Shardback Grazer

A six-limbed, thick-bodied herbivore with overlapping plates of hide and a low, wedge-shaped head. Used primarily as mounts and pack animals. Their hooves are split and slightly flexible, allowing them to grip uneven stone without slipping. In the wild they run in herds and migrate along mineral-rich corridors grazing on silica plants.

Combat

Its hoof attack is treated as a secondary attack and adds only half the creatures’s Strength bonus to damage. (These secondary attacks are noted with an asterisk in the Attack and Full Attack entries for the heavy and the light variety.)

• Shardback Grazer, Heavy
• Large Animal
• Hit Dice: 3d8+6 (19 hp)
• Initiative: +1
• Speed: 50 ft. (10 squares)
• Armor Class: 13 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +3 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 12
• Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+9
• Attack: Hoof –2 melee (1d6+1*)
• Full Attack: 2 hooves –2 melee (1d6+1*)
• Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
• Special Attacks: —
• Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
• Saves: Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +2
• Abilities: Str 16, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
• Skills: Listen +4, Spot +4
• Feats: Endurance, Run
• Environment: Temperate plains
• Organization: Domesticated
• Challenge Rating: 1
• Advancement: —
• Level Adjustment: —

The statistics presented here describe large breeds of working grazers. These animals are usually ready for heavy work by age three. A heavy grazer cannot fight while carrying a rider.

Carrying Capacity: A light load for a heavy grazer is up to 200 pounds; a medium load, 201–400 pounds; and a heavy load, 401–600 pounds. A heavy grazer can drag 3,000 pounds.

• Shardback Grazer, Light
• Large Animal
• Hit Dice: 3d8+6 (19 hp)
• Initiative: +1
• Speed: 60 ft. (12 squares)
• Armor Class: 13 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +3 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 12
• Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+9
• Attack: Hoof –1 melee (1d6+1*)
• Full Attack: 2 hooves –1 melee (1d6+1*)
• Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
• Special Attacks: —
• Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
• Saves: Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +2
• Abilities: Str 14, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
• Skills: Listen +4, Spot +4
• Feats: Endurance, Run
• Environment: Temperate plains
• Organization: Domesticated
• Challenge Rating: 1
• Advancement: —
• Level Adjustment: —

The statistics presented here describe smaller breeds of working grazers including wild and feral animals. These animals are usually ready for useful work by age two. A light grazer cannot fight while carrying a rider.

Carrying Capacity: A light load for a light grazer is up to 150 pounds; a medium load, 151–300 pounds; and a heavy load, 301–450 pounds. A light grazer can drag 2,250 pounds.