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Dust Mephit

Creature 1 (uncommon) — air, earth, elemental

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

CrasherShadeLANDAERIALelementalairearth

Whining and self-important creatures, dust mephits are known for their tendency to pronounce doom and gloom at every opportunity, lamenting every insignificant and minor difficulty as though it were an insurmountable obstacle and making themselves out to be heroes for struggling valiantly against their cruel fates. They tend to be thin and gaunt, with dusky brown and gray skin and wings. Mephits are small, weak creatures that serve at the whims of other elemental entities. The mephits presented

Source: pathfinder-bestiary-2 (Pre-Remaster)

Perception +3; darkvision
Languages petran, sussuran
Skills acrobatics +7, stealth +7
Str
+1
Dex
+4
Con
+1
Int
-2
Wis
+0
Cha
-1
AC 17 Fort +6 Ref +9 Will +5
HP 16 (fast healing 2 (in dust or sand))
Immunities bleed, paralyzed, poison, sleep
Speed 20 feet, fly 35 feet

Offense

Melee Claw (agile, finesse, unarmed) +9, Damage 1d6+1 slashing

Abilities

Fast Healing 2 (in dust or sand) — A monster with this ability regains the given number of Hit Points each round at the beginning of its turn.
Breath Weapon (air, arcane, earth) — The dust mephit breathes a cloud of dust in a 15-foot cone that deals 2d6 slashing damage to each creature within the area (DC 17 Reflex save).

The dust mephit can't use Breath Weapon again for 1d4 rounds.
Arcane Innate Spells DC 17, attack +9
2nd Glitterdust

WORKS WELL WITH

AnvilLANDA grounded frontline threat holds attention on the ground while this flier lines up its cone breath weapon on the rest of the party.
SnareLAND / AERIALA controller that bunches the party into difficult terrain increases how many targets the breath weapon's cone can catch.
WeaverLAND / AERIALA caster with its own area effects compounds pressure while this creature recovers between breath weapon uses.

PUNISHES

✖ clumping✖ low Reflex
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