Scorpionfolk

This creature has the upper torso of a muscular bronze-skinned humanoid and the lower torso of a giant sand-colored scorpion.

Scorpionfolk (CR 5)

Large Monstrous Humanoid
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Initiative: +1
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet, Tremorsense 60 feet; Perception +14

Speed: 40 feet
Space: 10 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 16, touch 10, flat-footed 15 (+1 Dex, +6 natural, -1 size)
Hit Points: 59 (7d10+21)
Saving Throws: Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +9
poison resistance
Spell Resistance: 16

Offense

Melee: mwk falchion +11/+6 (2d6+6), sting +5 (1d6+2 plus poison) or 2 claws +10 (1d6+4), sting +10 (1d6+2 plus poison)
Reach: 5 feet
Ranged: mwk composite shortbow +8/+3 (1d8+4)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
19 (+4)	12 (+1)	16 (+3)	8 (-1)	14 (+2)	15 (+2)

Base Attack Bonus: +7
CMB +12
CMD 23 (35 vs. Trip)

Feats: Alertness, Cleave, Iron Will

Skills: Climb +8, Diplomacy +6, Intimidate +9, Perception +14, Sense Motive +6, Stealth +4, Survival +9

• Racial Modifiers: +4 Climb, +4 Perception

Languages: Sadara

Special Abilities

Poison (Ex)

Sting-injury; save DC 16 Fort; frequency 1/round; effect 1d2 Strength damage; cure 1 save. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Poison Resistance (Ex)

Scorpionfolk gain a +4 racial bonus on all saving throws against poison.

Ecology

Environment: Warm Deserts
Organization: solitary, gang (2-5), band (6-10 plus 1-4 medium scorpions), troop (11-20 plus 2-8 medium scorpions and 1 giant scorpion), or tribe (20-40 plus 8-16 medium scorpions and 2-4 giant scorpions)
Treasure: standard (masterwork falchion, masterwork composite shortbow, 30 arrows, other treasure)


The people known as scorpionfolk (known as sadara among their own kind) are a race of nomadic desert-dwellers known for their cruelty and combat prowess. Believed to have once been a just and kind race that became corrupted by magic, scorpionfolk are feared and avoided by most intelligent desert-traveling races. Most scorpionfolk tribes tend to be nomadic and move around frequently, only settling in one place until the food source runs out.

These tribes use tents for shelter and care little for any belongings other than what they can carry. Some few tribes settle in an area and construct small towns and villages of hardened mud, rock, and occasionally limestone. These tribes tend to be slightly more civilized than the nomadic scorpionfolk, and are often looked upon with disdain by their nomadic brothers. Larger tribes, both nomadic and settled, often have a shaman (a cleric or sorcerer of 5th-8th level) in their midst.

These shamans tend to the sick and injured and sometimes take part in raids or excursions by the scorpionfolk. Tribal leaders are fighters or barbarians of 6th-9th level. Scorpionfolk stand just over 6 feet tall and are over 10 feet long from head to the base of the tail. Tails range from 8 to 10 feet long. Scorpionfolk, on average, weigh around 2,000 pounds. Their skin is usually bronze, brown, or black, and the lower scorpion torso dark tan or the color of dark sand.

Hair color varies, with most males shaving their heads and females wearing their hair long in tightly knotted ponytails. Scorpionfolk prefer to attack with weapons and a tail sting, only resorting to their clawed hands if necessary. Favored weapons of these creatures include falchions, spears, scimitars, and shortbows.