Fantasy Monster: Kiln-Baked Men

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Kiln-Baked Men

Pieces of skull and bones show through the burnt clay shell of this anthropomorphic figure.

CR 6; XP 1,200
LE Medium Undead

Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +14

Defense
AC 19, touch 13, flat-footed 16 (+2 Dex, +1 dodge, +6 natural)
hp 75 (10d8+30)
Fort +6; Ref +5; Will +8

Defensive Abilities clay shell; DR 10/bludgeoning; Resist acid 20, electricity 20, fire 20

Offense
Speed 30 ft.

Melee longspear +12/+7 (1d8+7, ×3) or slam +12 (1d6+5)

Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with longspear)

Special Attacks push (kick, 5 ft.)

Statistics
Str 20, Dex 14, Con —, Int 7, Wis 13, Cha 17
Base Atk +7; CMB +12; CMD 28

Feats Combat Reflexes, Defensive Combat Training, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Nimble Moves

Skills Perception +14, Stealth +15 (+25 among buildings made of kiln-baked bricks)

Language kiln-baked men understand one ancient language of their native city

SQ shift walls

Ecology
Environment ruins
Organization squad (1–12)
Treasure standard

Special Abilities

Clay Shell (Ex) Make whole spell restores the shell of baked clay, healing kiln-baked men as if they were constructs. Stone shape can be used to either heal or inflicts 5d6 points of damage on the touched kiln-baked man.

Shift Walls (Sp) As a standard action, a kiln-baked man can cause a part of brick, plaster, or mud wall, up to 10-ft. tall, 10-ft. wide, and no thicker than 5 ft. to relocate between two spots within 30 feet. The relocated piece is always placed in a way that anchors it to an existing wall. Kiln-baked men usually use this ability to create opening they can move through, to block paths to their enemies, and occasionally to make walkways between higher floors. They will instinctively avoid toppling buildings unless explicitly commanded so by greater powers.

Kiln-baked men were made by covering bodies of warriors with finest clay and fired in sacred flame, while the priests chanted the prayers to their harsh deities.

Now they are elite guardians of long dead cities, their kiln-baked shells easily melding with the surrounding bricks made of the same kiln-baked clay.