Chetamog
Level 2Attacks
Abilities
DC 17 reflex Most monsters that serve as mounts can attempt to buck off unwanted or annoying riders, but most mounts will not use this reaction against a trusted creature unless the mounts are spooked or mistreated. Trigger A creature Mounts or uses the Command an Animal action while riding the monster. Effect The triggering creature must succeed at a Reflex saving throw against the listed DC or fall off the creature and land Prone. If the save is a critical failure, the triggering creature also takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage in addition to the normal damage for the fall.
A chetamog ignores difficult terrain and greater difficult terrain from non-magical foliage.
The chetamog takes any combination of two Stride or Climb actions. It has a +10-foot circumstance bonus to its Speed during these actions.
Description
In the pockets of old growth that form the most primeval and untamed regions of the Verduran Forest, there are trees of truly staggering size. The upper reaches of these gargantuan trees are the natural domain of the chetamog: a horse-sized arboreal rodent with a bulk belied by the preternatural grace with which it leaps through the canopy. Their speed and agility, as well as a natural intelligence and aptitude for training, have made chetamogs highly sought-after animal companions for those whose travels take them into the depths of the forest, a demand that has been recognized by enterprising ranchers who breed and raise the creatures for precisely this purpose.
A fully grown chetamog resembles an enormous squirrel, roughly 9 feet long and 5 feet high at the shoulder. Properly trained chetamogs are capable of serving as combat mounts. Few sights can match the glory of chetamog cavalry gliding effortlessly through thick ground cover and striking down a legion of earthbound foes before vanishing back into the treetops with ease.
Natural Hoarders
Chetamogs have a well-documented proclivity for stealing items and burying them in hidden caches throughout the forest, a majority of which are promptly forgotten and never recovered by the chetamog responsible. Although food items are generally preferred, chetamogs are also fascinated by brightly colored, shiny, and particularly fragrant items of any kind, and numerous tales persist of all manner of strange and valuable treasures being discovered in unexpected locations by fortunate explorers while traveling through chetamog territory.