Air Shark

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Air Shark by Stone Gargoyle

Like its aquatic counterparts, the air shark is a natural predator, killing for pleasure as well as food. It has the basic body shape and look as a sea shark, except it has a lizard-like tail, batlike wings to fly, and legs and talons with which to land.

Size: 18-28 feet, wingspan 30-40 feet

Weight: 1-2 tons

Attributes of Note: P.S. 2d6+30, P.P. 1d6+16, P.E. 2d6+20

Natural A.R.: 8

Horror Factor: 14

Hit Points and S.D.C. combined: 1d4X100+40

Attacks: 3

Damage: Nip does 2d6, full strength bite does 6d6; head butt 1d6, body ram 2d6, talons 2d6, tail whip 1d6

Bonuses: +3 initiative, +2 strike, +4 dodge, +6 save vs. poison and disease, +10 vs. Horror Factor

Natural Abilities: Flying; can locate objects by feeling air pressure and using keen hearing (90%) up to 3000 feet away, and will sense all movement around it in a 60 foot radius even if it cannot see it, though vision is terrible and cannot see more than 20 feet away.

Speed: 3d6 (X5 for flight)

Life Span: 100-300 years

Value: Skin: 30 gold, meat: 40 gold, teeth: 1 gold for 20

Habitat: Rare; around caves and cliffs in mountainous areas

Range: warm temperate and tropical areas

Behavior: The air shark ranges in color from dark grays to icy pale blue. It will feed on practically anything, being a large and aggressive predator, and has acquired the reputation of man-eater.