Monster/Racial Template: Ashiera

Monster/Racial Template: Ashiera

The third flying race from Dragon Magazine #244 is the ashiera. They are aquatic fishmen who have gained wings and some spell-like abilities due to wild magic effects. Honeslty, this is an interesting race.

Ashiera [Dragon Magazine #244, page 30]

16 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST+1 [10].
Advantages: Amphibious [10]; Doesn’t Breathe (Gills, -50%) [10]; DR 1 (Tough Skin, -40%) [3]; Flight (Cannot Hover, -15%; Slow, -25%; Winged, -25%) [14]; Nictitating Membrane 1 [1]; Pressure Support 1 [5]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Slippery 1 [2]; Speak Underwater [5].
    Coldfire [34]: Obscure Vision 3 (Accessibility, Only in air, -10%; Costs Fatigue, 2 FP, -10%; Drifting, +20%; Extended, Infravision, +20%; Link, +10%; Magical, -10%; Ranged, +50%; Reduced Range, 1/10, -30%) [9] + Fatigue Attack 1d-2 (Accessibility, Only in air, -10%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Contact Agent, +150%; Drifting, +20%; Freezing, +20%; Link, +10%; Magical, -10%; Persistent, +40%; Reduced Range, 1/10, -30%) [14] + Impaling Attack 1d (Accessibility, Only in water, -30%; Costs Fatigue, 2 FP, -10%; Increased 1/2D, 5x, +10%; Magical, -10%; Rapid Fire, RoF 3, +50%; Underwater, +20%) [11].
    Fog: Obscure Vision 4 (Costs Fatigue, 2 FP, -10%; Defensive, +50%; Magical, -10%) [11].
Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12) [-10]; Bully (12) [-10]; Dependency (Being immersed in water for an hour; Weekly) [-10]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Short Lifespan 1 [-10]; Social Stigma (Savage) [-10]; Vulnerability (Fire, x2) [-30].
Creature Type: Monstrous Humanoid.

Typical Stats

ST:	12	HP:	12	Speed:	5.25
DX:	11	Will:	10	Move:	5 ground, 5 water, 5 air
IQ:	10	Per:	10
HT:	10	FP:	10	SM:	+0
Dodge:	8	Parry:	9	DR:	1* (tough skin)

    Glaive swing (12): swing 2d+1 cutting, Reach 2-3*. Becomes unready after an attack.
    Glaive thrust (12): thrust 1d+1 impaling (KYOS: 2d-1 impaling), Reach 1-3*.
    Sharp Teeth (11): thrust 1d-2 cutting (KYOS: 1d-1 cutting), Reach C.
    Coldfire (12): All ashiera have the ability to generate coldfire from their fingertips. This special ability manifests itself as an ice storm in the air. The storm cloud has a radius of 2 yards, is placed at +4, and drifts with the wind. The ice storm gives -3 to all vision rolls made through it using normal vision and Infravision and deals 1d-2 fatigue damage per second, ignoring unsealed DR. Treat FP lost to this attack identically to FP lost to the cold for all purposes, notably recovery (see Cold, p. B430). The maximum range of this ability is 10 yards. In water it flings three ice shards at the target. This attack deals 1d impaling damage, has 1/2D 5, Max 10, Acc 3, RoF 3, Recoil 1. Using this ability costs 2 FP.
    Fog: An asiera can spend 2 FP to wrap itself in fog. This covers a 2-yard-radius area around the ashiera. The fog gives -4 to all vision rolls made through it, penalizing attacks that rely on vision as well. The fog moves with the ashiera and lasts for one minute.

    Traits: Amphibious; Bad Temper (12); Bully (12); Dependency (Being immersed in water for an hour; Weekly); Doesn’t Breathe (Gills); Flight (Cannot Hover; Slow; Winged); Nictitating Membrane 1; Pressure Support 1; Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Slippery 1; Social Stigma (Savage); Speak Underwater; Vulnerability (Fire, x2).
    Skills: Aquabatics-12; Innate Attack (Projectile)-12; Polearm-12.
    Creature Type: Monstrous Humanoid.