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Xorn

This squat beast is as wide as it is tall. Strangely symmetrical, it has three arms, three legs, three eyes, and one huge mouth.

Xorn
CR 6
XP 2,400
N Medium outsider (earth, extraplanar)
Init +0; Senses all-around vision, darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +14
 DEFENSE
AC 21, touch 10, flat-footed 21 (+11 natural)
hp 66 (7d10+28)
Fort +8, Ref +2, Will +5
DR 5/bludgeoning; Immune cold, fire, flanking; Resist electricity 10
 OFFENSE
Speed 20 ft., burrow 20 ft.; earth glide
Melee bite +10 (4d6+3), 3 claws +10 (1d4+3)
 STATISTICS
Str 17, Dex 10, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 10
Base Atk +7; CMB +10; CMD 20 (22 vs. trip)
Feats Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Power Attack, Toughness
Skills Appraise +10, Intimidate +10, Knowledge (dungeonering) +10, Perception +14, Stealth +10, Survival +10; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception
Languages Common, Terran
 SPECIAL ABILITIES

All-Around Vision (Ex)

A xorn sees in all directions at the same time, giving it a +4 racial bonus on Perception checks. A xorn cannot be flanked.

Earth Glide (Ex)

A xorn can glide through any sort of natural earth or stone as easily as a fish swims through water. Its burrowing leaves no sign of its passage nor hint at its presence to creatures that don't possess tremorsense. A move earth spell cast on an area containing a xorn moves the xorn back 30 feet, stunning the creature for 1 round unless it succeeds on a DC 15 Fortitude save.

Variants

Xorns grow in size as they age. The youngest xorns are approximately 3 feet in size, and can be represented by applying the young simple template to the statistics presented here. The most commonly encountered xorns are about 5 feet tall (and wide), while the largest are 8 feet or more and weigh upward of 9,000 pounds. These elder xorns are giant advanced xorns, but some even greater xorns exist as well, with upward of 15 Hit Dice.

Often, an elder xorn possesses class levels as well. These creatures are generally leaders, heroes, or even outcasts or villains in xorn society. A classed elder xorn typically has levels in barbarian or rogue. Xorns aren't particularly religious, but those who do have deep faith are typically druids (though such xorns rarely, if ever, take animal companions, as such followers cannot follow through solid rock, and instead choose to take the Earth domain). Xorn bards and sorcerers are not unheard of either, with bards favoring Perform (sing) as their focus, and sorcerers almost invariably having the Elemental (earth) bloodline.