# Shadow Beast, Ghirrash >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *This creature appears at first glance like a tiger or large panther with six limbs. Its face combines humanoid features with those of a big cat, and its expression is unmistakably malevolent.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Ghirrash</div> <div class="CR">CR 7 (3,200 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Miniatures Handbook pg. 68</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> CN Large Outsider **Init** +7 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.; **Perception** +11 #### defense **AC** 20, 12 touch, 17 flat-footed (+3 Dex, +8 natural, -1 size) **hp** 60 (7d10+21) **Fort** +8, **Refl** +7, **Will** +6 **Feint** 21, **Demoralize** 18 **Defensive Abilities** displacement **DR** 5/magic; **SR** 18 **Immune** poison; **Resist** acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10 #### offense **Speed** 50 ft. **Melee** 4 claws +13 (1d6+6), bite +12 (1d4+6 plus paralysis) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 10 ft. **Special Attacks** pounce, rake (2 claws +13, 1d6+3) #### statistics **Str** 23, **Dex** 16, **Con** 16, **Int** 13, **Wis** 12, **Cha** 15 **BAB** +7, **CMB** +14, **CMD** 27, **TA** +12, **RTA** +9 **Feats** [[Improved Initiative]], [[Lightning Reflexes]], [[Power Attack]], [[Weapon Focus]] (claw) **Skills** Acrobatics +13 (+21 when jumping), Climb +16, Escape Artist +13, Perception +11, Sense Motive +11, Stealth +11, Survival +11 **Languages** Abyssal, Common, Infernal #### special abilities ### Displacement (Su) A light-bending glamer continually surrounds a ghirrash, making it difficult to surmise the creature's true location. Ghirrashs benefit from a 50% miss chance as if it had total concealment. ### Paralysis (Su) A creature hit by a ghirrash’s bite attack must make a DC 16 Fortitude save or be paralyzed for 1d4+1 rounds. Elves have immunity to this paralysis. The save DC is Constitution-based. #### tactics A ghirrash stalks on all six limbs and fights standing on its hind legs so as to bring more claws to bear. Pouncing or grappling, it can attack with all six sharp claws, stripping flesh from bone with delight. #### ecology **Terrain** Plane of Shadow **Organization** Solitary or squad (2–4) **Treasure** No coins; 50% goods; standard items **Advancement** 8–10 HD (Large); 11–21 HD (Huge) All of a ghirrash’s six limbs are weapons of terrible destructive power. It slinks quickly on all six legs, but stands erect, to its full 7-foot height, when fighting. It weighs about 500 pounds.