The Elemental Plane of Flesh!

[Zeta Kai]

Viral Swarm / 10K Viri
Fine Elemental (Flesh, Extraplanar, Swarm)
Hit Dice: 4d8+8 (26HP)
Initiative: +5
Speed: 20’ (4 squares), Fly 20’ (4 squares, perfect maneuverability)
Armor Class: 15 (-2 Blind, +4 size, +3 Dex); touch 15; flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/-- (cannot grapple or be grappled)
Attack: Swarm Bite
Full Attack: Swarm Bite
Space/Reach: 10’/0’
Special Attacks: Disease, Distraction, Swarm Bite
Special Qualities: Elemental traits, Fast Healing 1, Immune to Weapon Damage, Swarm traits
Saves: Fort 3, Ref +7, Will +1
Abilities: Str 1 (-5), Dex 16 (+3), Con 14 (+2), Int 1 (-5), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 10 (+0)
Skills: N/A
Feats: N/A
Environment: Elemental Plane of Flesh
Organization: solitary
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: N/A
Alignment: always Neutral
Advancement: N/A
Level Adjustment: N/A

At first, what looks like a dark cloud quickly approaches. Before long, each particle of the storm is revealed to be a miniscule monstrosity. These hellish little specks of hostility appear to be little arthropoids, each with sharp legs & sharper teeth.

Consisting of about 10,000 ravenous creatures, each the size of a largish beetle, a Viral Swarm is a horde of minuscule killing machines. Feared & reviled by most inhabitants of the Flesh Plane, A Viral Swarm is an implacable pestilence, a blight that threatens to consume the entire plane-body if not curtailed.

The individual viri that make up a swarm vary highly in color, size, & shape. Some are like wasps, thin with thorny abdomens. Some are like tiny bats, all wings & teeth. Some are like flying spiders, with a multitude of dagger-like legs. Regardless of the appearance, however, they all have blades, barbs & fangs in abundance.

A Viral Swarm is about 10’ across & weighs about 1,000 pounds, although the individual creatures are only about 1” long & weight about 1/10 of a pound. It speaks no language.

• Disease (Ex): a Viral Swarm’s Swarm Bite inflicts the deadly Swarm Virus (via injury, Fortitude save DC16, incubation period 1 day, 1d3 Constitution damage per day); the save DC is Constitution-based; an afflicted creature who dies of the Swarm Virus rises as a Viral Swarm in 24 hours, retaining none of the abilities it possessed in life

• Distraction (Ex): any living creature vulnerable to a swarm’s damage that begins its turn with the swarm in its square is nauseated for 1 round; a successful Fortitude save (DC14) negates the effect; even with a successful save however, spellcasting or concentrating on spells within the area of a swarm requires a Concentration check (DC20 + spell level); using skills requiring patience &/or focus requires a Concentration check (DC20); the save DC is Constitution-based

• Swarm Bite (Ex): a Viral Swarm automatically damages any creature in its space when it ends its move; this attack deals 1d6 points of damage, plus Disease (see above)

• Blindsense (Ex): viruses cannot see, but can notice & locate living creatures within 30’; a Viral Swarm takes a -2 penalty to Armor Class & takes a -4 penalty on Search checks & on most Strength- & Dexterity-based skill checks; all checks & activities that rely on vision automatically fail; all opponents still have total concealment (50% miss chance) against a creature with Blindsense

• Immune to Weapon Damage (Ex): weapon attacks are useless against a swarm of Fine creatures