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Kamadan

CR 4.00 Magical Beast NE Large
This large leopard has six colorful snakes, hissing and ready to strike, sprouting from its shoulders.

Kamadans are wicked hunters that enjoy stalking and toying with prey, especially when their quarry is relatively intelligent. When a kamadan attacks, it first uses its soporific breath, then pounces on any targets that remain awake. Kamadans stand about 3 feet at the shoulder, about 9 feet long and weighing up to 500 pounds.

Although kamadans are certainly magical creatures, they share many psychological and sociological traits with other big cats. Even when hunting alone to avoid competition, a kamadan is often a member of a larger pride. In areas where wildlife or natives are more powerful, kamadan packs are more likely to hunt as a unit.

Kamadans prefer underground lairs, but settle for rocky outcroppings or dens inside brambles or other thick bushes, and they use their snakes to manipulate the bones and baubles of their prey into decorative arrangements. Occasionally, a kamadan shares its lair with another creature, but only if the other creature is more powerful or plies the kamadan regularly with tributes of food and treasure.

Though the above statistics represent the most common breed of kamadan, two rarer but more dangerous variants are detailed in brief below.

STR
17
DEX
15
CON
16
INT
5
WIS
12
CHA
9
HP
42 (5d10+15)
AC
17, touch 12, flat-footed 14 (+2 Dex, +1 dodge, +5 natural, -1 size)
Speed
40 ft.
Init
+2
Melee
bite +7 (1d6+3), 2 claws +7 (1d3+3), snakes +2 (1d4+1)
BAB
+5
CMB
+9
CMD
22 (26 vs. trip)
Fort
+7
Ref
+6
Will
+2

breath weapon (30-ft. cone, sleep, Fortitude DC 15 negates, usable every 1d4 rounds), pounce

Acrobatics +6 (+10 when jumping), Perception +8, Stealth +6

Details
Type
Magical Beast
Alignment
NE
Size
Large
Environment
temperate or warm plains
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +8
Languages
Aklo
Source
Bestiary 3