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Gremlin, Grimple

CR 0.33 Fey CN Tiny
This putrid-looking humanoid bears a disquieting resemblance to a half-starved, mange-ridden opossum.

Grimples are filthy urban scavengers that lurk beneath the eaves of abandoned buildings, clock towers, belfries, and steeples. Sickly-looking and ragged, they shed constantly as a result of the small parasites they host. Quick climbers, grimples also have loose flaps of skin that stretch between their arms and allow them to glide short distances.

Grimples despise humans and show it by attacking drunks, unlocking stables, torturing guard dogs, and loosening hanging storefront signs so that they fall on people. This does not stop them from sometimes allying with humans and other humanoids, but such collaborations are always temporary, as a grimple is ever plotting betrayal. Although a grimple is often arrogant and overbearing, its ability to vomit at will (and propensity for doing so constantly) remains its most unappealing quality.

Voracious omnivores, grimples feast off garbage. They frequently target inns, restaurants, and other places where they can scavenge a steady supply of food.

STR
3
DEX
13
CON
12
INT
10
WIS
11
CHA
6
HP
4 (1d6+1)
AC
13, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +2 size)
Speed
20 ft., climb 20 ft., fly 20 ft. (clumsy)
Init
+1
Melee
bite +3 (1d3–4)
Ranged
rock +3 (1d2–4)
BAB
+0
CMB
–1
CMD
5
Fort
+1
Ref
+3
Will
+2
DR
2/cold iron

putrid vomit

gremlin lice

Skill Focus (Stealth), Weapon Finesse

Climb +13, Fly +1, Perception +4, Sleight of Hand +5, Stealth +16, Swim +5

spell-like abilities:
(CL 1st; concentration -1)

At will-prestidigitation

3/day-grease (DC 9), mage hand, open/close

Details
Type
Fey
Alignment
CN
Size
Tiny
Environment
any urban
Senses
low-light vision; Perception +4
Languages
Undercommon
Source
Bestiary 4