Tojanida, Adult
Large Outsider (Extraplanar, Water) — CR 5
Tojanida, Adult is a D&D 3.5 monster from MM, p. 243. CR 5, HD 7d8+14 (45 hp).
- Hit Dice
- 7d8+14 (45 hp)
- Initiative
- +1
- Speed
- Land 10 ft
- Armor Class
- 23, touch 11, flat-footed 22
- Base Attack / Grapple
- +7/+10
- Attack
- Bite +10 melee (2d8+3)
- Full Attack
- Bite +10 melee (2d8+3) and 2 claws +5 melee (1d6+1)
- STR
- 18
- DEX
- 13
- CON
- 15
- INT
- 10
- WIS
- 12
- CHA
- 9
- Fort / Ref / Will
- +7 / +6 / +6
- Challenge Rating
- 5
- Alignment
- Always Neutral
- Organization
- Solitary or clutch (2–4)
- Treasure
- Standard
- Environment
- Elemental Plane of Water
- Level Adjustment
- —
Special Abilities
Feats
This creature resembles a snapping turtle. It has a spindle-shaped shell made up of hexagonal plates and a narrow head with jaws that open horizontally rather than vertically. A seemingly random array of crablike claws and paddles sprout from openings at both ends of the creature’s shell.
Description
Tojanidas are omnivores from the Elemental Plane of Water. Though they seem clumsy and innocuous at first glance, they are nimble swimmers and capable fighters.
A tojanida’s shell is blue-green in color. Inside the shell is a fleshy body from which extend seven stalks. Four of these stalks have paddles for locomotion, two are tipped with claws, and one bears the creature’s head. Eight vents in the shell, four at each end, allow the tojanida to thrust its stalks out in whatever configuration it finds convenient.
An adult is aged 26 to 80. Its shell is about 6 feet long, and it weighs about 220 pounds.
Tojanidas speak Aquan and can be loquacious, but usually only on the subject of food.
Combat
Tojanidas are fairly even-tempered but can be ferocious if molested. They are very jealous of their food supply and become testy if they suspect a newcomer is trying to beat them to a meal.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a tojanida must hit with a bite or claw attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. Underwater, a tojanida can tow a grabbed victim of its own size or smaller at its swim speed (but it cannot run). A favorite tactic is to grab a single opponent, then withdraw, hauling the opponent away from its allies.
Ink Cloud (Ex): A tojanida can emit a spherical cloud of jet-black ink with a radius of 30 feet once per minute as a free action. The effect is otherwise similar to fog cloud cast by an individual of a level equal to the tojanida’s Hit Dice. Out of water, the ink emerges in a stream up to 30 feet long, which a tojanida can squirt into an opponent’s eyes. The affected creature must succeed on a DC 15 Reflex save or be blinded for 1 round. The save DC is Constitution based.
All-Around Vision (Ex): The multiple apertures in a tojanida’s shell allow it to look in any direction, bestowing a +4 racial bonus on Spot and Search checks. Opponents gain no flanking bonuses when attacking a tojanida.
Skills: A tojanida has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.