Executioner's Hood

This creature resembles an executioner's hood constructed of blackish-gray leather. Two hollow eye holes are present in its form.

Executioner's Hood (CR 2)

Tiny Aberration
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +1
Senses: Blindsense 10 feet, Darkvision 60 feet, Scent; Perception +8

Speed: 10 feet, Climb 5 feet
Space: 2-1/2 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 16, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+1 Dex, +3 natural, +2 size)
Hit Points: 11 (2d8+2)
Saving Throws: Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +4
Amorphous
Immunity: sleep effects
Weaknesses: light sensitivity, susceptible to alcohol

Offense

Melee: slam +3 (1d4 plus Grab)
Reach: 0 feet

Special Attacks: Constrict (1d4), engulfing drop, Strangle

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
10 (+0)	12 (+1)	12 (+1)	3 (-4)	13 (+1)	9 (-1)

Base Attack Bonus: +1
CMB +0 (+4 Grapple)
CMD 10 (can't be tripped)

Feats: Skill Focus (Perception)

Skills: Climb +8, Perception +8, Stealth +13

Languages:

Special Abilities

Engulfing Drop (Ex)

Though it is a Tiny monster, the hood can drop onto the head of a Medium or smaller creature and make a slam attack as a standard action. If the hood's attack succeeds, it can immediately attempt a grapple check against the target, and if successful, the executioner's hood can constrict.

Strangle (Ex)

A grappling executioner's hood entirely covers its opponent's head with an airtight grip. A creature that is grappled by the hood cannot speak or cast spells with verbal components and must hold its breath (see Suffocation, Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook 445), unless it doesn't speak or breathe through its head. Any attacks against the hood deal half damage to the hood and the other half to the creature that it's strangling.

Susceptible to Alcohol (Ex)

Strong alcohol harms the hood. Every quart poured on it deals 1 point of damage. Four quarts of alcohol incapacitates it and forces it to release a grappled target.

Ecology

Environment: Any Underground
Organization: solitary
Treasure: standard


These young rays are shaped roughly like hoods (hence their name), and drag themselves awkwardly about with their thin tentacles. Once an executioner's hood finds a suitable hunting ground, usually a cavern or dungeon room, it hauls itself up to a high perch and hangs there, disguising itself as an irregular stone formation or a strange bit of masonry on a dungeon wall.

When suitable prey walks beneath it, the young lurking ray drops, attempting to engulf the creature's head and suffocate it, after which the ray can slowly dissolve the meat at its leisure. Executioner's hoods are hatched from eggs laid by trappers. They stay with the mother for a month, then leave to hunt for themselves.