Vemerak
This huge monstrosity seems like some alien, clawed insect, with vaguely humanoid features and three tentacular tails.
Vemerak (CR 14)
Huge AberrationAlignment: Chaotic Evil
Initiative: +7
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet, Tremorsense 30 feet; Perception +23
Aura: spore cloud (30 feet)
Speed: 40 feet, Burrow 20 feet, Climb 40 feet
Space: 15 feet
Defense
Armor Class: 29, touch 11, flat-footed 26 (+3 Dex, +18 natural, -2 size)Hit Points: 195 (17d8+119)
Saving Throws: Fort +13, Ref +8, Will +13
Damage Reduction: 5/-
Immunity: acid, electricity, disease, mind-affecting, poison
Energy Resistance: sonic 20
Spell Resistance: 25
Offense
Melee: bite +22 (2d6+11), 2 claws +22 (1d8+11 plus Grab), 3 tentacles +19 (1d6+5 plus Grab)Reach: 15 feet
Special Attacks: Breath Weapon (90-foot line, 14d8 acid damage, DC 24 half, once every 1d4 rounds), Constrict (tentacles 1d6+5 or claws 1d8+11), earthquake
Statistics
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 (+11) | 17 (+3) | 23 (+6) | 5 (-3) | 16 (+3) | 22 (+6) |
CMB +25 (+29 Grapple)
CMD 38 (50 vs. Trip)
Feats: Awesome Blow, Great Fortitude, Powerful Maneuvers, Improved Initiative, Multiattack, Toughness, Weapon Focus (bite), Weapon Focus (claws)
Skills: Climb +19, Perception +23
Languages: Aklo
Special Abilities
Breath Weapon (Su)
A vemerak's acidic breath weapon has no effect on inorganic or undead material. If the breath weapon deals damage to a living fleshy creature, the acid creates a transparent cloud of foul-smelling vapor that fills that creature's space and persists for 1 round. Any creature in or passing through the cloud must make a DC 24 Fortitude save or be nauseated for 1d4 rounds. This cloud is a poison effect. The save DCs are Constitution-based.Earthquake (Su)
As a full-round action, a vemerak can burrow its tentacles, legs, and mouth into the ground-this action does not provoke attacks of opportunity. At the start of the next round, it creates an effect identical to an earthquake spell (CL 17th). A vemerak can maintain this zone of trembling earth indefinitely, as long as it continues to take full-round actions to maintain the effect.Spore Cloud (Su)
A unique form of magic-resistant mold grows upon the body of a vemerak. This mold is the source of the vemerak's spell resistance. When the vemerak moves, the mold exudes a cloud of spores in a 30-foot radius that acts as a targeted greater dispel magic (CL 17th) against the highest caster level magical effect the cloud touches as part of the vemerak's move that turn.Ecology
Environment: Any UndergroundOrganization: solitary
Treasure: standard
Huge and otherworldly, the vemerak is a monster known as much for its disturbing appearance as its violent and cruel disposition. A vemerak is 10 feet tall and 20 feet long, its tentaclelike tails adding a further 15 feet to its length. It weighs just over 6 tons.
Caverns that serve as lairs to these creatures invariably possess disturbing shrines where the creatures offer up portions of every meal to dark gods that dwell deep below the sane world-as a result, many believe that vemeraks exist as the physical manifestation of the will of a particularly violent and insane deity.