# Air Elemental, Monolith >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *This towering creature seems to be a shapeless cloud ringed by powerful currents of air. Distortions in the vapor and wind seem to suggest two eyes and a ragged mouth. * <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Monolith Air Elemental</div> <div class="CR">CR 17 (102,400 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Complete Arcane pg. 156</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> N Gargantuan Outsider (air, elemental) **Init** +15 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.; **Perception** +45 #### defense **AC** 31, 17 touch, 20 flat-footed (+11 Dex, +14 natural, –4 size) **hp** 414 (36d10+216) **Fort** +20, **Refl** +31, **Will** +24 **Feint** 55, **Demoralize** 48 **Defensive Abilities** greater air mastery **DR** 15/— **Immune** elemental traits #### offense **Speed** fly 100 ft. (perfect) **Melee** 2 slams +43 (4d6+11/19-20) **Space** 20 ft., **Reach** 20 ft. **Special Attacks** greater air mastery, whirlwind (DC 39) #### statistics **Str** 32, **Dex** 33, **Con** 22, **Int** 12, **Wis** 15, **Cha** 17 **BAB** +36, **CMB** +41, **CMD** 62, **TA** +43, **RTA** +43 **Feats** [[Alertness]], [[Blind-Fight]], [[Bounding Assault]], [[Cleave]], [[Combat Reflexes]], [[Dodge]], [[Flyby Attack]], [[Great Cleave]], [[Great Fortitude]], [[Improved Critical]] (slam), [[Improved Initiative]]^B, [[Improved Natural Attack]], [[Iron Will]], [[Lightning Stance]], [[Mobility]], [[Power Attack]], [[Spring Attack]], [[Vital Strike]], [[Weapon Finesse]]^B, [[Wind Stance]] **Skills** Acrobatics +50, Escape Artist +50, Fly +52, Knowledge (planes) +40, Perception +45, Sense Motive +45, Stealth +44 **Languages** Auran #### special abilities ### Greater Air Mastery (Ex) Airborne creatures take a –2 penalty on attack rolls and damage rolls against an air monolith. #### ecology **Terrain** Elemental Plane of Air **Organization** Solitary **Treasure** None **Advancement** 37–63 HD (Gargantuan) Lords of the Elemental Plane of Air, air monoliths seldom leave their home plane unless summoned. Air elementals are fast, flying creatures made of living air. Primitive and territorial, they resent being summoned or doing the bidding of mortals, and much prefer to spend their time on the Plane of Air, swooping and racing through the endless skies. Although all air elementals of a similar size have identical statistics, the exact appearance of an air elemental can vary wildly between individuals. One might be an animated vortex of wind and smoke, while another might be a smoky bird-like creature with glowing eyes and wind for wings. An air elemental prefers to attack flying or otherwise airbone targets, not only because its mastery over flight gives it a slight advantage, but also because it detests the thought of having to touch the ground. An air elemental can move underwater, and although it is an elemental and thus runs no risk of drowning, it has no ranks in Swim and loses much of its speed and mobility when underwater. | **Elemental** | **Height** | **Weight** | **Whirlwind/Vortex Save DC** | **Whirlwind/Vortex Height** | | ------------- | ---------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------- | | Small | 4 ft. | 1 lb. | 12 | 10-20 ft. | | Medium | 8 ft. | 2 lbs. | 14 | 10-30 ft. | | Large | 16 ft. | 4 lbs. | 18 | 10-40 ft. | | Huge | 32 ft. | 8 lbs. | 22 | 10-50 ft. | | Greater | 36 ft. | 10 lbs. | 23 | 10-60 ft. | | Elder | 40 ft. | 12 lbs. | 27 | 10-60 ft. | | Monolith | 48 ft. | 16 lbs. | 39 | 10-70 ft. | | Primal | 56 ft. | 24 lbs. | 51 | 10-80 ft. |