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Vastonia's
Monster Gallery!
BOROKA
(By WebWarlock)
| CLIMATE/TERRAIN: |
Any |
| FREQUENCY: |
Very
rare |
| ORGANIZATION: |
Solitary |
| ACTIVITY
CYCLE: |
Night |
| DIET: |
Carnivore |
| INTELLIGENCE: |
High
(13-14) |
| TREASURE: |
C |
| ALIGNMENT: |
Chaotic
evil |
| NO.
APPEARING: |
1-2 |
| ARMOR
CLASS: |
2 |
| MOVEMENT: |
24 |
| HIT
DICE: |
4+6 |
| THACo: |
15 |
| NO.
OF ATTACKS: |
2 |
| DAMAGE/ATTACK: |
2-8
(*2) or by weapon |
| SPECIAL
ATTACKS: |
Illusion,
charm |
| SPECIAL
DEFENSES: |
See
below |
| MAGIC
RESISTANCE: |
Nil |
| SIZE: |
M
(5' tall) |
| MORALE: |
Elite (13) |
| XP
VALUE: |
1,000 |
Appearance:
The Boroka is a cannibalistic monster that is especially fond of eating children.
She has the head and upper torso of a woman, four feet like a horse, and the
wings of an eagle. Her skin is a uniform bone white. This monster is related
in appearance to the lamia or a centaur with no tail. Her human parts are extremely
beautiful, and they have mesmerizing voices. Her skin is cold to the touch.
Combat:
The Boroka prefer not to attack. When they need to defend themselves they use
their ability to Charm (as per spell) and illusion to ward of attackers. However
their diet brings them into situations in which combat is unavoidable.
When
entering into combat the Boroka fights with its claws or by weapon type. Typically
they prefer smaller weapons such as daggers or short swords.
When
encountering adventurers they will try to charm the males and kill the females.
Any children will be eaten.
Habitat/Society:
Boroka are believed to be reincarnated from a coven of witches that had been
cursed by their own Goddess. What they did to receive such a horrible punishment
is lost to time, but locals believe the witches were practicing cannibalism
and eating their own children.
In
order to reproduce the Boroka must charm a human male. Only female children
children are ever born to these unions. Often the tribe of Boroka will Charm
a male and keep him their for months or even years as breeding stock, until
he eventually die from exhaustion.
Boroka
tend to be solitary, although they do live in small tribal bands of no more
than twelve individuals. If more than one Boroka are encountered then will be
a mother and a daughter. The daughter fights as does the mother for half damage.
If combat is going badly the mother will not hesitate to abandon her offspring
to save herself.
Young
Boroka reach full maturity in 10 years. They typically live to an age of 45
years. Mothers and daughters do not associate with each other after the daughter
reaches maturity.
Ecology:
Boroka are not a natural creation. They are the offspring of the original reincarnated
witches.
Variants:
None
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