Songbird race! (And other stuff.)

[Metastachydium]

Celestial Stag

Nothing is known about the appearence of celestial stags and it is unclear how they acquired their confusing name.
Celestial stags speak Common, Undercommon and Terran.

Size/Type: Medium Aberration
Hit Dice: 6d8+12 (36 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 30 feet (6 squares)
Armor Class: 16 (+6 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+11
Attack: Slam +7 melee (1d6+3)
Full Attack: 2 slams +7 melee (1d6+3)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Meltdown, torment
Special Qualities: Darkvision 120 ft., oblivion
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +2, Will +5
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 11, Wis 7, Cha 15
Skills: Bluff +8, Intimidate +8, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +5, Listen +3
Feats: Great Fortitude, Improved GrappleB, Iron Will, Persuasive
Environment: Underground
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 4
Alignment: Usually neutral
Advancement: –
Level Adjustment: –

Meltdown (Su)
Celestial stags desire to reach the surface world without exception; however, allowing them to do so is extremely dangerous. Upon exposure to natural light, a celestial stag's body begins to melt away and the resulting liquid soon evaporates, turning into a rapidly expanding cloud of noxious gas that spreads at a rate of 250 feet per round, dealing 18d10 points of damage to every living creature within a 1 mile radius. The affected area becomes poisonous thereafter for 1d12 weeks, dealing initial and secondary damage of 1d8 Con to any living creature that enters it and fails to make a DC 19 Fort save. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +4 racial bonus.

Oblivion (Su)
It is impossible to properly observe or describe a celetial stag, as observers cannot remember their features for any length of time. The DC for Knowledge (dungeoneering) checks made to identify a celestial stag increases by 15.

Torment (Ex)
If bribery and persuasion fails, celestial stags sometimes attempt to learn the way to the surface via torture. A celestial stag must succed on a grapple check made to pin the opponent to do so. Each round the pin is maintained, the stag deals 2d8 points of bludgeoning, piercing or slashing damage (the stag's choice).

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(I'm aware that Meltdown looks like an overkill, but the creature I adapted here is described as being able to destroy an entire country with this ability, so in fact I might actually be underselling it a fair bit.)