Telgar/NimbusSerpent
Nimbus Serpent (level 3 Familiar)
Hailing from the mountains in the Southeast where steamy jungles rise into the clouds and vanish under heavy mists the Nimbus Serpent is an elusive creature. They are most often seen by explorers and scavengers delving deep into the jungles as flashes of bright colors against the skies. Their feathers, on the rare occasion they drop, are considered to bring good luck with the weather. Sometimes their shed skins can be found and these always fetch a fine price because of their brilliant colors and vast size. Nimbus Serpents are gigantic snakes, ranging from 30 to 50 yards in length at adulthood. Along their backs, in a fan at the tip of their tails and in a plume around the base of their skulls sprout iridescent feathers. Their most common colors are blues, violets and pinks though sometimes greens and reds can be found as one ventures further towards the extreme Southeast.
The Nimbus Serpents are able to propel themselves through the air by means of some magic inherant in their feathers. They are not venomous, but their huge size and strength makes them dangerous opponents. If trained and bound as a Familiar the Nimbus Serpent makes a strong ally, a swift mount and a loyal friend. They are naturally intelligent and able to speak human languages and they can carry enormous weights without difficulty.
Attributes: Str 4 Dex 6, Sta 2, Cha 0, Man 1, App 5, Per 2, Int 2, Wits 3
Abilities: Brawl 4 (Bite, Grapple x2), Endurance 2, Resistance 2, Survival 2, Athletics 5 (Flight x2), Awareness 2, Dodge 5, Stealth 3
Dodge & Soak: 11 | 5B/8L (3B/5L armored scales)
Essence: 1
Willpower: 6
Health Levels: -0, -0, -1, -1, -1, -2, -2, -4, Incap
Virtues: Compassion 1, Temperence 3, Conviction 3, Valor 3
Attacks:
- Constrict - Acc 15 | Dmg 8L P | Def 0 | Rate 2 | Spd 12
- Bite - Acc 15 | Dmg 2L P | Def 12 | Rate 5 | Spd 15
Special Notes:
- Flight - By means of its magical feathers, a Nimbus Serpent can fly at 150 miles per hour, hover and otherwise move as freely in the air as a seasnake does in the ocean. The feathers, along with the Serpent's own strength, allow it to lift up to 500 pounds in addition to its own weight.
- Constriction - Once successful in making a Clinch attack against a target the Serpent can squeeze its mighty coils and crush even a yeddim to death in moments. Every round of combat make two Clinch checks instead of one.
- Coordination - The Nimbus Serpent is a creature of flexibility and speed, it reduces multiple action penalties by 1.
