Fortinan

The Fortinan are a race of four-armed hunters that take great joy in stalking their prey. Their presence was unknown until fairly recently, due to their ability to shapeshift and general fondness of secrecy. The Fortinan have a fondness for trophies, which tend to decorate their lairs.

The Fortinan are largely solitary creatures. They are unwilling to deal with other creatures, or even each other. Most Fortinan never meet another of their kind, and the few that do tend to hunt each other down for sport. A Fortinan’s entire existence revolves around finding worthy prey and killing it, and recently they have discovered that humanoid heroes can give them the best challenge. They stalk adventurers as though they were deer, observing them fight other creatures, learning their strategies and habits and finally attacking.

Fortinan can mate with any species. A resulting child is always a Fortinan, however the species is completely sterile unless they are in female form. Because of this, Fortinan have not shown up in the general population. A Fortinan parent typically abandons the child as soon as it is born, and the baby must either learn to survive or die.

Fortinan would look like very muscular humans in their natural forms if not for two details. First, they have two sets of arms, one on top of the other. Secondly, they have a third eye in the center of their forehead. Exactly what purpose this eye serves is unknown, though it does seem to register light as a normal eye would. Fortinan can transform into members of humanoid species to hide in communities or gather information, an ability they find most useful. A Fortinan’s favored class is ranger.

Medium Monsterous Humanoid (Shapeshifter)
Hit Dice: 22d10+88 (209)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 30 ft
Armor Class: 26 (+3 dex, +13 natural)
Base Attack/Grapple: +22/+30
Attack: 4 Slams +30
Damage: 4 Slams (1d8+8)
Space/Reach: 5ft/5ft
Special Attacks: Great Strike
Special Qualities: Damage Reduction 5/-, Spell Resistance 26, Shapechange, Evasion
Saves: Fort +28, Ref +27, Will +26
Abilities: Str: 26, Dex: 17, Con 19, Int: 18, Wis: 16, Cha: 12
Skills: Survival +28, Craft (Traps) +29, Craft (Woodworking) +29, Craft (Weaponsmith) +29, Profession (Sailing)
Feats: Blindfight, Track, Combat Reflexes, Lightning Reflexes, Great Fortitude, Iron Will, Power Attack, Cleave
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 14
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always Neutral Evil
Advancement: By Character Class
Level Adjustment: -

Great Strike: Three times per a day, a Fortinan can sacrifice three of its attack to make one attack that deals 5d8+40 damage.

Shapechange: As the spell, this effect is permanent. A Fortinan retains this ability even while in another form.

Evasion: As the rogue abilitiy

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