MEDUSA

Lawful Evil Man-sized Monster

FREQUENCY: Rare

NO. APPEARING: 1-3 (VI. 1)

SURPRISE: 33%

SENSES: infravision, scent - can see into the Astral and Ethereal

ARMOR CLASS: 5

MOVE: 9"

HIT DICE: 6 (hp 27)

% IN LAIR: 50%

TREASURE TYPE: P, Q (x10), X, Y

THAC0: 13

MELEE: bite (1d4) plus poison or by weapon

MISSILE: by weapon

SPECIAL ATTACKS: petrifying gaze, poison - Hits As: +1

SPECIAL DEFENSES: none

MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard

INTELLIGENCE: Very (11-12)

MORALE: +30%

SAVES: Poison 11, Petrify 12, Wand 13, Breath 13, Spell 14

LANGUAGES: Common, Medusa

LEVEL: VI (XP 550 + 6 per hp)

The body of a medusa appears quite shapely and human. They typically wear human clothing. However, the face is of horrid visage, and its snaky hair writhes, so at a close distance (20-ft) this gives the creature away. The glaring red-rimmed eyes of a medusa are visible clearly at 30-ft.

Medusae are hateful humanoid creatures which dwell in dark caves or caverns, venturing forth on occasion to seek prey. They try to beguile humans to look into their eyes.

The gaze of a medusa's eyes will turn creatures within 3" to stone unless they make their saving throw versus Petrify. Medusae are able to see astral and ethereal creatures, and their petrifying gaze is as effective on those planes as it is on the Material.

If the medusa's gaze is reflected back, the creature will turn itself to stone!

If an opponent averts his eyes, the medusa rushes up so that its asp-like head growth can bite at the victim. The range of such attacks is but 1-ft, and the victim bitten must save versus Poison or die.

Medusae speak both their tongue and the Common one.

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