Pestie

This creature is a rather ugly humanoid about 2 feet tall. It has long pointed ears and a large round nose. Its skin is grayish-brown.

Pestie (CR 1)

Small Fey
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +3
Senses: Darkvision 90 feet, Low-Light Vision, Scent; Perception +5

Speed: 40 feet, Climb 20 feet
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 14, touch 14, flat-footed 11 (+3 Dex, +1 size, +0 natural)
Hit Points: 7 (2d6)
Saving Throws: Fort +0, Ref +6, Will +4
Damage Reduction: 2/cold iron
Weaknesses: light sensitivity

Offense

Melee: dagger +5 (1d3-1/19-20)
Reach: 5 feet
Ranged: dart +4 (1d3-1)

Special Attacks: hatred, sneak attack +1d6

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 2nd):

• At Will- Prestidigitation
  
  
• 1/day- Doom (DC 11)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
8 (-1)	17 (+3)	11 (+0)	6 (-2)	13 (+1)	10 (+0)

Base Attack Bonus: +1
CMB -1
CMD 12

Feats: Weapon Finesse

Skills: Acrobatics +7, Climb +11, Perception +5, Sleight of Hand +11, Stealth +13

• Racial Modifiers: +4 Sleight of Hand, +4 Stealth

Languages: Aklo (cannot speak)

Special Abilities

Hatred (Ex)

Pesties receive a +1 bonus on attack rolls against creatures with the dwarf or gnome subtype due to special training against these hated foes.

Sneak Attack (Ex)

Pesties have a sneak attack for +1d6 damage that is identical to the rogue ability. This ability stacks with any sneak attack damage that a pestie gains through taking rogue levels.

Ecology

Environment: Any Underground
Organization: solitary or squad (2-8)
Treasure: standard


Pesties are the larger, stealthier cousin of the mites. They lack the fangs of their kin but stand taller—though they tend to be leaner—with elongated limbs, long, slender fingers, and large pointed ears. Pesties stand between 2-1/2 and 3 feet tall and weigh 20 pounds. Pesties do not communicate with others (even those of their own race) except through body language and crude hand signals. It is unknown whether pesties simply cannot or choose not to speak. Unlike mites who like to swarm over enemies in a sudden rush, pesties prefer to utilize their great speed and employ hit-and-run tactics to keep opponents off-balance.

Pestie Society

Pesties often are found working with or lairing with goblins or (more usually) common mites. They are less likely to band together into large communities than their smaller cousins and have an almost kleptomanic urge to pilfer items of interest or value whenever they see them. This tendency often leads to the pesties being driven out of whatever community they currently live in when their allies' patience reaches an end. However, the trapmaking skills of the mite complement the pesties' adeptness at speed and hit-and-run tactics so that invariably the two groups end up in cooperation again. Pesties that wear out their welcome in a goblin community face a grimmer fate, either succeeding in outrunning their pursuers or ending up in a goblin cook pot.

Pestie Characters

Pesties have racial Hit Dice and may possess class levels. Pesties have the following racial traits: -2 Strength, +6 Dexterity, -4 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma. Pesties are quicker physically but slower mentally than common mites.

Small size: Pesties are Small creatures with a +1 bonus to Armor Class, +1 bonus on attack rolls, +4 bonus on Stealth checks, -1 penalty on CMB/CMD checks, and lifting and carrying limits 3/4 those of Medium characters.

Base speed: A pestie's base land speed is 40 feet, and it has a climb speed of 20 feet.

Darkvision: Pesties can see in the dark out to 120 feet.

Low-light vision: Pesties can see twice as far as humans in conditions of dim light.

Racial Hit Dice: A pestie begins play with two levels of fey, which provides 2d6 Hit Dice, a base attack bonus of +1, and base saves of Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +3.

Racial Skills: A pestie's fey level gives it skill points equal to 2 x (6 + Int modifier). A pestie receives the following adjustments: +4 racial bonus on Sleight of Hand and Stealth checks.

Racial Feats: A pestie's fey levels give it one feat.

Special Attacks: Hatred, spell-like abilities (see above).

Special Qualities: Scent, DR 2/cold iron, light sensitivity.

Languages: Pesties begin play understanding (but unable to speak) Aklo. Pesties with a high intelligence can choose from the following languages: Goblin, Undercommon.

Credit

The Mite and Pestie originally appeared in the First Edition Fiend Folio (© TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1981) and are used by permission.

Copyright Notice

Authors Scott Greene and Skeeter Green, based on original material by Ian Livingstone and Mark Barnes.