Fantasy NPC: Dahsus The Sett-Builder

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Dahsus The Sett-Builder
An enormous badger wearing a pair of goggles made of leather, bronze, and crystal.

CR 7; 3,200 XP
LG Large Fey
Init +1; Senses low-light vision, scent, tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +17

Defense
AC 20, touch 10, flat-footed 19 (+1 Dex, +10 natural, –1 size)
hp 90 (12d6+48)
Fort +10, Ref +9, Will +10
DR 10/cold iron and magic

Offense
Speed 30 ft., burrow 20 ft.
Melee bite +11 (1d6+6), 2 claws +11 (1d6+6)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attack disturb earth
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 12th, concentration +7)
1/day—heroes' feast (composed of tea and assorted selection of cookies, biscuits, and other sweets)

Statistics
Str 22, Dex 13, Con 18, Int 14, Wis 15, Cha 13
Base Atk +6; CMB +13; CMD 30 (34 vs. trip)
Feats Defensive Combat Training, Diehard, Endurance, Great Fortitude, Nimble Moves, Skill Focus (Profession [herbalist])
Skills Diplomacy +16, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +17, Knowledge (engineering) +17, Knowledge (nature) +17, Perception +17, Profession (herbalist) +20, Stealth +12, Survival +14
Language Common, Sylvan, Terran, Undercommon
SQ builder's blessing, warren-builder

Builder's Blessing (Su) All creatures that partook in Dahsus heroes' feast also gain a +1 morale bonus to Craft, Knowledge (dungeoneering), Knowledge (engineering), Knowledge (nature), and Profession checks and a +4 morale bonus to ability and skill checks that involve dealing with earth and stone.

Disturb Earth (Ex) Instead of making a claw attack, Dahsus can strike the ground—earth, sand, clay, or soft stone, or similar earthy-material—turning one 5-ft square within his reach into a difficult terrain. His natural attacks deal double damage to earth, clay, and stone constructions.

Warren-Builder (Ex) Dahsus is an expert builder of underground warrens, or, as he calls them "setts". He treats Knowledge (dungeoneering) and Knowledge (engineering) as class skills. When he burrows through the ground, he can choose to leave behind semi-stable tunnels that can be later properly reinforced into permanent constructions. Dahsus can excavate a 10-ft. cube of soft stone in an hour.


Dahsus is a master builder, creator of countless dens, setts, and lairs, dedicated to his work and offering his services at very reasonable rates. At times he constructs and extends lairs and tunnels systems for disposed and homeless fey and other critters for symbolic payment. His compassion often overrides his better judgment, though, and occasionally malicious and unsavory fey take advantage of his generosity in various ways—pretending to be displaced refuges to pay a pittance for his magnificent work, using his tunnel to rob or attack other beings, or passing the ownership of the lair to a vile monster that Dahsus would not work for...

In his spare time, Dahsus likes to tend to herbal and fungal gardens (yes, his paws are almost as agile as humanoid hands).