This putrid-looking humanoid bears a disquieting resemblance to a half-starved, mange-ridden opossum.
Grimple CR 1/3
XP 135
CN Tiny fey
Init +1; Senses low-light vision; Perception +4
Defense
AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +2 size)
hp 4 (1d6+1)
Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +2
DR 2/cold iron
Offense
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft., fly 20 ft. (clumsy)
Melee bite +3 (1d3–4)
Ranged rock +3 (1d2–4)
Space 2-1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
Special Attacks putrid vomit
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration –1)
At will—prestidigitation
3/day—grease (DC 9), mage hand, open/close
Statistics
Str 3, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 6
Base Atk +0; CMB –1; CMD 5
Feats Skill Focus (Stealth), Weapon FinesseB
Skills Climb +13, Fly +1, Perception +4, Sleight of Hand +5, Stealth +16, Swim +5
Languages Undercommon
SQ gremlin lice
Ecology
Environment any urban
Organization solitary, pair, mob (3–8), or infestation (9–16 plus 2–6 trained dire rats and 1–4 spider swarms)
Treasure standard
Special Abilities
Gremlin Lice (Ex) All grimples are infested with gremlin lice. Whenever a warm-blooded creature comes in physical contact with a grimple, there is a 25% chance it contracts gremlin lice. 1d4 rounds later, the creature begins to itch. The itch proves so distracting that for the duration of the infestation, the individual takes a –1 penalty on all concentration and initiative checks. Fortunately, these annoying parasites cannot live long on non-gremlins, and only survive for 24 hours. Submersion in water or exposure to freezing temperatures also kills a gremlin lice infestation.
Putrid Vomit (Ex) Every 1d4 rounds, a grimple can spew a 30-foot line of vomit as a standard action. Treat this as a ranged touch attack with no range increment. Anyone struck must succeed at a DC 11 Fortitude save or be nauseated for 1d4 rounds. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Grimples are filthy urban scavengers that lurk beneath the eaves of abandoned buildings, clock towers, belfries, and steeples. Sickly-looking and ragged, they shed constantly as a result of the small parasites they host. Quick climbers, grimples also have loose flaps of skin that stretch between their arms and allow them to glide short distances.
Grimples despise humans and show it by attacking drunks, unlocking stables, torturing guard dogs, and loosening hanging storefront signs so that they fall on people. This does not stop them from sometimes allying with humans and other humanoids, but such collaborations are always temporary, as a grimple is ever plotting betrayal. Although a grimple is often arrogant and overbearing, its ability to vomit at will (and propensity for doing so constantly) remains its most unappealing quality.
Voracious omnivores, grimples feast off garbage. They frequently target inns, restaurants, and other places where they can scavenge a steady supply of food.
This small, bizarre humanoid creature has finlike wings, strange yellow skin, and tiny black eyes burning with malevolence.
Haniver CR 1/2
XP 200
N Tiny fey (aquatic)
Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +4
Defense
AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +2 size)
hp 4 (1d6+1)
Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +2
DR 2/cold iron; SR 11
Offense
Speed 10 ft., fly 20 ft. (average), swim 20 ft.
Melee bite +1 (1d3–1)
Space 2-1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
Special Attacks misplacement
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +2)
At will—prestidigitation, ventriloquism (DC 12)
1/day—scare (DC 13)
Statistics
Str 9, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 8, Wis 11, Cha 12
Base Atk +0; CMB –1; CMD 8
Feats Improved Initiative
Skills Disable Device +3, Disguise +5, Fly +5, Perception +4, Sleight of Hand +7, Stealth +13, Swim +11; Racial Modifiers +2 Disable Device, +2 Sleight of Hand
Languages Common, Sylvan
SQ amphibious
Ecology
Environment temperate coasts
Organization solitary, pair, or swarm (4–12)
Treasure incidental
Special Abilities
Misplacement (Su) Hanivers are swift and curious, possessing an uncanny ability to meddle with the possessions of any character whose square they enter. Any time a haniver succeeds at a Sleight of Hand check against a creature, it also rearranges that creature's possessions. The next time that creature attempts to produce a weapon or item, it finds its possessions misplaced or disarranged; retrieving a stored item or drawing a weapon then requires a standard action instead of a move action (unless the haniver has stolen the item in question). After spending this standard action, the character takes mental inventory and is no longer affected by this ability.
Occasionally, hanivers replace items they've stolen or leave their old treasures—seashells, old fish, clumps of sand—in containers or clothing they have rooted through. They do this without any added difficultly to their Sleight of Hand checks.
Haniver gremlins haunt the stories of sailors and fishing communities, featuring prominently in parables told to naughty children by disapproving parents. A thousand such tales exist, each a variation on a common theme—the gremlins flap up from the sea, startle nasty fishermen or disobedient youths, and make off with their trinkets. Yet as is rarely the case with such tales, nearly every word of these stories—no matter how unlikely or comic—proves near to the truth.
Strange, capricious fey creatures that enjoy skimming whitecaps, flipping over solitary horseshoe crabs, and suicidally teasing dolphins and sharks, hanivers endlessly indulge a mad racial curiosity. Such is their obsession that every haniver must know what is under every rock, in every basket, and beneath every hat. Should they like what they find, they typically attempt to make off with it, clinging to their prize like a beloved heirloom until the next curiosity or shiny treasure catches their attention. Hanivers have no concept of worth, though they know much of desirability, and might hang onto an item they would otherwise discard in moments if another creature—or former owner—expresses desire for it. The gremlins don't steal out of any sense of maliciousness, but rather out of curiosity and selfishness. The most intelligent occasionally even believe that they're trading, and leave behind old "treasures"—often strange or natural items that barely fit the description—in place of things they've claimed. Regardless, folklore advises those who have something stolen by a haniver to simply abandon it rather than face the frustration of attempting to rescue it—hence the tendency of sailors to blame the hanivers whenever something goes missing.
Hanivers possess flat, leathery bodies with only a few thin bones. Most stand little more than a foot tall and 1-1/2 feet across, and weigh less than 5 pounds.
Dressed in red robes like those of a monk, this little monster displays a sharp-toothed smile and flips a gold coin in its hand.
Monaciello CR 1
XP 400
CE Small fey
Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +6
Aura stymie channeling (20 ft.; DC 12)
Defense
AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 11 (+2 Dex, +1 size)
hp 14 (2d6+7)
Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +4; +4 vs. divine magic
DR 5/cold iron; SR 12
Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee bite +4 (1d4–2), dagger +4 (1d3–2/19–20)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 3rd; concentration +4)
At will—prestidigitation, putrefy food and drink (DC 11), ghost sound (DC 12), silent image (DC 12)
1/day—glitterdust
Statistics
Str 6, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 11, Wis 12, Cha 13
Base Atk +1; CMB –2; CMD 10
Feats Skill Focus (Stealth), ToughnessB, Weapon FinesseB
Skills Bluff +6, Disable Device +8, Escape Artist +7, Perception +6, Sense Motive +6, Stealth +18 (+14 when moving); Racial Modifiers +4 Disable Device, +4 Stealth (+0 when moving)
Languages Aklo
SQ compression, magic bag
Ecology
Environment any urban
Organization solitary, pair, congregation (3–12), or infestation (13–20 plus 1–3 sorcerers of 1st–3rd level, 1 rogue leader of 2nd–4th level, 2–14 trained dire rats, 2–5 trained venomous snakes, and 1–3 rat swarms)
Treasure double (always gold coins)
Special Abilities
Magic Bag (Su) A monaciello always carries its pouch with it. This pouch contains an extradimensional space and operates like a bag of holding (type I). If this pouch is separated from the monaciello, all of its former contents are lost, and it becomes a normal bag that contains a number of coins equal to double the treasure value of a creature of the gremlin's CR. A monaciello that loses its pouch must create a new one, a process that takes 1d4 days. Until the new pouch is finished, it remains a non-magical bag, only becoming a fully functional extradimensional space once completed.
Stymie Channeling (Su) A monaciello gremlin is surrounded by an aura of blasphemy. Any creatures channeling energy within 20 feet of a monaciello must succeed at a DC 12 Will save or be unable to channel for that round. The use is not lost, but the action is wasted.
Most often found in urban environments, this gremlin lives among humanity, taunting religious and scholarly organizations with its pranks. Monaciello gremlins are most commonly found in monasteries and cathedrals where they wriggle their way up from the sewers and catacombs to play tricks on the devout.
These tricksters pull blankets off sleeping clergy members, harass servants, spoil food, and hide valuables from their owners. Enamored with gold, they often overinflate the value of things with illusions, and even throw handfuls of gold coins (or illusions of gold coins if they are feeling especially stingy) to distract creatures on their trail. They pull these coins from their ever-present magical bags, confident they can always pilfer more.
A monaciello stands 2-1/2 feet tall and weighs approximately 20 pounds.
