Pseudosphinx

This small creature has the body of a housecat, the wings of a falcon, and the head of a monkey.

Pseudosphinx (CR 2)

Tiny Magical Beast
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +2
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet, Low-Light Vision; Perception +11

Speed: 20 feet, Fly 30 feet (average)
Space: 2-1/2 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 15, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+2 Dex, +1 natural, +2 size)
Hit Points: 16 (3d10)
Saving Throws: Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +6
Damage Reduction: 5/magic
Spell Resistance: 13

Offense

Melee: bite +2 (1d3-3), 2 claws +2 (1d2-3)
Reach: 0 feet

Special Attacks: aided insight

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 5th; Concentration +6):

• Constant- Comprehend Languages
  
  
• At Will- Detect Magic, Detect Secret Doors
  
  
• 3/day- Burning Hands, Cause Fear, Identify, Vanish

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
5 (-3)	14 (+2)	11 (+0)	9 (-1)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)

Base Attack Bonus: +3
CMB +3
CMD 10

Feats: Alertness, Iron Will

Skills: Fly +6, Perception +11, Sense Motive +5

Languages: Common, Sphinx

Special Abilities

Aided Insight (Su)

Once per day, a pseudosphinx can tap into the wisdom of its ancestors to answer a question for another creature. To do so, the pseudosphinx attempts a Wisdom check, gaining a bonus on the check equal to the querent's level and treating the result of the check as the result of an appropriate Knowledge check. The pseudosphinx must be touching the querent to use this ability.

Ecology

Environment: Warm Deserts
Organization: solitary
Treasure: standard


Pseudosphinxes are cat-sized, fairylike creatures thought to be distant cousins to the larger and better-known true sphinxes. They most resemble gynosphinxes, though the pseudosphinxes' monkeylike heads and tiny bodies ensure that the two species are never confused for each other. A typical pseudosphinx is 2 feet long and weighs 10 pounds.

Pseudosphinxes are rarely found in groups, and scholars are unsure whether to attribute their cryptic origins to elusive demeanors or amnesic memories. Whether they're the misbegotten progeny of generations of lesser sphinxes or the result of some magical experiment in the same deserts where sphinxes are found, none can say.

A pseudosphinx can serve as the familiar for a 7th-level spellcaster with the Improved Familiar feat.