Warforged Raptor

"INCOMING" shouted the sentry on the parapet wall. Another round of boulders came sailing through the sky upon the thick stone walls of Fort Bones. Commander Skuulis gritted his teeth as the raptors released another volley. As he looked up into the smoke-filled sky, he could see them. A flock of seven, flying in perfect formation, turning away as one back to the quarry that the Cyran troops had captured earlier that week. He wondered why the fools would press so hard for a location that couldn't be defended, but as a rock the size of his halfling servant took out the ballista on the east wall, he cursed himself for underestimating the Cyran strategy.

Warforged Raptor

CR 9

XP: 6,400

N Large Construct (Living Construct)

Init: +7; Senses: Darkvision 60 ft, low-light; Perception +9

DEFENSE:

AC: 23, Touch 13, Flat-Footed 19 (-1 size, +3 Dex, +1 dodge, +10 natural)

HP: 114 (12d10+48)

Fort: +8; Ref: +9; Will: +5

DR: 10 / adamantine

Immune: Construct traits, living construct traits; Resist: acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10, sonic 10

OFFENSE:

Speed: 15 ft, Fly 90 ft. (average)

Melee: Slam +19 (1d8+8, x4) and 2 wing buffets +17 (1d6+4)

Ranged: Rock +15 (2d6+8, 120 ft)

Space: 10 ft.; Reach: 10 ft. (slam 15 ft)

Special Attacks: pounce, rock-throwing

STATISTICS:

Str 25, Dex 16, Con 18, Int 5, Wis 12, Chr 1

Base Atk: +12; CMB: +21; CMD: 33

Feats: Dodge, Flyby Attack, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack, Skill Focus (Fly)

Skills: Fly +10, Perception +7

Languages: Does not speak, but understands Common

SPECIAL ABILITIES:

Strafe (Ex): If a Warforged Raptor flies in a straight line, it can make three ranged attacks with its rocks at evenly spaced points along its path. This usually means a Warforged Raptor moves 30 feet, throws a rock, moves another 30 feet, throws another rock and moves the final 30 feet and throws a third rock. It cannot use this ability if it is not flying.

Vicious Natural Weapons (Ex): The natural weapons of a Warforged Raptor are considered adamantine for the purposes of overcoming damage reduction. Likewise, the slam natural attack of a Warforged Raptor as a critical multiplier of x4, instead of the normal x2, and a longer reach of 15 feet.

ECOLOGY:

Environment: Any

Organization: Solitary, pair or patrol (3-6)

Treasure: None

Role: None

Source: FoW, pg. 157

Warforged Raptors are the aerial application of the same methods used to create Warforged Goliaths and Titans. Originally used to maintain air superiority and to break through enemy defensive lines, the few Warforged Raptors that House Cannith have not recaptured still roam the clouds over areas contested years ago, bombarding anyone that do not show the appropriate banners.