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Shaped like a large cat,
this solid mass of fog would seem harmless were it not for the razor-like claws
and fangs.
Cloud Panther CR 7
XP 3,200
CN Medium magical beast
Init +9; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light
vision, mistsight; Perception +13
DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 16,
flat-footed 14 (+5 Dex, +1 dodge, +4 natural)
hp 76 (9d10+27)
Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +4
DR 5/magic; Immune electricity, precision damage
Weaknesses
vulnerability to wind
OFFENSE
Speed fly 60 ft.
(good)
Melee bite +14
(1d8+2 plus grab), 2 claws +14 (1d6+2)
Special Attacks
pounce, rake (2 claws +14, 1d6+2)
Spell-Like Abilities
(CL 9th; concentration +9)
Constant—blur
3/day—fog cloud
STATISTICS
Str 14, Dex 21, Con 17, Int 9, Wis 12, Cha 10
Base Atk +9; CMB
+14 (+18 grapple); CMD 27 (31 vs. trip)
Feats Agile
Maneuvers, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon Finesse
Skills Fly +13,
Perception +13, Stealth +18; Racial
Modifiers +8 Stealth
SQ gaseous, hide
in plain sight
ECOLOGY
Environment any
temperate or warm land
Organization
solitary, pair, or roll (3–8)
Treasure none
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Gaseous (Ex) A
cloud panther can pass through small holes or narrow opening without reducing
its speed.
Hide in Plain Sight
(Ex) A cloud panther can use the Stealth skill even while being observed.
As long as it stands in fog or similar cloud-like atmosphere, it can hide
itself from view in the open without actually hiding behind anything.
Immunity to Precision
Damage (Ex) A cloud panther takes no damage from sneak attacks, critical
hits, or other forms of precision damage.
Mistsight (Ex) A
cloud panther can see through fog, mist, and murky water as if they were
perfectly clear, ignoring the miss chance for these obstructions, up to its
normal range of vision.
Vulnerability to Wind
(Ex) A cloud panther is treated as two sizes smaller against wind effects.
Additionally, if subjected to severe or more powerful winds, it loses its DR,
hide in plain sight ability, and the benefits of blur until the beginning of its next turn.
Cloud panthers have distant elemental ancestry, but not
enough to be true elemental creatures. Sages argue over two possible origins
for cloud panthers, with one group claiming their forebears were a pride of
elemental cat-like animals stranded on the Material Plane, and the other group positing
a primal fusing of elemental stuff with a terrestrial cat. Whatever their
origins, cloud panthers breed true (and, in some cases, can spontaneously
generate other cloud panthers from thick fog).
Cloud panthers are highly intelligent relative to their
apparent bestial nature. A single panther displays considerable patience and
cunning when stalking targets, using the cover of mist or other inclement
weather to hide from its prey. A roll of cloud panthers employs distraction and
other strategies to bring down larger, more powerful prey. The creatures avoid
windy areas and flee when confronted with foes who use wind-manipulating magic
against them. They often ally with powerful air elementals and serve as hunting
companions to djinn. Cloud panthers’ elemental ancestry persists in their
instinctive hatred for earth creatures, which the panthers usually attack in
preference to other opponents.
A typical cloud panther is just over 5 feet long and weighs
60 pounds.
