Giant Vulture
CR 4, N Large Animal
Senses: Perception 13, Low Light Vision, ScentThis special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell. Creatures with the scent ability can identify familiar odors just as humans do familiar sights. The creature can detect opponents within 30 feet by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 60 feet; if downwind, it drops to 15 feet. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at twice the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk or troglodyte stench, can be detected at triple normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed-only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a move action to note the direction of the scent. When the creature is within 5 feet of the source, it pinpoints the source's location. A creature with the scent ability can follow tracks by smell with a perception check instead of using the Track skill.
Speed: 10 ft., fly 50 ft. (average) Skills: Athletics 7
Languages: None
Ability Scores: Str 22 (+12), Dex 15 (+8), Con 18 (+10), Int 2 (-2), Wis 15 (+4), Cha 7 (+0)
INIT: +2 CP: +3 HP: 42 (5d8+20) SA: -- DC: 17
AC: 17 Touch: 11 Flat-footed: 15 [+2 Dodge, +6 Natural, -1 Size]
SR: -- Vulnerable: -- Resistant: -- Bypass: --
Immunity: -- Effect Immunity: --
Diseased (ex, Disease) - Due to their filthy eating habits and constant exposure to decaying flesh, Giant Vultures are harbingers of disease. Any creature bitten by a Giant Vulture has a 10% chance of being exposed to filth fever, blinding sickness, or a similar disease. Once this check is made, a victim can no longer be infected by this particular creature, though attacks by different creatures are resolved normally and may result in multiple illnesses.
Attacks
- Melee (Natural) - 1 x bite +8 (2d6+9 plus disease). Reach: 5 ft.
Environment: warm plains or hills
Organization: None
Treasure: none
A wickedly hooked beak and an immense bald head draw attention from this enormous scavenger's vast wingspan.
Larger even than condors, giant vultures dwell only in regions where carrion is both large and plentiful, such as the primeval wildernesses where megafauna roam. They also flock to regions torn by war, feasting on the dead with no concern for allegiance or race. Giant vultures rarely wait for wounded creatures to finish dying before they feed, and are much braver than most wild animals. A giant vulture, for example, wouldn't think twice about swooping down on a heavily armored column of soldiers just to snatch up a few wounded stragglers from the end of the line. A giant vulture stands more than 13 feet tall, has a wingspan of over 30 feet, and weighs 500 to 600 pounds.
