POLUDNICA Medium-Size Fey Hit Dice: 446+8 (22 hp) Initiative: +5 (+1 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative) Speed: 30 ft. AC: 14 (+1 Dex, +3 natural) Attacks: Sickle +5 melee Damage: Sickle 1d6+3 Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft/5 ft. Special Attacks: Gruesome harvest, gaze of madness, autumn breeze Special Qualities: Through the rows, SR 21, low-light vision Saves: Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +7 Abilities: Str 14, Dex 12, Con 14, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 16 Skills: Hide +8, Knowledge (nature) +8, Listen +10, Move Silently +8, Spot +9 Feats: Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Weapon Focus (sickl jimate/Terrain: Temperate plait Organization; Solitary or sheaf (2-5) Challenge Rating: 3 Treasure: No coins; 50% goods; 50% items Alignment: Always neutral evil Advancement: 5-8 HD (Medium-size) Also known as harvest maidens, poludnicas are beautiful fey that lurk on the fringes of farms and orchards. Unfortunately, their comeliness conceals an unspeakable bloodlust, and their very gaze can drive men to madness. Poludnicas appear as statuesque young women of extraordinary beauty. Their alabaster skin is flawless and their raven tresses luxurious and wild. They shroud themselves heavy folds of coarse white cloth, and carry razor-sharp sickles encrusted with dried blood. A poludnica’s expression never seems to change, set permanently in a thin, crooked smile. Polunicas have few interests other than wanton murder. They spend most of their time lounging idly near stream beds or in small copses of trees, primping themselves and mutilating the remains of their victims for amusement. Polunicas generally prefer solitude, but occasionally a small group of the creatures will begin cooperating, hunting as a pack and glorying in their slaughter together. Rarely, they have been known to serve hags or evil druids in return for a steady supply of vietims, ‘Though Poludnicas understand Sylvan, they appear to be mute, or least unwilling to speak. They communicate with one another through simple gestures, and pantomime. Combat Polunicas are skilled stalkers and assassins, observing, their opponents for some time before claiming them quickly and silently, one at a time. They prefer to use their gaze attack to render their opponents confused and distracted, then close in for a fatal blow to the neck. ‘Gruesome Harvest (Su): Poludnicas attack opponents with sickles, which act as +/ keen vorpal sickles in theit hands. In the hands of any other creature, these sickles are merely masterwork sickles. aze of Madness (Su): Insanity, 30 feet, Madness save (DC 15). Autumn Breeze (Sp): Poludnicas ean use wind wall at will, as the spell cast by a Sth-level soreerer. The save DC is 15. Though the Rows (Su): Poludnicas can move through plains terrain, including agricultural areas, as though affected by the spell pass without trace.