Bat, Olitiau
Mythtical monster originating from Cameroonian and Congolese folklore.
Imagine a white-furred bat the size of a dog with sharp claws coming out of its ochre, suede-like wings.
A poisonous clawed bat. A small carnivorous beast.
Olitiaus live in tree-top colonies near rivers. They hunt at night by biting their preys and waiting for their venom to take effect.
| HD: 1 | Armor: 0 |
| Hit it: normal | Dodge it: normal |
| Movement: fly fast |
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It can hear very well, allowing it to easily spot their preys in the dark, even invisible ones.
Attacks (1/round)
Rake. The olitiau makes a melee attack (1 dmg), on a hit the target must save vs poison or start dying.
Olitiau Swarm
| HD 4 | Armor: 0 |
| Hit it: easy | Dodge it: special |
| Movement: fly fast |
It can hear very well, allowing it to easily spot their preys in the dark, even invisible ones.
In a swarm, creatures are immune to being grappled or attacked by single target spells, and resist mind and weapon damage. However, they take double damage from area of effect attacks.
Attacks (1/round)
Rake. To dodge a swarm’s attack, the roll has to beat 10 + the swarm’s HP. On a hit the target takes damage (1D4) and must save vs poison or start dying.
Number : 1 Swarm
Lair : A huge, sprawling willow with 4D6 sleeping olitiaus.
Desire : Easy Preys & Big arboreal shelters
When you roll this monster on your encounter table. Most of them are hints the monster is nearby.
If the party meets this monster, what is it doing?
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Tame the Beast
If you have captured this beast, you can spend the equivalent of 1 bag of gold in food between two adventures to tame it. It is now one of your followers. Each extra bag of gold spent training the beast teaches it a one-word order. Otherwise, it only acts to eat or in self-defence.
Craft from Beast Parts
Olitiaus are cute enough to be pets, but the most valuable part of their body is their venom.
Olitiau Venom. In wound. Save or start dying.
If you have access to an artisan and a workshop, you can spend loot between two adventures to create something with parts of the beast. The object you craft can be anything mostly made of the provided materials. If you use mundane tools, the result will be mundane; if you spent at least a bag of gold on it, the object will be special; and if you spend the equivalent of a treasure for the tools, it will be magical. Discuss what you want with the referee.