Bog Maid

Size/Type: Medium Fey Humanoid (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 7d8+14 (45 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: Walk 40 ft. (8 squares), Swim 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 19 (+3 Dex, +6 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +7/+18
Attack: Claw +13 melee (1d6+5)
Full Attack: 2 claws +11 melee (1d6+5) and rancid bite +6 melee (2d6+1)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Improved grab, rake 1d6+7, rancid bite 2d6+1, spell-like abilities
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 2/bludgeoning, darkvision 60 ft., shape change, spell resistance 19, swamp walk
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +6
Abilities: Str 21, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 14
Skills: Bluff +6, Diplomacy +4, Disguise +6 (+8 when shape changed), Hide +6, Intimidate +2, Listen +10, Spot +10
Feats: Alertness, Great Fortitude
Environment: Marshes, bogs and swamps
Organization: Solitary or covey (3 maids of various enticing forms)
Challenge Rating: 6
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Usually chaotic evil
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: —

These sirens of the swamp have been known to lure many an adventurer into brackish waters and bramble patches.

Combat

Bog maids usually draw upon their shape change ability to alter its physical form to appear as a beautiful young female elf, half-elf, or other humanoid. Then, they grapple their opponents in what seems a lustful embrace, proceeding to bite into them with their rancid maws.

Rancid Bite (Ex): The rancid bite of a bog maid deals 2d6+1 damage. In addition, a DC 18 Fortitude save is required to avoid 1d4 temporary Con damage.

Skills

Shape Change (Ex): Bog maids have the natural ability to change their shape into other humanoid forms, typically choosing a beautiful maiden of a humanoid species.

Swamp Walk (Ex): Because of their innate knowledge of the terrain, bog maids can move at normal speed through swamp, marsh, and bog.

Thanks to Rakehell over at Tailslap for the 4e version of this creature!


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Dz’ata Möschu – the sleepless killers

The product of a mystical breeding program combining diabolic bloodlines with the kingdom’s finest soldiers, the Dz’ata Möschu were originally created by an ancient race to serve as soldiers and guards. When that race was destroyed the Dzta Möschu survived and became the dominant culture in the blasted region that remained. They occupy the mountainous wastelands in the northern central region of the middle kingdoms.

Their history lost in the mists of time, the Dz’ata Möschu are now considered little more than horrible monsters by the people of the middle kingdoms, and little is known of their culture. They have retained their warlike nature, and so most encounters with them come to violence. As a society, they are extremely lawful and somewhat evil. Individuals tend to match this. The only peaceful relations they have are by ancient tradition with the small nests of Kenku that also occupy the region.

Physically very similar to gargoyles, these people have extremely tough, stony skin, powerful wings, horns, claws and tails.

Dz’ata Möschu characters possess the following racial traits.
+2 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +4 Constitution, -2 Inteligence, -2 Charisma.
Medium size.
A Dz’ata Möschu’s base land speed is 30 feet. It also has a fly speed of 40 feet (average).
Darkvision out to 60 feet.
A Dz’ata Möschu has a +2 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, and Spot checks, and an additional +8 bonus on Hide checks when it is concealed against a background of stone.
+4 natural armor bonus.
Special Qualities (see above): Damage reduction 5/magic, freeze.
Automatic Languages: Möschu.
Bonus Languages: Auran, Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, Halfling, Giant, Terran or Common.
Favored Class: Fighter.
Level adjustment +2.


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