Derro

This pale blue humanoid has bulging white eyes, wild hair, fourfingered hands, and a large hooked club.

Derro (CR 3)

Small Humanoid (derro)
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Initiative: +6
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +0

Speed: 20 feet
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 17, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+2 armor, +2 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size)
Hit Points: 25 (3d8+12)
Saving Throws: Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +6
Spell Resistance: 14
Weaknesses: vulnerability to sunlight

Offense

Melee: short sword +5 (1d4) or aklys +5 (1d6)
Reach: 5 feet
Ranged: repeating light crossbow +5 (1d6/19-20 plus poison) or aklys +5 (1d6)

Special Attacks: sneak attack +1d6

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 3rd):

• At Will- Darkness, Ghost Sound (DC 13)
  
  
• 1/day- Daze (DC 13), Sound Burst (DC 15)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
11 (+0)	15 (+2)	18 (+4)	10 (+0)	5 (-3)	16 (+3)

Base Attack Bonus: +2
CMB +1
CMD 13

Feats: Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse

Skills: Perception +0, Stealth +9

Languages: Aklo, Undercommon

Special Qualities: madness, poison use

Special Abilities

Madness (Ex)

Derros use their Charisma modifier on Will saves instead of their Wisdom modifier, and are immune to insanity and confusion effects. Only a miracle or wish can remove a derro's madness. If this occurs, the derro gains 6 points of Wisdom and loses 6 points of Charisma.

Poison Use (Ex)

Derros are not at risk of poisoning themselves when handling poison. They use Medium spider venom to poison their crossbow bolts, and generally carry 10 prepoisoned bolts at all times.

Vulnerability to Sunlight (Ex)

A derro takes 1 point of Con damage after every hour it is exposed to sunlight.

Ecology

Environment: Any Underground
Organization: solitary, team (2-4), squad (5-8 plus 1 sorcerer of 3rd-5th level), or band (11-20 plus 30% noncombatants plus 3 sorcerers of 3rd-8th level)
Treasure: NPC Gear (leather armor, short sword or aklys, repeating light crossbow with 10 poisoned bolts, other treasure)


Though derros dwell deep under most of the surface world's cities, very few know of the sadistic creatures' existence. Descended from mysterious fey that once dwelt deep underground, the derros lust for the comforts of the surface, yet the light of the sun causes them to blister, burn, and die.

Derros often abduct surface dwellers to perform hideous experiments on them in their neverending quest to divine what protects those who dwell above from the burning death, yet the intrinsic madness that plagues all derros dooms these experiments to failure every time. In the end, traumatized victims are returned to their homes, memories not quite completely wiped of their ordeal, to live the rest of their lives in vague fear of a nightmare they can't quite recall.

A typical derro fights with a short sword or a repeating light crossbow with plenty of poison bolts. Some derros also carry an aklys-a hooked throwing club attached to a 20-footlong cord. This cord limits the club's range, but allows the derro to retrieve it as a moveequivalent action after it has been thrown.

Derro leaders are typically sorcerers of at least 3rd level, although they also make excellent rogues. Many derros wield strange and unusual weapons like hooked polearms, eerie whistling aklyses, long hollow spears that can be filled with toxins, or crystalline throwing wedges that shatter on impact to create horrif ic bleeding wounds.

A derro stands 3 feet tall and weighs 70 pounds.