Lenk
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Size/Type | Huge Magical Beast |
| Hit Dice | 9d10+45 (94 hp) |
| Initiative | +3 |
| Speed | 40 ft. (8 squares), glide 50 ft. (poor) |
| Armor Class | 15 (-2 size, +3 Dex, +4 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 12 |
| Base Attack/Grapple | +9/+26 |
| Attack | Talon +14 melee (1d8+9) |
| Full Attack | 2 talons +14 melee (1d8+9) and bite +10 melee (2d6+4) |
| Space/Reach | 15 ft./15 ft. |
| Special Attacks | Wing burst |
| Special Qualities | Darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision |
| Saves | Fort +11, Ref +11, Will +6 |
| Abilities | Str 28, Dex 16, Con 21, Int 3, Wis 16, Cha 13 |
| Skills | Jump +12, Listen +8, Spot +16, Survival +6 |
| Feats | Alertness, Lightning Reflexes, Snatch, Weapon Focus (bite) |
| Environment | Temperate forests |
| Organization | Solitary or pair |
| Challenge Rating | 7 |
| Treasure | None |
| Alignment | Always neutral |
| Advancement | 10–12 HD (Huge) |
| Level Adjustment | ― |
Description
A towering bird with gangly legs strides slowly across the ground, its sharp eyes searching the ground for food. This creature has the graceful lines of a gigantic gull, with the slender legs of a crane and the predatory head and talons of a raptor.
A lenk is a giant, flightless bird known to inhabit thinly wooded lands. Undoubtedly a magical creation, this beast has the legs of a crane, the wings and body of a gull, and the head and beak of a hawk.
The lenk is too heavy to fly, but can glide quite respectable distances. Glide movement is identical to fly, except the creature can not gain altitude. It can maintain its current altitude only by using rising plumes of heat or by pushing off the ground or anchored objects with its feet.
When they can locate a spouse, the lenk are known to mate for life. The male builds a huge, covered nest from massive tree branches dragged far across the woods. The call of a lenk is a long, soulful cry that can carry a great distance on a peaceful day.
The eggs of a lenk are the size of a watermelon, with the shell having a light tan hue with brown speckles at the smaller end. A mated pair typically guards 1–2 eggs each spring.
Combat
While unable to provide lift, the wings of a lenk can create a prodigious blast that can knock smaller creatures off their feet. Each long, gangly leg has four talons that can rend a creature while the powerful hooked beak rips it apart.
Wing Burst (Ex): As a standard action a lenk can generate a blast of severe wind with its wings emanating in an area 20 ft. wide out to a distance of 60 ft. Each burst lasts for a full round. The wing burst is otherwise similar to a gust of wind spell (caster level 5th.)
Skills: Lenks have a +8 racial bonus on Spot checks.
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Lesser Hag
Author: The Netbook of Witches team.
The true origins of hags are an ancient mystery, but the utter hatred that most hags have towards good witches tends to indicate that some sort of division once occurred between the two. Some believe that hags are the descendants of ancient malefic witches whose souls were so dark, their bodies became twisted and wretched. A ritual exists that somewhat supports this theory. The ritual is utterly evil in itself, and therefore nearly all of its casters are evil too. It transforms the caster into something that is a bit of a monster, but gives the recipient some powers.
The lesser hag template does not necessarily make the caster a true hag, but it does give them certain abilities that are very similar to most hag's own abilities.
Sample Lesser Hag
This example uses a 3rd-level hobgoblin adept as the base creature.