This beast has three downward curving “petals” of flesh with a dark, pebbly outer hide and a pallid whitish underside. The petals end with split tip, and converge at the blood orchid's center. On its underside at the center dangle a swarm of writhing pallid tentacles: 16 manipulator arms and eight thinner tendrils with red eyes at the ends. At the center of these tentacles is a sphincter-shaped mouth at the end of a flexible trunk one foot long and six inches in diameter. At the apex of the creature there is another cluster of eye tendrils.
XP 2,400 DEFENSEAC 19, touch 11, flat-footed 17 (+2 Dex, +8 natural, –1 size) OFFENSESpeed 5 ft., fly 30 ft. (good) 7/day—acidic ray (1d6+1) 2nd (4/day)—touch of idiocy Bloodline Aberrant STATISTICSStr 15, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 16, Cha 18 SPECIAL ABILITIESAll-Around Vision (Ex)A blood orchid sees in all directions at once. It cannot be flanked. Blood Drain (Ex)On a successful grapple check with two or more tentacles against a single foe a blood orchid can pull the grappled creature to the mouth on its underside as a free action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity. The mouth latches on and drains blood from the victim. Each round it maintains its grapple, the blood orchid automatically deals 1d4 points of bite damage and 1 point of Constitution damage as it drains its victim's blood. Poison (Ex)Tentacle—injury; save Fort DC 17; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect unconsciousness; cure 1 save. SpellsThe blood orchid savant replaces its bloodline bonus spells with the following: cure light wounds (3rd), cure moderate wounds (5th), cure serious wounds (7th.) Also, blood orchid savants do not cast spells in the same way most creatures do. Their spells require no verbal or material components to be cast, though somatic components (tentacle writhing) is still required. Telepathic Bond (Ex)Blood orchids communicate through a non-magical telepathic bond. They can sense emotions in other blood orchids at a distance of 100 ft. or less, and emotions in other creatures at a range of five feet. They can communicate mentally with each other through full telepathy at a distance of 20 ft. or less, and can share knowledge very rapidly when touching each other. |
