. The crystalline horror can launch only five such sprays in a given day. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Ecology

Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
Treasure: None


A crystalline horror is a weird, unnatural humanoid composed of crystal and glass. Sages believe it to be from one of the elemental planes, but in fact, the crystalline horror is a creature whose origins lie on the Material Plane.

How it came to be remains speculation among many sages and scholars, though all agree it is in fact a living creature and not an automaton.

Copyright Notice Author Scott Greene.