Hazer
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Climate/Terrain | Plane of Smoke |
| Frequency | Very Rare |
| Organization | Groups |
| Activity Cycle | Any |
| Diet | None |
| Intelligence | High (13-14) |
| Treasure | Nil |
| Alignment | LE |
| No. Appearing | 1-4 |
| Armor Class | 0 |
| Movement | Fl 24 (B) |
| Hit Dice | 16 (100 hp) |
| THACO | 5 |
| No. of Attacks | 2 |
| Damage/Attack | 2-20/2-20 |
| Special Attacks | See below |
| Special Defenses | Magical weapons +2 or more to hit |
| Magic Resistance | 10% |
| Size | L (9' tall) |
| Morale | 17-18 |
| XP Value | 12,000 |
Description
The hazer resembles a large smoke cloud whose form resembles that of a humanoid. None knows their origin, but tales from across the inner planes point to it that they were created by the efreet, and have managed to escape their servitude.
Although they appear as if using a pole-arm, made of smoke, the cause of the damage is thought to originate from them. It seems that they create the weapons to make an impression, and not because they need a weapon to inflict damage.
If they have their own language is a mystery, as they have attacked anyone who approached within 50' of them.
Combat
They fight with their pole-arms, inflicting 2d10 points of damage, and attacking twice in a round. In addition to their physical attacks they can use the following array of spell-like abilities, cast as a 12th level mage, that they can use against opponents:
- Smoke Sleep - They can use this 3 times a day.
- Pyrotachnics - They can use this 3 times a day.
- Smoke Screen - Can use this once per day.
They prefer to attack spell-casters at first chance, and either smoke sleep them or kill them as fast as possible.
Habitat/Society
They sometimes travel as groups, and even then it's in small groups. They are the guardians of the plane of smoke, set to guard places and items, but whatever more powerful beings live there.
Ecology
They are considered to be the creations of the evil efreet, but have since escaped their slavery. They will attack efreet at sight, and will fight till one side is destroyed. Rumors tell that they now serve willingly to a powerful race that inhabits the plane of smoke, but no traces of this race were found as of yet.