The Glyphstone
2005-09-02, 07:21 PM
Almost all adventurers, even those relatively inexperienced, are familiar with elementals - powerful spirits formed from the essence of Fire, Earth, Air, or Water. Far less known is that fact that other planes have their elementals as well. Such entities are rarely spawned, but can cause great havoc when they appear (even accidentally) on the Prime Material Plane.
Animus Elemental - Positive Energy Plane
All elementals come in various sizes. The Animus Elemental shown below is Large, other sizes of Animus elementals should be created using the HD and advancement of a Water elemental.
Large Animus Elemental
Size/Type: Large Elemental (Extraplanar)
Hit Dice: 8d8+32 (68 HP)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 40ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class: 24 (-1 size, +4 Dex, +11 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 20)
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+12
Attack: Slam +9 melee (2d6+2 plus 2d6 positive energy)
Full Attack: 2 Slams +9 melee (2d6+2 plus 2d6 positive energy)
Space/Reach: 10ft./10ft.
Special Attacks: Positive energy surge, turn undead
Special Qualities: Radiant aura, fast healing 4, Darkvision 60ft., elemental traits
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +6
Abilities: Str 14, Dex 18, Con 18, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 15
Skills: Listen +7, Spot +6
Feats: Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Turning, Weapon Finesse(B), Improved Initiative(B)
Environment: Positive Energy Plane
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 6
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: 8-15 HD (Large), 16-20 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment: -
Animus elementals speak Celestial, though they almost never do so.
COMBAT
Animus elementals are not deliberately hostile, though their passage can be both beneficial and destructive. Embodiments of the chaotic energies of the Positive Energy Plane, their very presence supercharges the surrounding terrain to the point of saturation. An animus elemental is easy to follow, leaving behind it a trail of both vastly energizes plants, and the shattered corpses of animals overwhelmed by the inherent energy of Life itself. If attacked, the elemental will defend itself with blasts of positive energy, focusing its attention on any sort of undead creature. These perversions of the elemental's basic nature are the only thing it will actively seek and attack if accidentally drawn to the Prime Material Plane.
-Positive Energy: An animus elemental's slam attacks deal blasts of positive energy in addition to its slam damage. Against undead foes, they deal damage as normal. Against living creatures, they are instead converted into temporary hit points, which can reduce the amount of damage taken from the slam or even increase the target's hit points. This may seem useful at first, but can turn deadly. A living creature must succeed on a DC20 Fortitude save each round their temporary hit points exceed their normal hit point total. Failing the saving throw results in the creature exploding in a riot of energy, killing it.
-Positive Energy Surge: As a full-round action, an animus elemental can release a surge of positive energy. This deals 2d8+4 points of positive energy to all creatures, living or undead, in a 20-foot radius centered on the elemental, as per the rules for Positive Energy above.
-Turn Undead: An animus elemental can turn undead as a cleric equal in level to its HD, plus the benefit of its Improved Turning Feat. The elemental has no limit on the number of times per day it can attempt to turn undead.
-Radiant Aura: The very air around an animus elemental is alight with energy, which can be too much for mortal eyes and hearts. Any living creature who sees an animus elemental must make a DC15 Fortitude save to avoid being blinded for 1 round per HD of the elemental. Any creature within 5 feet of an animus elemental takes 1d6 positive energy damage each round, as per the rules for Positive Energy above. The save DC for the blindness effect is Charisma-based.
Mortis Elemental - Negative Energy Plane
All elementals come in various sizes. The Mortis Elemental shown below is Large, other sizes of Mortis elementals should be created using the HD and advancement of a Water elemental.
Large Mortis Elemental
Size/Type: Large Elemental (Extraplanar)
Hit Dice: 8d8+32 (68 HP)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 40ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class: 23 (-1 size, +3 Dex, +11 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 20
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+13
Attack: Slam +9 melee (2d6+3 plus 1d4 negative energy plus energy drain)
Full Attack: 2 slams +9 melee (2d6+3 plus 1d4 negative energy plus energy drain)
Space/Reach:10ft./10ft.
Special Attacks: Energy drain, rebuke undead
Special Qualities: Draining aura, Blindsense 60ft., elemental traits
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +6
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 16, Con 18, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 15
Skills: Listen +7, Spot +6
Feats: Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Turning, Weapon Focus(Slam)(B), Improved Initiative(B)
Environment: Negative Energy Plane
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 7
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: 9-15 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment: -
A mortis elemental resembles a tall, shifting pillar of deepest blackness, inside of which a humanoid figure lurks. Mortis elementals can speak Infernal and Abyssal, though they almost never do so.
COMBAT
Similar to their positively charged cousins, mortis elementals are not inherently evil. But where the animus elementals are attracted to spread the joyous energy of Life, mortis elementals exist only to drain the life force from all living things and replace it with cold emptiness. The trail left by a rampaging mortis elemental is marked with shriveled remnants of plant life, and the wasted corpses of small creatures. A mortis elemental will not wait for provocation for attacking, instead rushing to drain the life from the nearest source of energy.
-Negative Energy: A Mortis elemental's slam attacks deal negative energy in addition to its slam damage. Against living creatures, this deals additional damage as normal. Against undead creatures, it instead heals them of an amount of hit points equal to the negative energy damage that would be dealt.
-Energy Drain: Living creatures hit by a mortis elemental's slam attack gain one negative level. The DC is 16 for the Fortitude save to remove a negative level. The save DC is Charisma-based. For each such negative level bestowed, the mortis elemental gains 5 temporary hit points. If an individual ever has negative levels equal to or greater than its current HD, it is slain and becomes a free-willed wraith.
-Rebuke Undead: A mortis elemental can rebuke undead as a cleric equal in level to its HD, plus the benefit of its Improved Turning feat. A mortis elemental has no limit on the number of times per day it can attempt to rebuke undead.
-Draining Aura: The very air around a mortis elemental is dry and dead, sapping the life from nearby creatures. Any creature within 5ft. of a mortis elemental takes 1d4 negative energy damage each round they remain within range. Any creature that strikes the mortis elemental with a natural weapon or unarmed attack also takes 1d4 negative energy damage for each hit inflicted.
-Blindsense: A mortis elemental can sense the life force of nearby living creatures. In addition to granting it blindsense, the mortis elemental is treated as being under the effects of a permanent deathwatch spell.
Shadow Elemental - Plane of Shadow
All elementals come in various sizes. The Shadow Elemental shown below is Large, other sizes of Shadow elementals should be created using the HD and advancement of a Air elemental.
Large Shadow Elemental
Size/Type: Large Elemental (Extraplanar, Incorporeal)
Hit Dice: 8d8+32 (68 HP)
Initiative: +8
Speed: Fly 50ft.(perfect)
Armor Class: 17 (+3 Dex, +4 deflection), touch 17, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/-
Attack: Incorporeal touch +9 (1d6 Str)
Full Attack: 2 incorporeal touches +9 (1d6 Str)
Space/Reach: 10ft./10ft.
Special Attacks: Strength damage, shadow creation, shadow walk
Special Qualities: Shadow shroud, Darkvision 60ft., incorporeal traits, elemental traits
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +6
Abilities: Str -, Dex 18, Con 18, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 18
Skills: Listen +7, Spot 6
Feats: Alertness, Dodge, Combat Reflexes, Weapon Focus (Incorporeal touch)(B), Improved Initiative(B)
Environment: Plane of Shadow
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 8
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: 9-15 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment: -
Shadow elementals on the Prime Material Plane appear as tall, vaguely humanoid blots of moving shadows. They are quite frequently mistaken for wraiths, shadows, and other ghostly undead, which both hampers those that encounter them and reduces the number aware of their existence. Shadow elementals cannot speak, though they can understand most Prime Material languages.
COMBAT
If attacked, a shadow elemental will fight back to the best of its ability by draining its enemies' strength and using that to conjure spell effects and allies via its Shadow Creation ability. It may use its Shadow Walk ability to gain an advantageous position during the fight. If it is in danger of being destroyed, it will Shadow Walk to safety if possible.
-Strength damage: The touch of a shadow elemental deals 1d6 Strength damage to a living foe. A creature reduced to 0 Strength by a shadow elemental is not slain, as it would be if touched by a true shadow, but does remain paralyzed until the ability score regenerates (and may appear dead in the meantime).
-Shadow Creation: Each time a shadow elemental drains Strength from an opponent, it adds an amount equal to the amount drained to its shadow reserve pool. As a standard action during its turn, the elemental can spend energy from this pool to cast one of the following spells as a spell-like ability (caster level 10th): Shadow Evocation (4 points), Greater Shadow Evocation (7 points), Shadow Conjuration (3 points), Greater Shadow Conjuration (6 points), Shades (8 points). When using a Conjuration ability, it will typically imitate a Summon Monster spell of the maximum possible level to defend it. Evocation spells replicateed will almost always be damage-dealing spells, though the elemental is intelligent enough to utilize a Bigby's Hand spell if needed.
-Shadow Walk: A shadow elemental can use Shadow Walk as a spell-like ability at will, as per the spell. Because the elemental is composed of the very stuff of Shadow, it always knows exactly where it will emerge, and can utilize the ability to make short jumps around in combat as if teleporting.
-Shadow Shroud: The outline of a shadow elemental constantly blurs and shifts, making it difficult to target. Shadow elementals are treated as if under the effects of a constant Blur spell, granting them concealment from all enemies (20% miss chance). This does not stack with the 50% miss chance from being incorporeal, but does remain in effect if the elemental is struck with a ghost touch weapon or a force effect.
Skills: A shadow elemental recieves a +10 bonus to Hide checks in areas of shadowy illumination, and a -10 penalty on Hide checks in brightly lit areas.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Spirit Elemental - Astral Plane
All elementals come in various sizes. The Spirit Elemental shown below is Large, other sizes of Spirit elementals should be created using the HD and advancement of a Air elemental.
Large Spirit Elemental
Size/Type: Large Elemental (Extraplanar, Incorporeal)
Hit Dice:8d8+32 (68 HP)
Initiative: +12
Speed: Fly 80ft. (perfect)
Armor Class: 22 (-1 size, +8 Dex, +5 deflection), touch 18, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/-
Attack: Incorporeal slam +14 melee (1d3 Wis plus astral touch)
Full Attack: 2 incorporeal slams +14 melee (1d3 Wis plus astral touch)
Space/Reach: 10ft./10ft.
Special Attacks: Astral touch, spell-like abilities
Special Qualities: Quickened spell-like abilities, Darkvision 60ft., elemental traits, incorporeal traits
Saves: For +6, Ref +13, Will +6
Abilities: Str -, Dex 26, Con 18, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 20
Skills: Listen +7, Spot +6
Feats: Combat Reflexes, Ability Focus (astral touch), Dodge, Weapon Finesse(B), Improved Initiative(B)
Environment: Astral Plane
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 7
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: 9-15 HD (Large), 16-20 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment: -
Spirit elementals are difficult to see, resembling only a vaguely humanoid shimmer of dense air To a creature wih the ability to see invisible creatures, they appear clearly as a transparent, humanoid figure with a wisp-thin body. Spirit elementals speak Auran, though they almost never do so.
COMBAT
Astral elementals are habitual wanderers, exploring the various planes for no particular reason other than their ability to do so. If attacked or threatened while on another plane, they will fight back until enough of their opponents have been incapacitated by their astral touch to allow a safe escape via plane shift.
-Astral Touch: Born of the Astral Plane, the touch of a spirit elemental bears faint traces of the plane's power. Any creature hit by a spirit elemental's touch attack must succeed on a DC21 Will save or fall asleep as per the Sleep Spell, except that it can affect creatures of any HD. In addition, a creature touched by the elemental cannot regain ability damage or hit point loss through natural means for 24 hours, after which time all such recovery is applied retroactively. Fast Healing and Regeneration abilities are also suppressed during this time. A DC21 Fortitude save negates the supressive effect. The save DC's are Charisma based.
-Spell-like Abilities: A spirit elemental can use the following as spell-like abilities, with a caster level equal to its HD: (At will) - Dimensional Anchor, Obscuring Mist; (3/day) - Deeper Slumber, Dimension Door; (1/day) - Plane Shift (to/from Astral plane only)
-Quickened Spell-like Abilities: A spirit elemental can use any one of its spell-like abilities as a swift action each round, with no limit on the number of times this can be performed per day.
Animus Elemental - Positive Energy Plane
All elementals come in various sizes. The Animus Elemental shown below is Large, other sizes of Animus elementals should be created using the HD and advancement of a Water elemental.
Large Animus Elemental
Size/Type: Large Elemental (Extraplanar)
Hit Dice: 8d8+32 (68 HP)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 40ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class: 24 (-1 size, +4 Dex, +11 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 20)
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+12
Attack: Slam +9 melee (2d6+2 plus 2d6 positive energy)
Full Attack: 2 Slams +9 melee (2d6+2 plus 2d6 positive energy)
Space/Reach: 10ft./10ft.
Special Attacks: Positive energy surge, turn undead
Special Qualities: Radiant aura, fast healing 4, Darkvision 60ft., elemental traits
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +6
Abilities: Str 14, Dex 18, Con 18, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 15
Skills: Listen +7, Spot +6
Feats: Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Turning, Weapon Finesse(B), Improved Initiative(B)
Environment: Positive Energy Plane
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 6
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: 8-15 HD (Large), 16-20 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment: -
Animus elementals speak Celestial, though they almost never do so.
COMBAT
Animus elementals are not deliberately hostile, though their passage can be both beneficial and destructive. Embodiments of the chaotic energies of the Positive Energy Plane, their very presence supercharges the surrounding terrain to the point of saturation. An animus elemental is easy to follow, leaving behind it a trail of both vastly energizes plants, and the shattered corpses of animals overwhelmed by the inherent energy of Life itself. If attacked, the elemental will defend itself with blasts of positive energy, focusing its attention on any sort of undead creature. These perversions of the elemental's basic nature are the only thing it will actively seek and attack if accidentally drawn to the Prime Material Plane.
-Positive Energy: An animus elemental's slam attacks deal blasts of positive energy in addition to its slam damage. Against undead foes, they deal damage as normal. Against living creatures, they are instead converted into temporary hit points, which can reduce the amount of damage taken from the slam or even increase the target's hit points. This may seem useful at first, but can turn deadly. A living creature must succeed on a DC20 Fortitude save each round their temporary hit points exceed their normal hit point total. Failing the saving throw results in the creature exploding in a riot of energy, killing it.
-Positive Energy Surge: As a full-round action, an animus elemental can release a surge of positive energy. This deals 2d8+4 points of positive energy to all creatures, living or undead, in a 20-foot radius centered on the elemental, as per the rules for Positive Energy above.
-Turn Undead: An animus elemental can turn undead as a cleric equal in level to its HD, plus the benefit of its Improved Turning Feat. The elemental has no limit on the number of times per day it can attempt to turn undead.
-Radiant Aura: The very air around an animus elemental is alight with energy, which can be too much for mortal eyes and hearts. Any living creature who sees an animus elemental must make a DC15 Fortitude save to avoid being blinded for 1 round per HD of the elemental. Any creature within 5 feet of an animus elemental takes 1d6 positive energy damage each round, as per the rules for Positive Energy above. The save DC for the blindness effect is Charisma-based.
Mortis Elemental - Negative Energy Plane
All elementals come in various sizes. The Mortis Elemental shown below is Large, other sizes of Mortis elementals should be created using the HD and advancement of a Water elemental.
Large Mortis Elemental
Size/Type: Large Elemental (Extraplanar)
Hit Dice: 8d8+32 (68 HP)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 40ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class: 23 (-1 size, +3 Dex, +11 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 20
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+13
Attack: Slam +9 melee (2d6+3 plus 1d4 negative energy plus energy drain)
Full Attack: 2 slams +9 melee (2d6+3 plus 1d4 negative energy plus energy drain)
Space/Reach:10ft./10ft.
Special Attacks: Energy drain, rebuke undead
Special Qualities: Draining aura, Blindsense 60ft., elemental traits
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +6
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 16, Con 18, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 15
Skills: Listen +7, Spot +6
Feats: Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Turning, Weapon Focus(Slam)(B), Improved Initiative(B)
Environment: Negative Energy Plane
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 7
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: 9-15 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment: -
A mortis elemental resembles a tall, shifting pillar of deepest blackness, inside of which a humanoid figure lurks. Mortis elementals can speak Infernal and Abyssal, though they almost never do so.
COMBAT
Similar to their positively charged cousins, mortis elementals are not inherently evil. But where the animus elementals are attracted to spread the joyous energy of Life, mortis elementals exist only to drain the life force from all living things and replace it with cold emptiness. The trail left by a rampaging mortis elemental is marked with shriveled remnants of plant life, and the wasted corpses of small creatures. A mortis elemental will not wait for provocation for attacking, instead rushing to drain the life from the nearest source of energy.
-Negative Energy: A Mortis elemental's slam attacks deal negative energy in addition to its slam damage. Against living creatures, this deals additional damage as normal. Against undead creatures, it instead heals them of an amount of hit points equal to the negative energy damage that would be dealt.
-Energy Drain: Living creatures hit by a mortis elemental's slam attack gain one negative level. The DC is 16 for the Fortitude save to remove a negative level. The save DC is Charisma-based. For each such negative level bestowed, the mortis elemental gains 5 temporary hit points. If an individual ever has negative levels equal to or greater than its current HD, it is slain and becomes a free-willed wraith.
-Rebuke Undead: A mortis elemental can rebuke undead as a cleric equal in level to its HD, plus the benefit of its Improved Turning feat. A mortis elemental has no limit on the number of times per day it can attempt to rebuke undead.
-Draining Aura: The very air around a mortis elemental is dry and dead, sapping the life from nearby creatures. Any creature within 5ft. of a mortis elemental takes 1d4 negative energy damage each round they remain within range. Any creature that strikes the mortis elemental with a natural weapon or unarmed attack also takes 1d4 negative energy damage for each hit inflicted.
-Blindsense: A mortis elemental can sense the life force of nearby living creatures. In addition to granting it blindsense, the mortis elemental is treated as being under the effects of a permanent deathwatch spell.
Shadow Elemental - Plane of Shadow
All elementals come in various sizes. The Shadow Elemental shown below is Large, other sizes of Shadow elementals should be created using the HD and advancement of a Air elemental.
Large Shadow Elemental
Size/Type: Large Elemental (Extraplanar, Incorporeal)
Hit Dice: 8d8+32 (68 HP)
Initiative: +8
Speed: Fly 50ft.(perfect)
Armor Class: 17 (+3 Dex, +4 deflection), touch 17, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/-
Attack: Incorporeal touch +9 (1d6 Str)
Full Attack: 2 incorporeal touches +9 (1d6 Str)
Space/Reach: 10ft./10ft.
Special Attacks: Strength damage, shadow creation, shadow walk
Special Qualities: Shadow shroud, Darkvision 60ft., incorporeal traits, elemental traits
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +6
Abilities: Str -, Dex 18, Con 18, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 18
Skills: Listen +7, Spot 6
Feats: Alertness, Dodge, Combat Reflexes, Weapon Focus (Incorporeal touch)(B), Improved Initiative(B)
Environment: Plane of Shadow
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 8
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: 9-15 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment: -
Shadow elementals on the Prime Material Plane appear as tall, vaguely humanoid blots of moving shadows. They are quite frequently mistaken for wraiths, shadows, and other ghostly undead, which both hampers those that encounter them and reduces the number aware of their existence. Shadow elementals cannot speak, though they can understand most Prime Material languages.
COMBAT
If attacked, a shadow elemental will fight back to the best of its ability by draining its enemies' strength and using that to conjure spell effects and allies via its Shadow Creation ability. It may use its Shadow Walk ability to gain an advantageous position during the fight. If it is in danger of being destroyed, it will Shadow Walk to safety if possible.
-Strength damage: The touch of a shadow elemental deals 1d6 Strength damage to a living foe. A creature reduced to 0 Strength by a shadow elemental is not slain, as it would be if touched by a true shadow, but does remain paralyzed until the ability score regenerates (and may appear dead in the meantime).
-Shadow Creation: Each time a shadow elemental drains Strength from an opponent, it adds an amount equal to the amount drained to its shadow reserve pool. As a standard action during its turn, the elemental can spend energy from this pool to cast one of the following spells as a spell-like ability (caster level 10th): Shadow Evocation (4 points), Greater Shadow Evocation (7 points), Shadow Conjuration (3 points), Greater Shadow Conjuration (6 points), Shades (8 points). When using a Conjuration ability, it will typically imitate a Summon Monster spell of the maximum possible level to defend it. Evocation spells replicateed will almost always be damage-dealing spells, though the elemental is intelligent enough to utilize a Bigby's Hand spell if needed.
-Shadow Walk: A shadow elemental can use Shadow Walk as a spell-like ability at will, as per the spell. Because the elemental is composed of the very stuff of Shadow, it always knows exactly where it will emerge, and can utilize the ability to make short jumps around in combat as if teleporting.
-Shadow Shroud: The outline of a shadow elemental constantly blurs and shifts, making it difficult to target. Shadow elementals are treated as if under the effects of a constant Blur spell, granting them concealment from all enemies (20% miss chance). This does not stack with the 50% miss chance from being incorporeal, but does remain in effect if the elemental is struck with a ghost touch weapon or a force effect.
Skills: A shadow elemental recieves a +10 bonus to Hide checks in areas of shadowy illumination, and a -10 penalty on Hide checks in brightly lit areas.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Spirit Elemental - Astral Plane
All elementals come in various sizes. The Spirit Elemental shown below is Large, other sizes of Spirit elementals should be created using the HD and advancement of a Air elemental.
Large Spirit Elemental
Size/Type: Large Elemental (Extraplanar, Incorporeal)
Hit Dice:8d8+32 (68 HP)
Initiative: +12
Speed: Fly 80ft. (perfect)
Armor Class: 22 (-1 size, +8 Dex, +5 deflection), touch 18, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/-
Attack: Incorporeal slam +14 melee (1d3 Wis plus astral touch)
Full Attack: 2 incorporeal slams +14 melee (1d3 Wis plus astral touch)
Space/Reach: 10ft./10ft.
Special Attacks: Astral touch, spell-like abilities
Special Qualities: Quickened spell-like abilities, Darkvision 60ft., elemental traits, incorporeal traits
Saves: For +6, Ref +13, Will +6
Abilities: Str -, Dex 26, Con 18, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 20
Skills: Listen +7, Spot +6
Feats: Combat Reflexes, Ability Focus (astral touch), Dodge, Weapon Finesse(B), Improved Initiative(B)
Environment: Astral Plane
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 7
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: 9-15 HD (Large), 16-20 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment: -
Spirit elementals are difficult to see, resembling only a vaguely humanoid shimmer of dense air To a creature wih the ability to see invisible creatures, they appear clearly as a transparent, humanoid figure with a wisp-thin body. Spirit elementals speak Auran, though they almost never do so.
COMBAT
Astral elementals are habitual wanderers, exploring the various planes for no particular reason other than their ability to do so. If attacked or threatened while on another plane, they will fight back until enough of their opponents have been incapacitated by their astral touch to allow a safe escape via plane shift.
-Astral Touch: Born of the Astral Plane, the touch of a spirit elemental bears faint traces of the plane's power. Any creature hit by a spirit elemental's touch attack must succeed on a DC21 Will save or fall asleep as per the Sleep Spell, except that it can affect creatures of any HD. In addition, a creature touched by the elemental cannot regain ability damage or hit point loss through natural means for 24 hours, after which time all such recovery is applied retroactively. Fast Healing and Regeneration abilities are also suppressed during this time. A DC21 Fortitude save negates the supressive effect. The save DC's are Charisma based.
-Spell-like Abilities: A spirit elemental can use the following as spell-like abilities, with a caster level equal to its HD: (At will) - Dimensional Anchor, Obscuring Mist; (3/day) - Deeper Slumber, Dimension Door; (1/day) - Plane Shift (to/from Astral plane only)
-Quickened Spell-like Abilities: A spirit elemental can use any one of its spell-like abilities as a swift action each round, with no limit on the number of times this can be performed per day.