View source for Carradine Strig (3.5e Monster)

{{author
|author_name=Eiji-kun
|date_created=11-30-21
|status=Complete
}}
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{{3.5e Monster Classic
|monster=Carradine Strig
|size=Huge |type=Fey |subtypes=
|hd=20d6+160 |hp=230
|init=+4
|speed=40 ft, climb 40 ft, swim 20 ft
|ac=28 (+30 natural, -2 size) |touch=8 |flat=28
|bab=+10 |grapple=+34
|at=Claw +24 melee (2d6+16, 20/x2)
|full_at=Two Claws +24 melee (2d6+16, 20/x2)
|space=15 ft |reach=10 ft
|sa=SLAs, Swallow Whole
|sq=Blindsense 60 ft, Darkvision 60 ft, DR 15/cold iron and magic, Greenblooded, Hyperarmor, Immunities, Lair Bond, Low-Light Vision, Speak with Nature, SR 20, Trackless Step, True Seeing, Wild Empathy +24
|fort=+14 |ref=+12 |will=+17
|str=42 |dex=10 |con=26 |int=21 |wis=21 |cha=19
|skills=Hide +15, Intimidate +35, Knowledge Arcana +29, Knowledge History +29, Knowledge Nature +29, Knowledge The Planes +29, Listen +28, Move Silently +23, Sense Motive +28, Spot +28, Survival +28
|feats=[[SRD:Power Attack|Power Attack]], [[SRD:Cleave|Cleave]], Darkstalker<sup>LoM</sup>, [[SRD:Improved Initiative|Improved Initiative]], [[SRD:Blind-Fight|Blind-Fight]], [[Publication:Unearthed Arcana/Breadth of Knowledge (Feat)|Breadth of Knowledge]], [[Petrified in Death (3.5e Feat)|Petrified in Death]]
|env=Any
|org=Solitary
|cr=15
|treas=Triple Standard
|align=Usually Lawful Good
|adv=21-40 HD (Huge)
}}

[[File:Stirg.jpg|360px|thumb|left|Druid entreating the favor of a strig.]]

''As the druid placed down the offering, the great tangle of moss, mushrooms, and lillypads rose from the surface of the lake.  Its body was massive, built like an ape forged of twisted wood and vine.  Where a face should be lay a blank empty hole, utterly dark, with only four almond shaped glowing eyes peering from its depths.  Though it possessed no wings, its shape of its head suggested that of an owl.''

It is said that once a sect of druids sought wisdom in all things.  These truth seeking sages took part in great divinations, traveled the world, and learned many secrets.  They discovered knowledge beyond knowledge, but ultimately took the knowledge to the grave.  Thus they were returned to their ancestral homes and given to nature.  In time, nature cycled through once more and the lost knowledge resurfaced under a new face.

Carradine strigs are powerful fey who are akin to dragons, but they hoard knowledge instead of wealth.  They peer through reality with their 888 secret eyes, foretelling the future as easily as one can look towards the horizon.  This makes them valued wisemen, yet they are territorial and reclusive beasts, so only the foolish and the hardy ever discover them.  If one can make peaceful contact and not merely be rejected, the strig may yet reveal knowledge of things to come with its vast array of wisdom.  They speak with the continence and gruffness of an old man, but can be bribed with knowledge they have yet to obtain.  They are known for their long memories, and sometimes perform favors, or wreck vengeance, upon generations from ages past.  It is believed that they can live as long as dragons.

While its Speak with Nature ability allows it to communicate in most tongues, its actual languages known as Common, Druidic, Sylvan, and all elemental languages.  Carradine strigs are 25 ft tall at the shoulder and weigh 80,000 lbs.
Alignment	Usually Lawful Good +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Challenge Rating	15 +
Environment	Any +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	— +
Rating	Unrated +
Size	Huge +
Title	Carradine Strig +
Type	Fey +