Tantriog

Level 7

Creature· amphibiousMediumRemaster

AC 24

HP 118

Speed 20 ft.

Fort +18

Ref +15

Will +12

Perc +16

Size Medium

Common

amphibious elemental water

Resistances fire 8

Spells

Primal Innate Spells (DC 25, attack +17)

3rd Wall of Water; Cantrips Spout

Languages thalassic

Speeds 20 ft., swim 40 ft.

Skills deception +16, diplomacy +14, performance +14

Recall Knowledge nature DC 23

Attacks

Melee Claw +15/+10/+5(unarmed)

Damage: 5d6+5 piercing

Melee Beak +15/+10/+5(unarmed)

Damage: 5d4+5 piercing

Effect: listless saliva

Ranged Spitball +13/+8/+3 (range 20 ft.)

Damage: 4d6+5 bludgeoning

Effect: listless saliva

Abilities

Shell Defense◆defensive

The tantriog retracts their limbs and head into their shell and ends their turn. This increases their AC to 26, but they can't act except to reemerge, which they can do as a single action.

Listless Salivaoffensive(emotion, mental)

The tantriog's essence is imbued with their endless ennui. Any creature hit by the tantriog's beak or spitball Strikes must succeed at a DC 24 will save or become Stunned 1 (Stunned 2 on a critical failure).

Description

Wherever exquisite cuisine is consumed, amazing songs are performed, or epic waves crest, there wait tantriogs. With a crab's foreclaws, turtle's shell, and back flippers, tantriogs are among the more unique water elementals. They ply the Boundless Sea constantly seeking new experiences, whether the next big wave to ride, a tasty delicacy to sample, or a piece of art to collect. They crave new sensations and often seek them out at the expense of others.

If one possesses rare art, lost lore, or fantastic surfing or cooking skills, a tantriog can be a wonderful companion. They're charming and friendly to those they find interesting, but their interest can be highly precarious, dropped the second someone bores them. Tantriogs may even betray acquaintances if it would give them another interesting story to tell. This makes befriending one a tricky proposition, as nothing can be taken for granted.

It's a mystery how tantriogs came to wear their current forms. Some say that, in the earliest days of the elemental planes, tantriogs were assassins of ice and mist who committed a crime so great that they're being punished for it to this day. Others claim tantriogs assumed their shape after losing a bizarre cosmic bet. One of the more popular theories about the tantriog's current form is that in the past, they used to be able to shift shape as easily as water molds to its container. In their endless boredom, they were trying out a variety of shapes when a sudden curse (possibly cast by faydhaans) caused them to lose their ability while transforming from a turtle to a crab, leaving them stuck between the two. It's said that any who can teach a tantriog how to relearn their morphing ability could earn the elemental's undying friendship. Whatever the case, the surest way to anger a tantriog is to ask them about their appearance.

Conversely, the surest way to befriend a tantriog is with compliments about their appearance or their skills. Don't be too fawning, though. Tantriogs don't like being tricked or made to look a fool.

IMPRESSING A TANTRIOG

A tantriog loves seeing a new sight or impressive exhibition of skill. Anyone who wants to stay in a tantriog's good graces needs to keep the new experiences flowing. For this reason, many tantriogs have formed unlikely friendships with gnomes, whose need to seek out new experiences provides common ground.