The Old One

"THE OLD ONE" (CR 9)

XP 6,400

Awakened immense tortoise (Bestiary 4 263)

N Colossal magical beast (augmented animal)

Init -2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14

Defense

AC 25, touch 0, flat-footed 25 (-2 Dex, +25 natural, -8 size)

hp 149 (13d8+91)

Fort +17, Ref +6, Will +6

Offense

Speed 20 ft.

Melee bite +16 (4d6+22/19-20)

Space 30 ft.; Reach 30 ft.

Special Attacks trample (2d8+22, DC 31)

Statistics

Str 40, Dex 7, Con 24, Int 11, Wis 11, Cha 13

Base Atk +9; CMB +32; CMD 40 (44 vs. trip)

Feats Critical Focus, Endurance, Great Fortitude, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Great Fortitude, Iron Will, Power Attack

Skills Handle Animal +7, Knowledge (local) +3, Knowledge (nature) +6, Perception +14 (+10 for sound-based checks); Racial Modifiers -4 Perception for sound-based checks

Languages Druidic

SQ bouyant, shell, slow and steady

Special Abilities

Bouyant (Ex) A tortoise that fails a Swim check by 5 or more does not sink.

Shell (Ex) As a move action, a tortoise can pull its extremities and head into its shell. It can't move or attack as long as it remains in this state, but its armor bonus from natural armor improves by 4 as long as it does. It may end this state as a move action.

Slow and Steady (Ex) A tortoise's speed is never modified by armor or encumbrance.

"The Old One" is the oldest living creature on Gorilla Island. It was awakened by a druid who visited the island and was impressed by its immense size. The druid left the island, promising to return and teach him more about druid ways, but that was many years ago. The Old One is patient, though, and passes the time protecting the island's population of normal giant tortoises. It carries on long, one-sided conversations in Druidic with its smaller kin, and doesn't seem to mind that they never reply.