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Simurgh

CR 18.00 Magical Beast NG Gargantuan
This massive creature has the body of a resplendent bird but the head of a regal canine.

Regarded as living legends, simurghs are held in high regard by desert dwellers. Those who live in the desert lands where these benevolent creatures sometimes reside consider it a lifetime's worth of luck even to spot one soaring through the sky. Simurghs prefer to keep to themselves, well out of the way of lesser creatures and their often dubious morals, though they can be relied upon for aid when called by those in true need and with a pure heart. A simurgh can live for thousands of years, and frequent mentions of these giant avian beings throughout a region's historical record are more often than not sightings of the same creature.

STR
34
DEX
16
CON
27
INT
16
WIS
19
CHA
23
HP
324 (24d10+192)
AC
34, touch 10, flat-footed 30 (+3 Dex, +1 dodge, +24 natural, -4 size)
Speed
40 ft., fly 120 ft. (good)
Init
+7
Melee
bite +32 (2d8+12 plus 2d6 fire), 2 claws +32 (2d8+12 plus 2d6 fire), tail slap +30 (1d4+6 plus banishing swipe)
Ranged
glaring ray +23 touch (20d6 fire)
BAB
+24
CMB
+40
CMD
54
Fort
+22
Ref
+17
Will
+14
SR
29

banishing swipe, glaring ray, radiant feathers

Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Flyby Attack, Hover, Improved Disarm, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Mobility, Multiattack, Snatch, Wingover

Diplomacy +26, Fly +7, Heal +14, Knowledge (arcana) +33, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +21, Knowledge (all others) +15, Perception +27, Perform (sing) +19, Survival +14

spell-like abilities:
(CL 16th; concentration +22)

Constant-detect evil, detect magic, tongues

At will-daylight, zone of truth (DC 18)

3/day-flame strike (DC 21), mass cure critical wounds

Details
Type
Magical Beast
Alignment
NG
Size
Gargantuan
Environment
warm deserts or mountains
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., detect evil, detect magic, low-light vision; Perception +27
Languages
Celestial, Common, Draconic; tongues
Source
Bestiary 3