Elemental (Ravenloft), Grave [759]

Climat/Terrain Any Ravenloft
Organisation Solitary
Fréquence Très rare
Diète Inconnu
Cycle d'activité Any
Intelligence 5-7 - Intelligence basse
Trésor Nil
Alignement Neutre Absolu
Nombres 1
Classe d'armure 0
Mouvement Au sol : 6''
Vol : - Classe de vol :
Nage :
Enfouissement :
Web :
Dés de vie 8, 12, or 16
Thac0 8 HD: 13 12 HD: 9 16 HD: 5
Nbre d'attaques 1
Dommage / attaques 4-40
Attaques spéciales Sink
Défenses spéciales See below
Résistance à la magie Nil
Taille -
8 HD: L (8’ tall) 12 HD: L (12’ tall) 16 HD: H (16’ tall)
Morale 15-16 - Champion
Valeur en XP 8 HD: 3,000 xp
12 HD: 7,000 xp
16 HD: 11,000 xp

Commentaires : The grave elemental is a variant earth elemental that is drawn from the soil of a graveyard or similar resting place of the dead. It appears as a towering, man-shaped mass of earth with bones and the shattered remnants of coffins protruding from it.
Combat : A grave elemental cannot travel through water, but can move effortlessly through earth and stone. It often uses the latter ability to allow it to lurk beneath the surface of the ground while would-be victims draw near. When they are right above it, it explodes upward and attacks, imposing a -4 penalty on all surprise rolls made by its adversaries.
When grave elementals engage in combat, their preferred means of attack is simply a blow from their mighty fists. The damage they inflict with such an attack is dependant on their size, with 8 HD elementals delivering 4d8 points of damage, 12 HD elementals delivering 4d10 points of damage, and the massive 16 HD elementals inflicting a crushing 4d12 points of damage.Grave elementals are less effective when striking at targets who are sir- or waterborne. Obviously, they cannot employ their sink power (see below) against such creatures and any physical damage they inflict on them is reduced by 2 points per die (to a minimum of 1 point per die).
In lieu of attacking with brute force, they may employ a magical power that functions as the sink spell of a wizard whose level is equal to their Hit Dice. They may cast this spell but once per hour and may only use it against creatures or objects standing on an earth or stone surface. Although this is an innate power and has no casting time or components, the elemental is unable to undertake any other action in the round that it attempts to sink an opponent.
Grave elementals share the earth elemental’s ability to lash out at buildings with earthen or stone foundations. Their attacks against such structures can be devastating and are far more effective than those made by other creatures of similar power due to the elemental’s affinity for the building materials used.