CARINTHEA Created 1981 by my brother Steve, revised 1988 FREQUENCY: Very Rare NO. APPEARING: 1-2 ARMOR CLASS: 4 (body), 2 (head) MOVE: /24" (MC: A) HIT DICE: 6 % IN LAIR: 30% TREASURE TYPE: F (x3 in lair) NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 DAMAGE: 1-10 + Special SPECIAL ATTACKS: see below SPECIAL DEFENSES: nil MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard INTELLIGENCE: Low ALIGNMENT: NE SIZE: L (15' long, 35' wingspan) PSIONIC ABILITY: nil LEVEL/XP: IV / 275 + 6/hp

Similar in appearance to a cockatrice but with arms instead of legs, the Carinthea is less powerful but still deadly. Attacking from the sky, the flesh-eating beast uses its probing beak to bite (1-10 damage) and HOLD FAST its prey, causing 1-4 damage per round until its head is struck. If its victim dies, the Carinthea will carry it away to its treetop nest unless somehow stopped within that round. The nest holding eggs (10%) or hatchlings (5%) will be strictly guarded by a very determined mother (attacking at +2 to hit and inflicting double damage). Carintheas are just intelligent enough to hold a grudge, and have been known to act out of spite. They can be put at bay using an egg or hatchling held hostage, but will thereafter set out to exact revenge until the day it dies.

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