Fox, Anauroch Sand

Description

The Anauroch Sand Fox is similar in many ways to the typical fox of sandy deserts (such as the fennec or kit fox), as it is leaner and smaller than its cousin that lives in moister areas. It has large ears to aid in dissipating of heat and find the desert rodents and insects that form the bulk of its diet. Further, it is generally the same color of the desert in which it lives, usually a tan, khaki-type color.

In a world of magic and dangerous predators, the Anauroch Sand Fox has adapted a peculiar defensive and offensive mechanism, a breath weapon, not unlike its distant cousin the hoar fox (from the Fiend Folio). Breathing out in a cloud up to twice a day, in an area just large enough to catch one man-sized creature, the Anauroch Sand Fox has a minor breath weapon attack. Any individual caught within the cloud must save vs. magic or go to sleep as per spell, regardless of experience level. Further, those individuals who remain within 40 to 50 feet of the breath weapon attack (for up to 4 rounds depending on wind conditions) must save again each round, or fall asleep as well.

Not a malicious creature, the fox generally uses its breath weapon as a last resort. If adventurers try to corner one, it will use it, and then vacate the area, humans generally much to large as prey items. However, those same humans will be quite vulnerable to larger predators of the deep desert.

Also in this section of the source

• PROWLER
• STRIGER
• SWORD COAST CONDOR
• TREE GROWLER
• WALKING SHARK
• WEASEL, VAMPIRIC

The Monsters