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monsters of neoexodus:

locari

Background

This creature resembles a man-sized

insect, its chitin mottled with dark

browns and grays. Its features hint

at the moth, the mantis and the

wasp, though it has no visible

wings and its stance is undeni-

ably humanoid.

The locari are a young

race, a race of killing

machines whose origins

are shrouded in mystery

– unlike the deadly

danger they pose

to all of Exodus,

about which no

rational

being

has the

slightest

doubt.

In poor

lighting, a

locari can pass

for a humanoid

shrouded by a heavy

coat or cloak, but

even a cursory

inspection reveals

its monstrous form.

It resembles a

giant insect

standing on its

rear legs, and

its shape and

Written By Joshua Cole

and tim Hitchcock

Requires the use of the Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook, Third Edition, published by

Wizards of the Coast, Inc. This product utilizes updated material from the v.3.5 revision.

Monsters of NeoExodus: Locari

armaments partake of many different arthropod ances-

tors.

Combat

Created for the battlefield, locari make unsurpris-

ingly fearless and formidable combatants. Since they

have little or no instinct for individual survival, they

happily throw themselves en masse against even the

most stalwart defense, hoping to overwhelm more

skilled foes with numbers and ferocity.

Locari communicate with each other by means of

a complex language of sounds, gestures and phero-

mones. Exceptionally intelligent specimens (Int 10+)

have been known to convincingly ape humanoid

languages.

Locari - CR2

LE Medium Monstrous Humanoid ( Locari )

Init: +2 Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +1, Spot +1

Languages: Locari

AC: 17, touch 12, flat-footed 15 ( +2 Dex, +5 natural )

hp: 17 ( 3 HD )

Saves: Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +4

Spd: 40 ft. ( 8 squares )

Melee: Claw +5 ( 1d4+2 )

Melee: Stinger +5 ( 1d3+1 plus implant )

Melee: 2 claws +3 ( 1d4+2 ) and stinger +3 ( 1d3-1 plus

implant )

Space: 5 ft; Reach 5 ft.

Base Atk: +3; Grp +5

Atk Options: Implant, pounce.

Abilities: Str 15, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 7, Wis 12, Cha

Feats: Ability Focus ( Implant ), Multiattack.

Skills: Climb +4, Jump +4, Swim +4.

The initial frenzied assault of a locari band is bad

enough; far worse is the aftermath. Anyone stung by

a locari risks becoming a host to its offspring, and the

creatures willingly throw their lives away if they can

sting a foe. Often, the implanted egg goes undetected

until it is too late for medics or clerics to remove.

Locari seem to lack the intelligence and initiative

to employ more complicated tactics, yet they have

occasionally been known to employ them; like many

aspects of these enigmatic terrors, the source of their

occasional tactical expertise lies outside the knowl-

edge of the wisest sages.

Advancement

Locari grow stronger and tougher with time.

Advanced locari can reach 6 HD ( Medium ) or 9 HD

( Large ).

Locari Larva -

CR Half

CN small vermin

Init: +2 Senses Blindsight Listen +1, Spot +1

AC: 14, touch 12, flat-footed 12 ( +2 Dex, +2 size )

hp: 2 ( 1 HD )

Save: Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +4

Spd: 20 ft. ( 8 squares ); Climb 20ft.

Melee: bite +2 ( 1d4 plus 1 Constitution )

Space: 5 ft; Reach 5 ft.

Base Atk: +3; Grp –

Attack Options: Blood drain, improved Grab

Abilities: Str 5, Dex 14, Con 12, Int –, Wis 10, Cha 2

Feats: Weapon Finesse

Skills: Climb +4, Jump +4, Swim +4.

Implant ( Ex ): When a locari deals damage with its

stinger attack, it can attempt to implant an egg as a

swift action. The victim must make a Fortitude save

( DC 14 ) or become the host of a locari egg. The DC

is Constitution-based.

A locari egg lies dormant in the victim for 1d6 days

before disgorging a locari larva into the host’s body.

The larva deals 1d4 points of Con damage per hour

until its host dies, at which point it emerges from the

broken body as a locari larva.

During the incubation period, the egg can be removed

by a cure disease or heal spell or by a DC 25 Heal

check. The hatched larva requires a heal spell or a

DC 30 Heal check to remove, after which the Con

damage heals as normal.

Improved Grab ( Ex ): To use this ability, a locari

larva must hit an opponent of any size with a bite

attack. It then buries its head beneath the opoonent’s

flesh and before attempt ing to start a grapple as a free

action without provoking an attack of opportunity.

Pounce ( Ex ): A locari can make a full attack after

charging.

Blood Drain ( Ex ): A locari larva drains blood from

a grabbed opponent, dealing 1 point of Constitution

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damage each round it maintains the hold. This ability

does not affect elementals, plants, or creatures that

lack a Constitution score.

Improved Grab ( Ex ): To use this ability, a locari

larva swarm must hit an opponent of any size with

a bite attack. It then buries its head beneath the

opoonent’s flesh and before attempting to start a

grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of

opportunity.

Growing larva instinctively thirst for blood, parasiti-

cally lodging their tick-like heads into large mammals

and feeding until they drain them dry. After several

months, the bloated larva stores enough blood to enter

the next stage of its life cycle. It retreates deep into

an underground hive, usually monitored and protected

by other queen locari ( though scholars infrequently

report males and females of the species engaging in

cannibalism ). Once it choses a spot, it spins a cocoon.

It remains dormant in this state for an average of three

months before reemerging as a fully grown locari.

However, in times of drought, extremely cold weather

or other unusual circumstances, the larva can remain

in the cocoon for several years.

Under natural circumstances, a locari rarely implants

more than a single egg in a single occupant. However

when a single target is over implanted with locari eggs

(usually the result of arcane or surgical manipula-

tion), a Locari Larva Swarm forms. Swarms consist

of hundreds of stunted larva. Though they feed vora-

ciously as properly developed larva, they never reach

the next stage of development.

Half Formed Locari

- CR1

LE Medium Monstrous Humanoid ( Locari )

I nit: +2 Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +1, Spot +1

Languages: Locari

AC: 12, touch 12, flat-footed 10 ( +2 Dex )

hp: 12 ( 2 HD )

Save: Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +4

Spd: 40 ft. ( 8 squares )

Melee: 2 claws +3 ( 1d4+2 ) and stinger +3 ( 1d3-1 )

Base Atk: +3; Grp +5

Atk Options: pounce.

Abilities: Str 15, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 7, Wis 12, Cha

Feats: Ability Focus ( Implant ), Multiattack.

Skills: Climb +4, Jump +4, Swim +4.

Gliding towards you a ravenous horde of rat-sized

caterpillars with oversized gullets lined with thou-

sands of razor-sharp teeth.

LOCARI LARVA SWARm

- CR2

CN tiny vermin ( swarm )

Init: +2 Senses Blindsight Listen +1, Spot +1

AC: 13, touch 12, flat-footed 12 ( +2 Dex, +1 size )

hp: 27 ( 5 HD )

Immune: swarm immunities

Save: Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +4

Weakness: swarm vulnerabilities

Spd: 40 ft. ( 8 squares ); Climb 40ft.

Melee: swarm +2 ( 2d6 plus 1d4 Constitution )

Space: 5 ft; Reach 5 ft.

Base Atk: +3; Grp –

Attack Options: Improved Grab, Blood Drain

Abilities: Str 5, Dex 14, Con 12, Int –, Wis 10, Cha 2

Feats: Weapon Finesse

Skills: Climb +4, Jump +4, Swim +4.

Pounce ( Ex ): A locari can make a full attack after

charging.

All mechanics on all pages is Open Game Content as

defined by the Open Gaming License. See page 4 for

more information.

Blood Drain ( Ex ): A locari larva swarmdrains blood

from a grabbed opponent, dealing 1d4 points of

Constitution damage each round it maintains the hold.

This ability does not affect elementals, plants, or crea-

tures that lack a Constitution score.

Distraction ( Ex ): Fortitude DC 13, nauseated 1

round. The save DC is Constitution-based.

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