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Saltborn Stalkers

Creature 13 — aquatic, elemental, troop, water

The briny depths of the Boundless Sea sometimes twist large groups of merfolk into swarms with vicious rows of teeth and sharp claws known as saltborn stalkers. Saltborn stalkers hunt in groups, using their drooping, tentacle-like appendages as bioluminescent lures, posing them as wisps or bubbles of planar energy to draw unsuspecting prey into clever ambushes. THE RITE OF SALT AND STONE When a merfolk joins the ranks of the saltborn, they undergo a secret rite known only to other saltborn and

Source: rage-of-elements-bestiary

Perception +24

Skills athletics +27, intimidation +22, nature +22, stealth +26

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AC 34 Fort +22 Ref +26 Will +20

HP 240

Immunities bleed, paralyzed, poison, sleep

Weaknesses area-damage 10, splash-damage 10

Speed 10 feet, swim 60 feet

Abilities

Troop Defenses — Thresholds 160 (3 segments), 80 (2 segments) Troop Defenses

Lightlure (concentrate, incapacitation, mental, primal, visual) — **Success** The creature is unaffected. **Failure** The creature is Fascinated with the lures and must spend all its actions on its next turn to move closer to them as expediently as possible, avoiding obvious dangers along its path. **Critical Failure** As failure, but the creature is also Dazzled for 1d4 rounds.

Saline Crust (aura, water) — 20 feet Requirements The saltborn stalkers are in a body of water Effect Layers of the saltborn's salty skin flake off to foul the water around them. A creature that ends its turn in the aura takes 2d6 acid damage with a DC 30 Reflex save; creatures with the amphibious or aquatic trait are immune.

Salty Clutch — Frequency once per round Effect The stalkers reach out to Grab their foes and drag them underwater. Each enemy in a 5-foot emanation must succeed at a DC 33 Reflex save or be Grabbed by the stalkers (or Restrained on a critical success). For the rest of the current turn, the saltborn stalkers can move toward water or in water without ending the grab, carrying any grabbed or restrained creatures along with them.

Scour the Bones — 1 to 3 Frequency once per round Effect The saltborn stalkers use their teeth and claws to vivisect each enemy within 5 feet (DC 30 Reflex save). The damage depends on the number of actions. 1 2d10 slashing damage 2 3d10+8 slashing damage 3 3d10+16 slashing damage

Troop Movement — Whenever the saltborn stalkers Stride or Swim, they first Form Up as a free action to condense into a 20-foot-by-20-foot area (minus any missing squares), then move. This works just like a Gargantuan creature moving; for instance, if any of the stalkers' squares enter difficult terrain, the extra movement cost applies to the whole troop.

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