Formian Queen

This large and majestic creature is nearly immobile, her massive abdomen swollen with her impending brood.

Formian Queen (CR 17)

Large Monstrous Humanoid
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Initiative: +6 (+10 with hive mind)
Senses: Blindsense 30 feet, Darkvision 60 feet, hive mind, Tremorsense 60 feet; Perception +35 (+39 with hive mind)

Speed: 5 feet
Space: 10 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 32, touch 6, flat-footed 32 (-3 Dex, +26 natural, -1 size)
Hit Points: 276 (24d10+144) Fast Healing 10
Saving Throws: Fort +15, Ref +13, Will +20
Damage Reduction: 10/-
Energy Resistance: sonic 10

Offense

Melee: 2 claws +33 (4d8+10)
Reach: 10 feet

Special Attacks: telepathic feedback

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 17th; Concentration +24):

• At Will- Magic Jar (other formians only), Magic Missile
  
  
• 1/day- Invisibility, Feeblemind (DC 21)
  
  
• 3/day- Commune with Nature, empowered Cone of Cold (DC 22), Permanent Image, quickened Magic Missile, Repulsion (DC 23), Teleport

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
6 (-2)	5 (-3)	20 (+5)	19 (+4)	18 (+4)	25 (+7)

Base Attack Bonus: +24
CMB +35
CMD 42 (50 vs. Trip)

Feats: Alertness, Blind-Fight, Combat Casting, Craft Wondrous Item, Empower Spell-Like Ability (Cone of Cold), Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Quicken Spell-Like Ability (Magic Missile), Spell Penetration, Toughness

Skills: Diplomacy +31, Intimidate +34, Knowledge (arcana) +28, Knowledge (nature) +28, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +12, Knowledge (engineering) +12, Knowledge (geography) +12, Knowledge (local) +12, Knowledge (planes) +12, Perception +35 (+39 with hive mind), Sense Motive +12, Spellcraft +28

Languages: Common, Dwarven, Terran, Undercommon; telepathy 200 ft.

Special Qualities: formian traits, hive frenzy

Special Abilities

Hive Frenzy (Su)

Once per day as a standard action, the queen can send out a command to all formians within range of her telepathy. Those formians are affected as if by a haste spell (CL 20th).

Telepathic Feedback (Su)

As a standard action, a queen can unleash debilitating telepathic feedback. Those within her telepathic range who are not members of her hive must succeed at a DC 29 Will save or take a -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, and skill checks for 1 minute. A creature that succeeds at the save cannot be affected by telepathic feedback for 24 hours. This is a mind-affecting effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Ecology

Environment: Warm or Temperate Land or Underground
Organization: hive (1 plus 300-5,000 formians)
Treasure: triple


A formian queen is the embodiment of the hive and the key to its success, as a hive's fate is tied to her ability to both populate it and successfully guide it. The formian queen does this while her massive body is bound to a central chamber dedicated to her nearly constant egg laying.

The queen's enormous abdomen squeezes out egg after egg as she meets with her myrmarchs to plan defense, strategy, and trade negotiations. While the queen may be sheltered, she is not blind. When necessary, she possesses the minds of her children to see for herself what occurs beyond her central chamber, and more active queens use this ability to confront intruders directly.