Piasa

Originally Posted by Avolakian  of the Wizards Community forums

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Piasa are great majestic  dragons turned cruel man-hunters after they found out there liking for humanoid  flesh. There thick scales are a foul mixture of black, red, and green. They  posses two pairs of claws equip with sharp, black, talons, a long serpentine  tail, a pair of antlers, and the face of a person.

Piasa are about 30 ft.  long and 12 ft. tall.

Piasa dragon-bird
Large Dragon
Hit Dice	8d12+16 (68 hp)
Initiative	+1
Speed	40 ft. (8), Fly 80 ft. (poor)
Armor Class	19 (-1 size, +1 Dexterity, +9 natural), Touch 10, Flat-Footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple	+8/+16
Attack	Claw +11 melee (1d6+4)
Full Attack	2 Claws +11 melee (1d6+4), plus bite +9 melee (1d8+2)
Space/Reach	10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks	Rend, Improved grab
Special Qualities	Darkvision 60 ft., Low-Light Vision, Damage Reduction 10/magic
Saves	Fort +9, Will +7, Ref+7
Abilities	Strength 19, Dexterity 12, Constitution 14, Intelligence 11, Wisdom 12, Charisma 15
Skills	Listen +14, Spot +14, Search +11, Intimidate +13, Sense Motive +12, Hide +8
Feats	Improved Initiative, Alertness, Multiattack
Environment	Temperate Hills
Organization	Solitary or pair
Challenge Rating	6
Treasure	Standard
Alignment	Neutral Evil
Advancement	9-16(Large);17-24(Huge)
Level Adjustment	—

Combat

Improved grab (Ex): A Piasa that hits with a claw attack can attempt to start a grapple as a free action.

Rend (Ex): When a Piasa makes a full attack and hits an opponent with both claws it deals an extra 2d6+6 damage.