Genderless
- hybridPerception +15; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Languages Common, Draconic
Skills Acrobatics +13, Athletics +17, Intimidation +11, Stealth +13, Survival +15
Str +6, Dex +2, Con +4, Int –3, Wis +2, Cha +0
AC 25; Fort +18, Ref +15, Will +12
HP 120
Three-Headed As chimera.
Triple Opportunity As chimera.
Attack of Opportunity
Speed 25 feet, fly 40 feet
Melee dragon jaws +18, Damage 2d6+8 piercing plus 2d6 electricity
Melee lion jaws +18, Damage 2d10+8 piercing
Melee goat horns +18, Damage 2d10+8 piercing
Melee claw +18 (agile), Damage 2d6+8 slashing
Ranged spike +16 (range increment 40 feet), Damage 1d10+8 piercing
Breath Weapon (arcane, evocation) The chimeric manticore’s blue-dragon head breathes a 60-foot line of electricity that deals 8d6 electrical damage to all creatures in the area (DC 25 basic Reflex save). The chimeric manticore can’t use Breath Weapon again for 1d4 rounds.
Spike Volley As manticore, but DC 25.
Three-Headed Strike As chimera.
Chimera
The chimera is the archetypal example of an unnatural monster made up of a monstrous mix of wildly different component creatures: in this case, a lion, a dragon, and a goat. Wild, hateful, and hungry, it tries to eat any creature it sees, but sometimes a strong-willed master is able to compel a chimera to serve as a guardian or even a mount.
Kobold Adoration
Some kobold groups are fond of chimera guardians or pets, but few kobolds have the bravery or resources to keep a chimera happy for long. While chimeras are often pressed into service by more intelligent creatures, it’s also not unheard of for a chimera to keep a herd of unintelligent animals—lions, goats, or even serpents—as both companions and food supply.
Manticore
The manticore is a monstrous amalgamation of lion, dragon, and human with a penchant for feasting on human flesh. Its distinctive tail is festooned with large quills like those of a porcupine, which the manticore flings at prey by whipping its tail like a sling. These deadly spikes give the manticore the power to slaughter even well-armed warriors from the safety of the sky.
Although the anthropomorphic face of the manticore suggests a keen intellect, most creatures of its kind are simple-minded killers. They can be clever liars, however, and their voices have a strangely musical sound that has lured many unwitting travelers into an ambush. A manticore discovered by uneducated humanoids (especially those who are both lawful and evil) can sometimes become the center of adoration and even worship; a manticore in this situation swiftly gives in to its laziness and allows its acolytes to bring it tribute in the form of food and treasure, feasting upon its own followers when offerings become scarce. Stronger humanoids who encounter a manticore can cow it through intimidation and violence, sometimes even forcing it into service as a mount. As long as the manticore is well fed with human flesh and its master leads it to victory, a manticore mount can prove surprisingly loyal.
Manticore Locations
Manticores prefer lonely places in the wilderness far from humanoids, but they adapt easily to nearly any terrain. Manticores have been spotted in jungles, forests, deserts, and mountains.