Rohyan
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Climate/Terrain | Temperate plains |
| Frequency | Very rare |
| Organization | Solitary |
| Activity Cycle | Any |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| Intelligence | Genius (17) |
| Treasure | Nil |
| Alignment | Any |
| No. of Appearing | 1-2 |
| Armor Class | -6 |
| Move | See below |
| Hit Dice | 12+4 |
| THAC0 | 6 |
| No. of Attacks | 3 |
| Damage/Attack | 2-10/2-10/3-18 (+10) |
| Special Attacks | Nil |
| Special Defenses | See below |
| Magic Resistance | 35% and immune to vorpal and sharpness weapons |
| Size | L |
| Moral | Fanatic (17-18) |
| XP Value | 9,650 |
Description
Rohyan are large golden horses, their mane is onyx in colour. Rohyan are the same size as a cart-horse but they are much sleeker, more akin to a race horse in build.
Rohyan are never owned, their relationship with their riders is based on trust, each rohyan will have its own set of values which must be satisfied in a rider before they will permit themselves to be ridden. Once this initial bond has been made, the rohyan will be excellent partners.
Rohyan communicate with their riders using a form of specific telepathy, the rohyan can understand its riders thoughts and wishes, and the rider can understand ideas by the rohyan.
Rohyan can speak their own language, and common. In addition they can read magic (as the spell) and understand magically encrypted maps and other such documents.
Rohyan are also known as plane riders. This is because of their ability to enter any of the known planes at will, although to do this they need to be moving at their full movement rate.
On any plane a Rohyan can find the nearest colour pool or gate to any other desired plane, or combination thereof. Rohyan know all planes very well and as such can never get lost.
When entering a plane the rohyan is immune to its effects, this immunity can be conferred to the rider, should the rohyan wish this, thus it can be very inadvisable to steal a rohyan!
Once every 3 days a rohyan can teleport to its rider. To do this it senses the riders need and travels through the planes to the riders destination, this is an unusual feature in that normally the rider and rohyan can only normally communicate mentally when the rider is mounted on the rohyan.
Rohyan move at a great rate on any plane. If they are rested they can maintain a rate of 576" (96 mph) for 48 hours, after which the Rohyan drops to a rate of 432" (72 mph) for 72 hours, then its movement rate falls to 36" (6 mph) for 48 hours, after this the rohyan must be rested for at least 48 hours. If the rohyan is rested when its speed drops from 576" only 6 hours is needed, if it is rested before the rate drops from 432" the rest period is only 12 hours.
Rohyan regenerate 1 hit point per 6 turns, they can only be hit by +2 magical weapon or better.
The rohyan has abilities equivalent to a strength of 22, a dexterity, constitution, and an intelligence of 17, and a wisdom and dexterity of 16.