# Ethereal Marauder >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *This creature resembles a bipedal lizard with a sinuous tail. Its most disturbing feature is its lack of a head. Instead it has a gaping maw surrounded by three powerful mandibles; gleaming, jet-black teeth line the inner mouth. Three small eyes ring the maw, interspersed with the mandibles.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Ethereal Marauder</div> <div class="CR">CR 3 (800 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Monster Manual pg. 105</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> NE Medium Magical Beast **Init** +5 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; **Perception** +7 #### defense **AC** 14, 11 touch, 13 flat-footed (+1 Dex, +3 natural) **hp** 11 (2d10) **Fort** +3, **Refl** +4, **Will** +1 **Feint** 13, **Demoralize** 13 **Defensive Abilities** ethereal jaunt #### offense **Speed** 40 ft. **Melee** bite +4 (1d6+3) **Space** 5 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. #### statistics **Str** 14, **Dex** 12, **Con** 11, **Int** 7, **Wis** 12, **Cha** 10 **BAB** +2, **CMB** +4, **CMD** 15, **TA** +4, **RTA** +3 **Feats** [[Improved Initiative]] **Skills** Perception +7, Stealth +7 **Racial Modifiers** +2 Perception, +2 Stealth #### special abilities ### Ethereal Jaunt (Su) An ethereal marauder can shift from the Ethereal Plane to the Material Plane as a free action, and shift back again as a move action (or as part of a move action). The ability is otherwise identical to _ethereal jaunt_ (CL 15th). #### tactics Once a marauder locates prey, it shifts to the Material Plane to attack, attempting to catch its victim flat-footed. The creature bites its victim, then retreats quickly back to the Ethereal Plane. When badly hurt or wounded, a marauder escapes to its home plane rather than continuing the fight. #### ecology **Terrain** Ethereal Plane **Organization** Solitary **Treasure** None **Advancement** 3–4 HD (Medium); 5–6 HD (Large) Ethereal marauders are aggressive predators that can move quickly from the Ethereal Plane to attack opponents on the Material Plane. Ethereal marauders live and hunt on the Ethereal Plane. Their ecology and habits are obscure at best—few have observed them in their natural habitat for any length of time, and their appearances on the Material Plane are limited to those occasions when they are attacking prey. They are assumed to have no society or culture in the traditional sense, being motivated solely by the need for sustenance and survival. Ethereal marauders’ coloration ranges from bright blue to deep violet. An ethereal marauder stands about 4 feet tall, but its overall length is about 7 feet. It weighs about 200 pounds. Ethereal marauders speak no known languages. Survivors of their attacks on the Material Plane claim that they emit an eerie, high whine that varies in pitch depending on the creature’s speed and health.