Featherhead

A reclusive vanara spellcaster named Featherhead lives in a stone hut within an hour's walk of Der-Maga's shrine. He has explored more of the island than most the villagers have, so is sometimes consulted by the tribe's priests. He also maintains a forge at his hut, making him the only smith on the island. he is also the most skilled magic item crafter here.

Featherhead keeps a number of barrels outside his hut, propped up so that they can easily be knocked down on top of unwelcome visitors. Up to 1d4 of these containers are barrels of monkeys.

Featherhead is actually a tengu summoner who was reincarnated as a vanara. He shares this information with very few people (among the vanara, only Grandfather Magooka knows his secret), but retains much of his native accent and mannerisms. Between this eccentric behavior and his large feathered headdress, the local vanara have dubbed him "Featherhead." He was amused by the name enough to start using it himself, and now has some difficulty recalling the one he was born with.

His eidolon, Flametail, resembles a phoenix more then any other creature, having metallic, red-gold feathers, plus a beak and tail wreathed in ghostly flames. Featherhead will use the unfetter spell to allow Flametail to wander the island and bring him news,, and will use enlarge person to make the eidolon large enough to bear him as a rider if necessary to escape or to transport people or materials a short distance.

Featherhead's CR has been increased by +1 due to his superior gear.

FEATHERHEAD (CR 8*)

XP 4,800

Male vanara summoner 8

CN Medium humanoid (vanara)

Init +3; Senses bond senses; Perception +0

Defense

AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+5 armor, +3 Dex); [AC 22, touch 17, flat-footed 19 with shield spell]

hp 55 (8d8+16)

Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +6

Offense

Speed 30 ft., climbs 30 ft.

Melee +1 short sword +10/+5 (1d6+1/19-20) or masterwork bastard sword +7/+2 (1d10/19-20)

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 8th; concentration +12)

7/day--summon monster IV (7 minutes, only when eidolon not summoned)

Summoner Spells Known (CL 8th; concentration +12)

3rd (3/day)--fire shield, fly, rejuvenate eidolon (APG)

2nd (5/day)--bear's endurance, eagle's splendor, resist energy, summon swarm

1st (5/day)--enlarge person, expeditious retreat, feather fall, shield, unfetter (APG)

0 (at will)--acid splash (ranged touch +9), arcane mark, detect magic, light, mending, read magic

Statistics

Str 10, Dex 16, Con 14 [12], Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 18 [16]

Base Atk +6; CMB +6; CMD 19

Feats Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Wondrous Item, Skill Focus (Spellcraft), Weapon Finesse

Skills Acrobatics +4, Climb +7, Craft (armor, weapons) +10, Craft (carpentry) +6, Fly +9, Knowledge (arcana) +10, Knowledge (local, nature) +6, Knowledge (planes) +7, Linguistics +7, Ride +11, Spellcraft +13, Stealth +4; Racial Modifiers +2 Acrobatics, +2 Stealth

Languages Auran, Common, Eastern Dialect [see Freeport: The City of Adventure], Ignan, Tengu, Vanaran

SQ eidolon (link, share spells), life link, maker's call, prehensile tail, reincarnated (formerly tengu), shield ally, swordtrained [tengu]

Combat Gear arcane scroll of firebird (CL 9th [requires 11th as summoner; Freeport: The City of Adventure 452), potion of cure moderate wounds; Other Gear +1 chain shirt, +1 short sword [wakizashi], masterwork bastard sword [katana], belt of mighty constitution +2, headband of alluring charisma +2 [many-colored feather headdress], spell component pouch, traveler's outfit, smith's tools and forge (in hut)

FLAMETAIL (CR --)

XP --

Serpentine eidolon

CN Medium outsider

Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +11

Defense

AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 (+4 Dex, +8 natural)

hp 45 (6d10+12)

Fort +3, Ref +9, Will +5; +4 vs. enchantment

Defensive Abilities devotion, evasion; Immune fire

Offense

Speed 30 ft.; climb 20 ft., fly 60 ft. (good)

Melee bite +10 (1d6+2 plus 1d6 fire), tail slap +10 (1d6+2 plus 1d6 fire)

Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with bite)

Special Attacks magic attacks

Statistics

Str 15, Dex 19, Con 13, Int 8, Wis 10, Cha 11

Base Atk +6; CMB +8; CMD 22

Feats Alertness, Toughness, Weapon Finesse

Skills Fly +17, Knowledge (arcana, planes) +5, Perception +11, Sense Motive +8, Spellcraft +5, Stealth +13

Languages Auran, Common, Eastern Dialect [see Freeport: The City of Adventure], Ignan, Tengu, Vanaran

SQ evolutions (free: bite, climb, reach [bite], tail, tail slap; evolution pool 11: energy attacks [fire], flight [60 ft.], immunity [fire], limbs [2 legs], magic attacks), link

Enlarged

While under the effects of Featherhead's enlarge person spell, Flametail has the following stats:

Large

Init +3

AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+3 Dex, +8 natural, -1 size)

Ref +8

Melee bite +8 (1d8+2 plus 1d6 fire), tail slap +8 (1d8+2 plus 1d6 fire)

Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. (15 ft. with bite)

Str 17, Dex 17

CMB +10; CMD 23

Skills Fly +14, Stealth +8