Gaero
Gaero
NPC Levels: 10 d6, 7 d6 checks
Levels: 1-40, Age 1=[1] , Age 2=[2], Age 3=[3] etc up to Age 40+=[40].
Random Encounter Roll: roll 2d6 for number in troop. Roll 10 d6 for level and minimum age of Gaero.
Weapons
Claws: +18
Bite: +40
Tail Whip: +10 + Strength.
Tranquilizing Quills: mane and tail-tip, +10 damage, devitalize -5 stamina progressively.
Trample: +50 + Strength
Charge: +40 + Strength.
Pounce: pin shoulders and legs with claws, strength vs. strength.
AC: 10, +1 per level.
Checks: Strength: {16/20} Stamina: {20/30} Movement: {17-22} Dexterity: {15-17} Stealth: {18-22} Willpower: {17/19} Intelligence: {12-14}
Bonuses: +25 HP, +1 HB, +1 saving throw, Immune to Poison and Disease. 85% MR.
Information
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Gaero (gehr-O) are large, wild animals that are used by those brave and knowledgeable to tame them as Battle Mounts and Guards. They are a large, scaled, warm blooded, feline-shaped animal, the size of a horse. They have a mane of venomous quills and quills on the tip of their tail. Scale color varies according to their location, from brown, to white, to tan, some striped, some banded, others not. They are intelligent and can learn many vocal and physical commands if raised and properly trained from birth. They can only be properly tamed or domesticated if hatched from eggs and raised by the trainer and or around other domesticated Gaero. They are egg laying creatures, their eggs are oblong, quite large, speckled, and the key color of their domor's (parents') scales. The young are called sylphs. They take 3 years to mature fully to large lion size, and grow slowly thereafter until they reach the size of horses (at age 26). They eat large fish and snakes, but are very territorial, and will attack anything they perceive as a threat which enters their territory, or nesting grounds. They usually live in small groups called troops. This is one of the reasons they make such excellent guard beasts. Found around lakes, rivers, seas, and ocean shores. Quasi-immortal. Armor protects riders and handlers from quills. Gaeros trained as guards and mounts sell anywhere between 500 and 1,000 gold marks (5,000-10,000 dollars) each.