Fantasy Monster: Blood Red Riding Hood

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Blood Red Riding Hood

A fair maid wrapped in a red hooded cloak, with intense gaze and hungry smile.

CR 11; XP 12,800
CE Medium Fey

Init +11; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +32

Defense
AC 25, touch 23, flat-footed 17 (+5 deflection, +7 Dex, +1 dodge, +2 natural)
hp 156 (24d6+72); regeneration 10 (cold iron)
Fort +10; Ref +19; Will +15

DR 10/cold iron; Immune lycanthropy, polymorph effects

Offense
Speed 30 ft.

Melee 4 spectral jaws +19 (3d6 force)

Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (30 ft. spectral jaws)

Special Attacks charm wolves (DC 22), inspire wolves

Statistics
Str 14, Dex 24, Con 16, Int 15, Wis 13, Cha 19
Base Atk +12; CMB +14; CMD 43

Feats Acrobatic Step, Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Defensive Combat Training, Dirty Fighting, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Nimble Moves, Outflank, Shake It Off, Toughness, Weapon Finesse

Skills Bluff +31, Disguise +31, Knowledge (local) +29, Knowledge (nature) +29, Perception +32, Sense Motive +32, Stealth +34, Survival +28

Languages Common, Sylvan; speak with animals (wolves and wolf-like beings only)

SQ gift of wolf, wolf-riding

Ecology
Environment forest, hills
Organization solitary, accompanied by wolves, wolf-like monster, and werewolves
Treasure standard

Special Abilities

Charm Wolves (Sp) Blood Red Riding Hood can sway the hearts of natural and supernatural wolves alike, including werewolves, wolf-like fey, magical beasts, monstrous humanoids, outsiders, and even other creatures polymorphed into wolves (though the latter only for as long as the polymorph effect lasts). This works like charm monster but affects any number of suitable targets within the line of sight at once and has permanent duration. Blood Red Riding Hood can sway up to ten times her HD of mundane wolves (including dire wolves), but is limited to having up to twice her HD of werewolves and other wolf-like monsters, and she can't charm creatures with HD higher than half her HD. The saving throw DC is Charisma-based.

Gift Of Wolf (Su) Blood Red Riding Hood can bestow lycanthropy on a willing humanoid in an act of intimacy during the full moon.

Inspire Wolves (Su) Wolves and wolf-like beings are energized and agitated in her presence, gaining +2 morale bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, saving throws, and skill checks while they are within 60 ft. Creatures affected by her charm wolves ability gain +4 morale bonus, regeneration 5 (cold iron), and share her teamwork feats (normally Outflank and Shake It Off) regardless of their distance from her. Mundane wolves affected by this ability show increased ability to understand human behavior and human language, at least on par with the best trained dogs.

Spectral Jaws (Su) Blood Red Riding Hood might seem harmless, but in combat she can conjure spectral jaws that tear her enemies apart. She can make a single spectral jaw attack as an attack action, up to four spectral jaws as a full attack action, and she can conjure them to make attacks of opportunity within a whopping reach of 30 feet. Spectral jaws always strike from her direction, but they can easily flank opponents with any wolves fighting on Blood Red Riding Hood behalf. Attacking with spectral jaws leaves blood stains on her fingers, which she happily licks off. Spectral jaws are force effect but they also count as cold iron and silver against regeneration and vulnerabilities.

Wolf-Riding (Ex) Blood Red Riding Hood can ride any of her charmed wolves or wolf-like beings as long as they are Medium or larger, always succeeding required Ride checks.

Blood Red Riding Hood might be born out of human fears of wilds and wolves in particular, a personification of ferocity and savagery ascribed to them by ignorant mortals.

She enjoys pain and fear, seeking to turn wolves, werewolves, and other wolf-like beings into cruel and cunning monsters that will stalk and hunt civilized being, keeping them afraid of wilderness.

She occasionally falls for mortals though, particularly hardened survivors, hunters and shepherds, but also brooding loners, cast-offs, and those with spark of resentment or anger in their hearths, justified or not. She might become a sultry seductress, an innocent maid, a dominating mistress, a submissive waif—she is ready to switch her role to fit what her lovers need to be pulled deeper and deeper into cruel savagery and darkness of their hearts. In her mind, she is freeing them from chains of humanity and domestication by civilization.