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Cerebric Fungus

CR 3.00 Plant N Medium
A swollen, brainlike bulb encrusted with fungal shelves squats atop several ropy legs. A wide mouth bisects the bulb's crown.

Cerebric fungi are a race of carnivorous, intelligent fungi native to a distant planet. Although they are one of the lowliest life forms on their homeworld, the fungi still possess an alien intellect far beyond that of most terrestrial creatures. Cerebric fungi display great curiosity about other races and species when they visit other worlds, asking endless, apparently senseless, questions and engaging in disturbing experiments. Some eccentric scholars claim to have learned unsettling secrets from these interrogations.

Although capable of fine manipulation with their prehensile filaments, cerebric fungi normally forgo the use of weapons in favor of their natural attacks.

STR
14
DEX
11
CON
16
INT
15
WIS
20
CHA
15
HP
30 (4d8+12); fast healing 2
AC
15, touch 10, flat-footed 15 (+5 natural)
Speed
30 ft.
Init
+4
Melee
bite +5 (1d6+2), 2 tendrils +3 (1d4+1 plus pull)
BAB
+3
CMB
+5
CMD
15 (21 vs. trip)
Fort
+7
Ref
+1
Will
+6

pull (tendril, 5 ft.), star-shriek

Improved Initiative, Multiattack

Bluff +6, Diplomacy +6, Perception +12, Stealth +7

spell-like abilities:
(CL 4th; concentration +6)

Constant-detect thoughts (DC 14)

At will-touch of madness (DC 14)

3/day-calm emotions (DC 14), touch of idiocy (DC 14)

Details
Type
Plant
Alignment
N
Size
Medium
Environment
any
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +12
Languages
telepathy 100 ft.
Source
Bestiary 3