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|san1=Magic Aura (Ex) |sad1=A mana bug emanates a magical faint universal aura, which can be picked up by the [[SRD:Detect Magic|''detect magic'']] spell. It also gives it a deflection bonus to AC equal to its Intelligence modifier.
|san2=Mana Mandibles (Ex) |sad2=Mana bugs channel a small flow of mana into their bite, allowing them to inflict an extra point of force damage. This makes it possibile to hit incorporeal or ethereal creatures with no chance of failure due to their incorporeality.
|san3=Mana Scent (Ex) |sad3=A mana bugs has a special [[SRD:Scent|scent]] ability that allows it to locate magical auras. They can use the [[Spellcraft]] skill to track magic.|san4=Racial Skills |sad3sad4=Mana bugs obtain a +8 to [[Climb]] checks due to their climb speed and a +2 to Spellcraft checks to identify spells, as their mana-storing abdomen resonates with magic auras.|san4san5=[[Spell Dampening (3.5e Creature Ability)|Spell Dampening]] (Ex) |sad4sad5=A mana bug has a small resistance to magic, due to the concentration of mana in its body that disrupts spells that target it. This ability works only on itself and has a value equal to 1/3 of its HD (min 1).<!--|san5= |sad5=|san6= |sad6=
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|Benefit=The master of the mana bug familiar may use it similarly to a [[SRD:Pearl of Power|pearl of power]] (1st level): once per day the master may regain one prepared spell or spell slot of 1st level that it can cast. Its Spell Dampening ability doesn't apply to spells cast by its master.
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Small and skittish, these vermins prefer to avoid combat if possible, hiding away and using their climb speed to escape the reach of their predators and enemies. If forced to fight they bite and flee. If possible they prefer to target spellcasters, as their natural defenses work best against them.<!--===Sample Encounters===-->===Ecology===
'''Environment:'''
Any place, natural or not, with high concentration of stable or volatile magic (especially arcane magic).
'''Typical Physical Characteristics:'''
Mana bugs are little scarab-like vermins, with four long legs, four eyes and two antennas. Their most notable feature is the the orb-like structure protruding from their abdomen, which looks like a crystal ball filled with magical energy, especially when they are well fed. They are usually blue in color, but other colorations exist as well, though less common.
'''Alignment:'''
Mana bugs are usually neutral, but familiars tend to gravitate towards their master alignment.<!--===Lore===-->
===Society===
They aren't social creatures, but their intelligence allows them to live together in relative harmony, as long as the magical energy is enough to sustain their group. When the balance needed to feed in peace is tipped weaker specimens usually go aways to build a new colony somewhere else or scatter by themselves. Some individuals don't survive this event and the general population dwindles.<!--===Sample Lair===-->
===Typical Treasure===
They don't carry around anything of value, but their abdomen may be harvested and are valuable alchemic materials (though they don't have the pearl of power-like ability that familar mana bugs give to their masters.<!--===For Player Characters===
===Creatures As Characters===
