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Ceratioidi

CR 3.00 Monstrous Humanoid N Medium
This flabby, fishlike humanoid has the wide mouth, bulging eyes, and dangling, luminescent flesh lure of a deep-sea predator.

Rulers of deep ocean trenches, ceratioidi share several unusual traits with the aquatic predators of the ceratiidae family, also known as angler fish. From their strange, spired cities beneath the waves, ceratioidi cast their nets of influence far and wide.

Perhaps the strangest aspect of the ceratioidi is that each individual is in fact two entities—a powerful, imposing female, and a rat-sized parasitic male who spends most of his life attached to his mate's neck. A female without a mate loses her dual mind ability, while a male unattached to a female retains his intelligence but otherwise has the same statistics as an electric eel (without the electricity special ability or electricity resistance).

STR
17
DEX
10
CON
15
INT
15
WIS
14
CHA
12
HP
30 (4d10+8)
AC
15, touch 10, flat-footed 15 (+5 natural)
Speed
30 ft., swim 50 ft.
Init
+0
Melee
2 shortspears +8 (1d6+3) or 2 slams +7 (1d4+3)
Ranged
2 shortspears +5 (1d6+3)
BAB
+4
CMB
+7
CMD
17
Fort
+3
Ref
+4
Will
+6

lure

dual mind, primitive amphibian

Ability Focus (lure), Weapon Focus (shortspear)

Bluff +5, Intimidate +8, Perception +9, Sense Motive +6, Stealth +7, Swim +18

Details
Type
Monstrous Humanoid
Alignment
N
Size
Medium
Environment
any saltwater
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +9
Languages
Aquan, Common
Source
Bestiary 3