Petromin

This sleek, furred creature has flaps of skin stretching between its limbs and its body.

Petromin (CR 1/3)

Tiny Animal
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +2
Senses: Low-Light Vision; Perception +5

Speed: 20 feet, Climb 20 feet, Fly 40 feet (poor)
Space: 2 1/2 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 14, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +2 size)
Hit Points: 4 (1d8)
Saving Throws: Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +1

Offense

Melee: bite +4 (1d3-4)
Reach: 0 feet

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
3 (-4)	15 (+2)	10 (+0)	2 (-4)	12 (+1)	7 (-2)

Base Attack Bonus: +0
CMB +0
CMD 6 (10 vs. Trip)

Feats: Weapon Finesse

Skills: Climb +4, Perception +5, Stealth +14

• Racial Modifiers: +4 Stealth

Languages:

Special Qualities: cloaked, gliding Flight, luminous

Special Abilities

Cloaked (Ex)

A petromin is invisible to creatures using only darkvision, but can be detected by other means.

Gliding Flight (Ex)

A petromin can't hover or fly up at an angle greater than 45 degrees while flying. It must end its turn on the ground.

Luminous (Ex)

A petromin naturally sheds light equal to that provided by a candle. It can control the color of the illumination. As a swift action, it can extinguish the light.

Ecology

Environment: Any Deserts
Organization: solitary, pair, or gathering (3-8)
Treasure: none


Petromins, also known as azure gliders, are desert cliff-top dwellers that glide down to snatch prey. As a defense, their coloration is countershaded; the blue, sky-like coloration on their undersides makes them hard to notice from the ground, while their brown fur helps them blend into desert vistas below, hiding them from predatory birds.

The fur of petromins is awash in sapphire-blue bioluminescence, unnoticeable during the day but distinctive from dusk until dawn. Petromins have control over this natural light, which allows them to attract the large insects on which they feed.

A petromin measures 30 inches in length (including a 6-inch-long tail) and weighs 5 pounds. A spellcaster can select a petromin as a familiar, and the master gains a +3 bonus on Stealth checks as a special ability.