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Foreword

elcome to Faeries of the Fringe, the


tenth in our Mythic Menagerie line
of monster books. Each volume in
this line presents a small set of monsters tied
to a single theme, but spread over a range of
CRs. For Faeries of the Fringe that theme is
fey folk who dwell off the mainstream (and
are often tied to niche environments the way
more common fey are tied to trees and forests).
As an added bonus, author Sam Hing has put
together an awesome set of fey-related magic
items, spells, and feats to round out your
wicked wise women.
While fey are classically considered to be
most dryads and fauns, perhaps knights of
some otherworldly Fairy Court, there are many
cases of spirits tied to specific locations or ideas
from mythology that could be considered to
be fey in rules terms. This product looks
at both some examples of such creatures
in mythology and some niches common to
fantasy roleplaying game campaigns, and
posits what kinds of faeries would be attached
to them. The end result is a whole new set of
foes ranging in power from CR 2 (the glade
maiden) to CR 10 (the river mother), ready to
force the PCs to fight, flee, or negotiate.
So stay out of the fairy-rings, put some milk
out on the sill, and keep your cold iron handy.
The charnel-kin are stirring, the nightswans are
counting their tribute, and the river mothers
are always on the lookout for new husbands.
Owen K.C. Stephens
January 2012

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Charnel-Kin
A humanoid creature darts about the headstones, its skin so
tight to its bones as to look nearly skeletal. It appears to be
dressed in clothing made from grave shrouds. Its pale eyes
gleam with gleeful madness.

Charnel-Kin CR 4
XP 1,200
CE Medium Fey
Init +4; Senses darkvision 100 ft., low-light vision;
Perception +15
Defense
AC 18 touch 18, flat-footed 16 (+2 Dex, +6
deflection)
hp 38 (7d6+14)
Fort +10, Ref +15, Will +14
DR 5/cold iron and good
Weakness undead kin
Offense
Speed 30 ft., burrow 20 ft.
Melee touch +7 (1d4 negative energy), or sickle +7 (1d6)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 7)
At will-bleed (DC 16), deathwatch, ghost sounds, mage
hand, prestidigitation
3/day-cause fear (DC 17), chill touch (DC 17), death
knell (DC 18)
1/day-invisibility, desecrate, control undead (DC 23)
Statistics
Str 10, Dex 19, Con 14, Int 15, Wis 17, Cha 22
Base Atk +3; CMB +3; CMD 17
Feats Alertness, Skill Focus (Knowledge
(religion), Stealth), Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +12, Bluff +14, Intimidate
+12, Knowledge (religion) +10, Perception
+15, Sense Motive +11, Stealth +16, Use
Magic Device +14
Languages Aklo, Common, Sylvan
SQ deathly transport, grace of the dead, kiss,
rotting empathy

such as grave markers or corpses. The charnel-kin simply


touches the object, and is transported out of an object of
the same type that is within 600 feet (100 feet per point
Ecology
of the feys Charisma modifier). If there is not another
Environment any land
object of the same type within range, the attempt fails.
Organization solitary, pair
The charnel-kin may take one other creature of
Treasure standard
roughly similar size with it on its transport. The fey
Special Abilities
must make a grapple check against an unwilling
Deathly Transport (Su): A charnel-kin can teleport itself target, who also receives a Will save, DC 19, to resist.
through objects with a strong connection with death, The save is Charisma-based.
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Grace of the Dead (Su): A charnel-kin gains its Charisma


modifier as an insight bonus to its saves as long as it is
in a graveyard, necropolis, or similar place of the dead. The features of this ebony cat-like creature seem frozen
This bonus is added into its standard stat block, above. into a smirk. Its face is vaguely humanoid, and its paws
Kiss (Su): As a full round action, a charnel-kin may resemble hands. A patch of fur as white as newly fallen
kiss a corpse, which then rises as a zombie (75%) or a snow emblazons its chest.

Cait Sith

ghoul (25%). The fey has no special control over the


undead it creates (but see rotting empathy, below). It
may do this a number of times per day equal to 3 + its
Charisma modifier (normally 9, minimum of 1).

Rotting Empathy (Su): Charnel-kin may use Bluff and


Intimidate against mindless undead, to attempt to get
the creatures to follow its commands. Non-intelligent
undead treat the charnel-kin as one of their own, and
intelligent undead tend to react favorably to the dark
fey. In addition, the charnel-kin can attempt to mimic
the supernatural abilities of any undead within 30 feet.
The fey makes a Knowledge (religion) check to mimic the
ability it chooses, with a DC of 15 + the CR of the undead
it wishes to mimic. If the target undead is unwilling, it
receives a DC 19 Will save to resist. The charnel-kin may
mimic only one ability at a time, although rumors persist
of lords of the dead that may have as many abilities as
they wish active. The mimicked power lasts for one hour,
or until the charnel-kin attempts to mimic another ability.

Cait Sith CR 2

XP 600
CN Small Fey
Init +9; Senses low-light vision; Perception +9
Defense
AC 18 touch 16, flat-footed 13 (+5 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size)
hp 22 (4d6+8)
Fort +3, Ref +9, Will +5
DR 5/cold iron
Weakness catnip
Offense

Speed 30 ft., climb 20 ft.


Melee 2 claws +3 (1d4 plus disease), and bite +3 (1d3
plus disease)
Special Attacks disease
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 4)
At will-flare (DC 13), ghost sounds, mage hand, lullaby
(DC 13), prestidigitation
Undead Kin (Ex): Charnel-kin are treated as if they
3/day-entangle (DC 14), shocking grasp
were undead with respect to positive and negative
1/day-improved invisibility
energy and effects.
Statistics

harnel-kin are dark, debased fey that are native


to anywhere that large amounts of creatures died
or were interred after death. They dislike the living,
rapidly becoming frustrated with the weakness of
living flesh and flowing blood. A charnel-kin without
undead companions gets depressed and violent, and
seeks to redress this lack as soon as safely possible.
Charnel-kin prefer to stay on the edges of combat,
directing hordes of undead. They attempt to make
themselves the prime target of spellcasters, trusting
in their enhanced saves to protect them. If they find
themselves on the losing end of battle, they simply
flee through a nearby tombstone or fallen foe, hiding
until the threat passes.
Charnel-kin living in smaller rural graveyards
are somewhat more tolerant of the living, seeing
themselves as protectors of the graves, and forging
uneasy relationships with the grave diggers. They tend
to be more mischievous then destructive, although if
their graveyard is not treated with respect, they will
lead a small horde of undead into the town for revenge.
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Str 10, Dex 20, Con 15, Int 14, Wis 13, Cha 17
Base Atk +2; CMB +6; CMD 16
Feats Agile Maneuvers, Improved Initiative
Skills Acrobatics +12, Bluff +10, Climb +15, Perception +9,
Slight of Hand +10, Stealth +12, Use Magic Device +10
Languages Common, Elven, Sylvan
Ecology
Environment any land
Organization solitary, pair
Treasure standard
Special Abilities
Catnip (Su): A cait sith that is exposed to catnip must
make a DC 20 Will save or be compelled to consume it.
The catnip takes effect in 1d4 rounds. If the cait sith is
not in combat when the effect begins, it is affected by
confusion for 3d6 rounds. If the cait sith is in combat
then it is affected by rage for 2d6 rounds. No matter
which effect occurs, the cait sith is fatigued for an
hour after the effect ends. Catnip can be found in 1d6

hours in most forest environs with a DC 15 Survival the catfey. Other times they take up such causes
helping an entire nation gain its freedom from what
or Kowledge (nature) check.
Disease (Su): A cait siths claws and fangs carry a they view as oppression.
Combat with a cait sith is a short, violent affair, with
magical disease that affects both the body and the
mind, inflicting intense itching and the impression of the fey attacking fiercely for a few rounds, then streaking
off into hiding, to await the perfect chance to attack
moving, leering shadows all about the victim.
Cait sith fever-injury; save Fort DC 14; onset 1 again. They will slip into camps and homes to steal
minute; frequency 1/day; effect 1d3 Dex and 1d3 Wis; objects that their foes depend on, or items that simply
catch their eyes. Items that they cant use themselves are
cure 2 consecutive saves.
left as gifts on the doorsteps of those than can.
ait sith (or catfey) are passionate, freedom loving
The white patch on every cait siths chest changes
creatures. They enjoy playing pranks, and shape to reflect its passions. A cait sith that is in love
hedonistic pleasures, but when they take up a cause, may sport a white heart on its chest. If the object of its
they throw themselves into it with every fiber of their affection is slain and the catfey is intent on vengeance,
being. Generally these causes are short term affairs, then the patch takes the shape of a skull, dagger,
such as avenging a wrong done to beings that were noose, or other such object of destruction.
kind to the catfey, or pranking a creature that insulted

Gahonga

This small, chiseled humanoid appears to have been born


from bedrock. Every part of it seems to be animated stone,
and the hollows at its apex suggest a scowling face.

Gahonga CR 8
XP 4,800
N Small Fey
Init -1; Senses low-light vision, tremorsense 50 ft.;
Perception +14
Defense
AC 25 touch 10, flat-footed 25 (-1 Dex, +15 natural, +1
size)
hp 115 (10d6+80)
Fort +10, Ref +6, Will +9
DR 10/cold iron
Offense
Speed 20 ft.
Melee 2 slams +13 (1d10+9)
Ranged rock +5 (1d4+10)
Special Attacks explode rocks
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 8)
At will- magic stone, stone tell
3/day-bulls strength, stone shape
1/day-spike stones, stone call
Statistics
Str 28, Dex 9, Con 24, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 13
Base Atk +5; CMB +15; CMD 24
Feats Greater Bull Rush, Improved Bull Rush,
Improved Sunder, Power Attack, Toughness
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Skills Climb+22, Knowledge (local, nature) +13,


Perception + 14, Sense Motive+14, Stealth +16
Languages Sylvan, Terran
SQ immortality of stone
Ecology
Environment any land
Organization solitary, pair, quarry (5-20)
Treasure standard
Special Abilities
Explode Rocks (Su): Once every 1d4 rounds a gahonga
may cause any natural rock, weighing no more then
10 pounds per point of its Charisma modifier, to
explode, affecting a 20 foot radius around it. The
explosion deals 3d6 points of damage per 10
pounds of stone to everything within the area
of effect. A DC 22 Reflex save halves this
damage. This save is Constitution-based.
Immorality of Stone (Su): A gahongas
lifeforce is tied to a single stone, roughly
equal to its size, that it guards and tends
to, as an elf would tend a sapling. If the
gahonga is slain, its spirit retreats to the
stone, to be reborn 24 hours after its
death. The only way to permanently
destroy a gahonga is to destroy the
stone that it is tied to, which instantly
kills the fey. The gahonga may travel
no more than a mile from its stone,
taking 1d6 points of Constitution for each
hour that it is separated from the stone.
A gahonga killed in this way is forever
destroyed.

ahonga are sturdy rock fey, inhabiting


large fields of stone and the sides of
mountains. They are stoic, taciturn, and
dislike intruders. Even if an outsider finds a
gahonga, it typically refuses to speak to them,
waving them off and threatening to pelt them
with thrown stones until they leave. They
have no interest in treasure, and will only
trade their knowledge for items that protect
their precious stone.
Gahonga are brutal combatants, pulping
their foes with heavy fists of stone. While they
are capable of throwing much larger stones,
they tend to make use of their magic stone

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ability far more often. They reserve their ability to


explode stones for numerous enemies.
Despite appearances to the contrary, gahonga do
reproduce. While the two sexes are impossible for
other creatures to tell apart, the females give off small
pebbles after mating, which slowly grow into full
sized gahonga over the course of a decade.

Glade Maiden
A slender woman stands in the center of the glade. Her
features are nearly elven, and her hair is the same rich
green of the grass. Butterflies surround her head like a halo.

Glade Maiden CR 2
XP 600
NG Medium Fey
Init +3; Senses low-light vision;
Perception +9
Defense
AC 16 touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+3
Dex, +1 Dodge, +2 natural)
hp 18 (4d6+4)
Fort +2, Ref +7, Will +6
DR 5/cold iron
Weaknesses glade dependent
Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee dagger +5 (1d4)
Special Attacks pollen spray
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 4)
Constant-speak with plants
At will-create water, entangle (DC 14), stabilize
3/day-calm animal (DC 14), goodberry, magic fang
1/day-summon natures ally II, poison (DC 16)
Statistics
Str 10, Dex 17, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 15, Cha 17
Base Atk +2; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Dodge, Weapon Finesse
Skills Diplomacy +10, Handle Animal +10, Knowledge
(nature) +8, Perception +9, Sense Motive +9, Stealth
+10, Survival +9
Languages Common, Sylvan; speak with plants
SQ create nectar, sanctuary
Ecology
Environment warm woodlands
Organization solitary, pair, or gathering (4-10)
Treasure standard
Special Abilities
Create Nectar (Su): Three times per day (once per day
per point of Charisma modifier) a glade maiden may
cause flowers in her woodland to produce a thick
nectar. This nectar may act as a potion created from
the druid or ranger spell lists.
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Glade Dependent (Su): A glade maiden is mystically


bonded with her clearing, and may never stray more
than 300 yards from it. If she moves past this range, she
immediately becomes sickened. Every hour thereafter, she
must make a DC 15 Fortitude save or become nauseated.
A glade maiden that is out of her glade for more than 24
hours takes 1d6 Constitution damage a day. The glade
maiden may bond with a new glade by performing a 24hour ritual and making a DC 20 Will save.
Pollen Spray (Su): Glade maidens can produce a thick
cloud of hallucinogenic pollen once every 1d4 rounds.
This cloud lasts for one round, and affects a 30 foot area
around the fey. Creatures within the cloud must make
a DC 15 Fortitude save or be confused for 1d4 rounds.
Sanctuary (Sp): A glade maiden within her glade is under
a constant CL 10 sanctuary effect. If dispelled, she may
reinstate the effect as a free action on her next turn.
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losely related to dryads, glade maidens guard


small natural open fields and forest clearings.
They are peace loving creatures that act as way
stations for good aligned rangers, druids, and fey.
They attempt to make peace with all but the most evil
of invaders, and have a small army of allies that will
battle creatures that would bring them harm.
Glade maidens depend on their pollen and
sanctuary abilities to end combat. They fight to the
best of their abilities to defend their home, but prefer
to rely on their more powerful allies, granting healing
and aid as they can. Glade maidens forbid violence
within their glade, and demand allies not initiate such
events. As a result, evil forces sometimes use such
glades as places of sanctuary. However, if a foe brings
violence into a glade, the glade maiden aids allies that
fight against it.
A glade maiden openly welcomes even normally
shunned creatures such as orcs into their glade, as long
as the creatures refrain from violence. The fey will
pass along information about such beings activities
to their allies if they see need to do so. In times of war,
their glades act as field hospitals where the wounded
come for both physical and emotional healing.

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Night Swan
The jet black swan cruises slowly in through the water, its
eyes burning pinpricks of red light.

Night Swan CR 6
XP 1,600
NE Small fey
Init +7; Senses dark vision 60 ft.; Perception +9
Defense
AC 22; touch 18, flat-footed 15 (+7 Dex, +4 natural, +1
size)
hp 46 (4d8+28)
Fort +8, Ref +8, Will +6
DR 5/silver
Weakness Undead kin
Offense
Speed 20 ft.; fly 30 ft. (average); swim 30 ft.
Melee bite+11 (1d4 plus energy drain), 2 wings +6
(1d4 plus energy drain)
Special Attacks energy drain (1 level, DC 17)
Spell-like Abilities (CL 4)
3/day-confusion (DC 19), touch of idiocy (DC 17)
2/day-animate dead, major image (DC 18), shadow
conjuration (DC 19), summon swarm
1/day-enervation (DC 19), shadow evocation (DC 20)

Statistics
Str 10, Dex 24, Con -, Int 15, Wis 15, Cha 21
Base Atk +3; CMB +10; CMD 20
Feats Agile Maneuvers, Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +11, Fly +16, Intimidate +14,
Knowledge (Religion) +9, Perception +9, Stealth +18
Languages Common, Elven, Sylvan
SQ control waterfowl, shadowform
Ecology
Environment any freshwater
Organization solitary, pair
Treasure standard
Special Abilities
Control Waterfowl (Su): Any standard waterfowl within
the night swans line of sight are treated as if under a
charm animal effect.
Undead Kin (Ex): Charnel-kin are treated as if they
were undead with respect to positive and negative
energy and effects.
Shadowform (Su): A night swan may become an
incorporeal shadow for 1 round per point of Charisma
modifier, once per day. It loses its natural armor
bonus, but gains a deflection bonus of +5 to its AC.
Alternatively, the night swan may use this ability to
shadow walk once per day as per the spell.

arkly majestic, night swans are believed to


be undead fey. They lord over the waterways
on which they dwell, demanding tribute from
any intelligent creatures that they allow to dwell
nearby. Night swans have a deep hatred for their
former race, and will attack even the most darkhearted fey on sight.
Night swans observe intruders in their domain
for as long as they can before attacking. They will
use flocks of ducks or other waterfowl to blind and
confuse foes that outmatch them.
Nightswans often grow rich utilizing their control
over mundane waterfowl. Hunters quickly learn to
leave offerings to the spirit of the lake in exchange
for good hunting. The night swans use their treasures
to trade for services, bribe powerful monsters, or
simply for their own pleasure.

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River Mother
This creature is a beautiful woman from the hips up, with
the body of a massive anaconda below. Her unblinking eyes
are as golden as a serpents.

River Mother CR 10
XP 9,600
NE Huge Fey
Init +4; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +18
Defense
AC 22, touch 8, flat-footed 22 (+14 natural, -2 size)
hp 133 (14d6+84)
Fort +12, Ref +9, Will +12
DR 15/cold iron
Offense
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft., swim 30 ft.
Melee spear +16 (1d6+11), slam +11 (2d6+6 plus grab)
Ranged shortbow +5 (1d6)
Special Attacks constrict (2d6+11), coils of doom, drown
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 14)
At will-dancing lights, daze (DC 15), detect magic, entangle
(DC 16), flare (DC 15), ghost sound, lullaby (DC 15)
3/day-charm person (DC 16), fog cloud, sleep (DC 16)
2/day-aqueous orb* (DC 18), hydraulic torrent* (DC
18), whispering wind
1/day-cloudkill (DC 20), control water, divination,
insect plague
*spell featured in Advanced Players Guide
Statistics
Str 32, Dex 11, Con 22, Int 15, Wis 17, Cha 21
Base Atk +7; CMB +18 (+23 grapple); CMD 26
Feats Great Fortitude, Greater Grapple, Improved
Grapple, Improved Initiative, Lunge, Power Attack,
Skill Focus (Stealth), Vital Strike
Skills Bluff +19, Climb +32, Knowledge (nature) +15,
Perception +18 , Sense Motive +18, Stealth +8 (+18 in
swamps or underwater), Swim +32, Use Magic Device
+19; racial modifiers: +10 Stealth in swamps or underwater
Languages Aquan, Common, Draconic, Sylvan
SQ coils of matrimony, hold breath, undersized weapons
Ecology
Environment tropical swamps
Organization solitary
Treasure double standard

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Special Abilities
Coils of Doom (Ex): A river mother is not considered
grappled when she initiates a grapple with a creature of
her size or less. She may grapple one Huge creature, two
Large creatures, four Medium creatures, or eight Tiny or
smaller creatures at once. Though she can only initiate a
single grapple each round, she may maintain grapples
with all creatures in her coils as a move action each round.
Coils of Matrimony (Sp): A river mother may take any
male humanoid or monstrous humanoid that it kills
in its coils as its husband. This allows the fey to use a
specific set of spell-like abilities on her victim. She may
cast breath of life on her husband at will, as long as he
reaches 0 hit points due to her constriction. She may
also cast heroism, locate creature, and whispering wind
on her husband at will. Once returned to life by the
initial casting of breath of life, the victim is in the river
mothers thrall. He fears her, even hates her, but cannot
disobey her orders or betray her. This effect continues
until the victim dies or the river mother chooses another
husband. For purposes of dispelling and similar efforts
by other creatures treat this as a charm monster spell,
with a caster level equal to the river mothers HD.
Drown (Ex): In even just a foot of water, as a free action
a river mother can hold creatures trapped in her coils
under water while constricting, causing them to start
making Constitution checks per the suffocation and
drowning rules in the Pathfinder Core Rulebook. The
target must make a successful grapple check against
the river mother to reach the surface and take a breath.
The river mother may reattempt to drown her victim
with her next grapple check.
Hold Breath (Ex): A river mother can hold its breath
for 88 rounds (4 times its Constitution score) before it
risks drowning.
Undersized Weapons (Ex): Although a river mother
is Huge, its upper torso is the same size as that of a
Medium humanoid. As a result, river mothers wield
weapons as if they were two sizes smaller than their
actual size (Medium for most river mothers).

iver mothers are dark nature spirits, worshiped


as divinities by the cultures that they live near.
They are vain and selfish creatures, caring mostly
about themselves and the health of their chosen river.
They hate any civilization more advanced than simple
tribal society, partly because of the destruction more
advanced cultures cause, and partly because they are
not viewed with the same religious dread as they are
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by more primitive peoples. They sometimes perform


favors or grant divinations, but the price is high.
River mothers enjoy combat as long as there is
little real risk to their well being. They fight with
their latest husband at their side, ready to snatch him
away into her coils if necessary, killing him and then
returning his life. River mothers always fight in or
next to water if they can, both to use their ability to
drown their foes and to allow for a rapid escape.
River mothers require a humanoid or monstrous
humanoid to reproduce. They continually mock and
degrade their husbands, knowing that they are in
complete control. A river mother is always on the look
out for a more charismatic or interesting husband,
usually slaying their former paramour before taking
the new one into her grip.
Despite their evil nature, river mothers will ally
with nearly anyone to protect and save their river
system. This sometimes leads them to working with
heroes against threats too great for either party to
handle alone. Of course, once the threat is defeated,
she will turn on her allies if she can.

Maddening Cry (Su): A waterbabys cries pierce the


brain of nearby creatures, driving them into a rage.
This strange creature possesses the body of a human infant All creatures within 30 feet must make a DC 16
from the waist up, and a weedy sea dragons body in place Will save or attack the nearest creature other then a
of its legs. Its skin is blue-green, and its eyes glow a pale waterbaby. This maddened state lasts for 1d6, with
green.
those affected receiving a new save to end it each
round. A waterbaby may use this ability 3 times per
Waterbaby CR 3
day. The save DC is Charisma-based.
XP 800
aterbabies are simple fey that view the world
CN Small Fey (aquatic)
as something that exists for their entertainment.
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +10
They lurk in thick beds of seaweed, waiting for creatures
Defense
to pass and fall victim to their cries. More powerful
AC 17 touch 15, flat-footed 13 (+3 Dex, +1 Dodge, +2 aquatic monsters often develop relationships with
natural, +1 size)
waterbabies and invite them to dwell near the monsters
hp 33 (6d6+12)
Fort +4, Ref +10, Will +7
DR 5/cold iron

Waterbaby

Offense
Speed swim 30 ft.
Melee bite +5 (1d4)
Special Attacks maddening cry
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6)
At will-bleed (DC 13), ray of frost
3/day-charm animal (DC 14), mirror image
1/day-bulls strength, dispel magic, transport
via plants
Statistics
Str 10, Dex 16, Con 15, Int 8, Wis 15, Cha 17
Base Atk +2; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Dodge, Lightning Reflexes, Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +11, Knowledge (nature) +7,
Perception +10, Sense Motive +10, Stealth +15,
Swim +16
Languages Aquan
SQ kelp control
Ecology
Environment any aquatic
Organization solitary, swarm (4-18)
Treasure standard
Special Abilities
Kelp Control (Su): Waterbabies can control kelp and
other forms of seaweed. In watery environments that
include such materials, as a standard action they can
give themselves or another creature a +5 circumstance
bonus to a Stealth check, grant themselves a +1
circumstance bonus to its AC, or cause the sea flora to
act as an entangle, with a CL of 6.
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lair, so the playful fey can unknowingly act as guards


and alarms. They are useful sources of information, if
they can somehow be kept focused on the topic at hand
and not distracted by every passing fish.
Waterbabies flee combat if they can, although they
can bite weakly if pressed. They prefer to use their
cries to cause local marine life to attack their foes, and
their foes to turn on each other. The height of fun for
these fey is when packs of sharks rip humanoids to
pieces while they watch.
Waterbabies sometimes find themselves snared in
the nets or hooks of fishermen, due to their curiosity in
the foreign items. A waterbaby pulled from the water
panics, thrashing about and using its maddening cry
while fighting desperately to escape. Fishing boats
that are found free-floating, with the crew all dead
at their own hands, are generally the handiwork of a
captured waterbaby.

Fey Magic Items

of the round. Fey often display headless, unfinished


arrows to show that they are unarmed, while a horde
of arrow beetles lie in wait at the bottom of their quiver.

Construction
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, keen
edge; Cost 10 gp

Caledfwlh
Aura moderate abjuration; CL 8th
Slot none; Price 38,000 gp; Weight 2 lbs

Description
This +1 shortsword is decorated with etchings of
complex knotwork and fey runes. When used against
a target that has any spells upon them that grant them
bonuses to hit rolls or weapon damage, an armor class
bonus, or ability score bonus, it acts as a bane weapon
against that creature. In addition, three times per day
it can affect a creature it successfully hits with the
targeted function of the dispel magic spell as a swift
action. Rather than use the items caster level, the
dispel check is 1d20 + the wielders base attack bonus.

Many fey create magic items, or buy fey-specific magic


items from fey spellcasters. A fey item frequently fails
to properly work in the hands of mortals, and when it Construction
does work it has a nasty tendency to work improperly, Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, greater
targeting its wielder and her allies. (In game terms, dispel magic; Cost 19,155 gp
add a +5 or greater to the DC of Use Magic Device rolls
to use fey created items. At the GMs discretion, the
item may strike the user or a nearby ally on a roll of a
natural 1, or some similar effect.) Some fey creations
simply fall to pieces, becoming a pile of dried leaves
or shattered bones. Items that the fey creatures gift to
mortals in earnest never have these issues.

Arrow Beetles
Aura minor enchantment CL 6th
Slot none; Price 50 gp Weight -

Description
Arrow beetles are living beetles raised
and enchanted to act as living arrowheads.
They cling to the end of an arrow on
command, taking the place of a normal
arrowhead. Each beetle counts as a +1
silvered arrow. An arrow armed with an
arrow beetle is destroyed 50% of the time
when it strikes its target. If the arrow misses,
or is not destroyed, the beetle simply flies
back to its owner at a speed of 30 at the end
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Benefit: You have learned to use your glamor


for more then defense. You may take points of your
Aura moderate evocation CL 7th
deflection bonus (normally a natural deflection
Slot none; Price 5,000 gp Weight 3 lbs
bonus, but a bonus gained from any source can be
Description
used) up to your maximum bonus, and use them
A nathair is a thick rope created from strands of to fuel an invisible energy field that damages foes
woven metal, often in the image of strands of ivy or that successfully hit you, dealing 1d4 points of force
thorn covered vines. A nathair acts as an exotic double damage per point of your deflection bonus used. You
weapon, although it cannot be used two handed, may reallocate the points at the beginning of your
dealing 1d4 (Small) or 1d6 (Medium) damage. The user turn each round as a free action.
uses her Charisma modifier in place of her Strength
Coils of the Nathair
modifier to attacks and damage with a nathair, as it is
Your control over your nathair allows you to loop
guided by force of will. As such, combat feats with a
it around foes, dragging them to their knees.
Str or Dex prerequisite (such as Power Attack) cannot
Prerequisites: Exotic Weapon Proficiency
be applied to a nathair.
(nathairs), Cha 15.
A nathair wraps around the shoulders and arms of
Benefit: You gain the ability to make trip attacks
the user, with a knotted head dangling from a length
with a +4 bonus with your nathair. In addition, you
of the metal rope at the end of each arm. The magic
can perform grapples against targets up to one size
weapon lashes out at the wielders enemies, acting like
larger then yourself with your nathair, with a +4
a normal double weapon. If the user chooses, he may
bonus to your CMB.
attack with a single head, and gain 10 foot reach to the
attack. While most nathair end in fist-shaped knots Oddborn
and deal bludgeoning damage, some 155 instead have
Iron holds no fear for you.
flower-shaped blades at each end and deal slashing
Prerequisites: DR/cold iron.
damage. A typical nathair is 15 feet long.
Benefit: You were born different from other fey.

Nathair

Construction

Cold iron has no special effect on you; instead some


Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Cost other material bypasses your damage reduction.
Typically this material is silver, wood, or natural
2,500 gp
weapons, but the material is almost always fairly
common.

Fey Feats

The following feats are native to the fey, and


wielders of nathairs.

Bless Supplicants

Nathair Defense

The loops and coils of your nathair defend your


body, even as it damages your foes.
Prerequisites: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (nathairs).
Benefit: While wielding a nathair, at the beginning
of your round you may take a -1 to your attack rolls to
gain a +1 to your AC. At 8th level this bonus goes up
to +2. At 15th level this bonus goes up to +3. The effect
of this feat lasts until the beginning of your next turn.

You can reward those that leave you offerings.


Prerequisites: Fey.
Benefit: Once per day you can affect a group of
up to 6 creatures that have left you an offering that
you appreciate (something you value or can use) with
a blessing, as per the bless spell. The range to the
creatures does not matter, as long as they are on the Nathair Spellstrike
Your nathair can channel your touch spells.
same plane. While the blessing has only a 1-minute
Prerequisites: Caster level 1st, Exotic Weapon
duration, this duration does not begin until one of
the blessed creatures makes either an attack roll or a Proficiency (nathairs).
Benefit: You can use your nathair to deliver the
saving throw against a fear effect.
effects of your touch ranged spells in place of its
normal damage. You may make a single attack roll
Channeled Glamor
as part of casting one touch range spell with a casting
You can focus your supernatural essence.
Prerequisites: Fey, natural deflection bonus to AC. time of 1 standard action or less when using this feat.
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You create a cloud of quasi-real birds that you


direct around the battlefield. The birds move 50 feet
Fey are innately magical creatures, and there are per round, and damage each creature whose square
countless spells unique to them. For many fey, creating that they move through. Directing the birds is a move
new magic is less the product of intense research, and action at the beginning of your round. The birds deal
more the usage of passionate imagination.
1d6 points slashing of damage per two levels, with
a Reflex save for half damage. The birds continually
Fang Call
caw and scream loudly, imparting a -3 to all hearing
School conjuration; Level cleric 3, druid 2, sorcerer/ based Perception checks to those within 30 feet.
wizard 3, witch 2
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, M
Range touch
Target one tooth
Duration special
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no

Fey Spells

You enchant the tooth of a creature so that,


with the proper command word, it summons a
creature of that type into being. The creature
summoned can have no more than 2 HD per
caster level, unless you struck a killing
blow against the creature that the tooth
belonged to; in that case you summon
a creature of HD equal to the original
owner of the tooth. If the tooth is that
of a creature that possesses class levels
in place of racial hit dice a creature of
the same class as the tooths original
owner appears. The creature appears
with whatever equipment is standard for
its race or class, and this equipment fades
away if removed from the creature for more
than one minute. The summoned creature
serves the speaker of the command word to
the best of its ability. The creature remains in
existence for 1 day per caster level, at the end
of which time it fades away into nothingness.
If slain, it is also dispelled. An enchanted tooth
remains usable until it is destroyed, or its command
word is spoken.

Razor Birds

School evocation; Level druid 3, sorcerer/wizard


3, witch 3
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, M (raptor feather)
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Effect 10 foot cloud of quasi-real birds
Duration 1 round/2 levels
Saving Throw Reflex half; Spell Resistance yes
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