# Elemental Steward, Tempestan >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *Storm-dark clouds whirl in wind-whipped streamers around the angular gray body of this little humanoid-shaped elemental. Its enormous eyes spark with electrical potential.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Tempestan</div> <div class="CR">CR 2 (600 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Complete Psionic pg. 136</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> N Small Outsider (air, elemental, psionic) **Init** +7 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.; **Perception** +6 #### defense **AC** 17, 14 touch, 14 flat-footed (+3 Dex, +3 natural, +1 size) **hp** 17 (3d10) **Fort** +1, **Refl** +6, **Will** +3 **Feint** 16, **Demoralize** 13 #### offense **Speed** fly 30 ft. (perfect) **Melee** slam +7 (1d4) **Space** 5 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. Psi-Like Abilities (ML 2nd; Concentration +3) > 1/day — _greater concealing amorpha_, _metaphysical claw_ #### statistics **Str** 10, **Dex** 17, **Con** 10, **Int** 12, **Wis** 11, **Cha** 12 **BAB** +3, **CMB** +2, **CMD** 15, **TA** +4, **RTA** +7 **Feats** [[Combat Manifestation]], [[Flyby Attack]], [[Improved Initiative]]^B, [[Improved Natural Attack]]^B, [[Weapon Finesse]]^B **Skills** Diplomacy +7, Fly +19, Knowledge (planes) +7, Knowledge (religion) +7, Perception +6, Sense Motive +6, Spellcraft +7 **Languages** Auran #### ecology **Terrain** Elemental Plane of Air **Organization** Solitary **Treasure** Standard (jewelry) Tempestans inhabit the Elemental Plane of Air, where they flit from place to place, gathering and redistributing the energy of the storm. Of all the elemental stewards, tempestans are the most "elemental" in demeanor, being wholly concerned with the exultation of air and storm and less so with community, interaction, or mannerly conduct. Tempestans live mostly apart from their fellows. They pass their time in lone contemplation of the great storms that pass through the plane. They have very little to do with other air elementals. A tempestan is about 3–1/2 feet tall and weighs from 15 to 20 pounds. Elemental stewards devote themselves to lives of servitude, competing with one another to be called to service in the hope that one day a psionic character might call them to serve permanently as an elemental envoy. The four varieties of elemental steward are arctine (cold), emberling (fire), geodite (sonic), and rempestan (electricity). Creatures of each variety acknowledge the others only nominally, believing themselves to be the exemplars of living energy. It is unclear how the link was forged between psionic creatures and elemental stewards, though the energy types used by psychokinetic powers might have something to do with the connection. In fact, sagacious psionic characters believe that elemental stewards are merely the product of psionic intent. Elemental stewards are sometimes called to serve a psion on the Material Plane. At other times they serve as elemental envoys for an extended period of time ### Combat Tempestans can be fearsome opponents when provoked. If they are able to begin combat unseen and from above, they begin with a demoralize power followed by energy ray (electricity). If necessary, a tempestan utilizes its Flyby Attack fear to close to melee.