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Thomil
A thomil is an animate piece of rock with a humanoid form
from the waist up but merging into the rock and earth beneath
it. It normally rests under the earth, only becoming
active on the surface when it senses a threat.
Thomils are respected and feared by the Rashemi
people, for while they repel invaders, they also strike out
at greedy or short-sighted natives who forget to pay
homage to the spirits. Normally, before starting a mining
operation or other action that involves disturbing a large
amount of rock, the local people call a hathran to appease
the thomils in the area.
Thomils speak Terran.
COMBAT
The sample thomil uses a medium earth elemental as the
base creature.
Earth Mastery (Ex): This thomil gains a +1 bonus on attack
and damage if both it and its foe touch the ground. If an opponent
is airborne or waterborne, the elemental takes a –4
penalty on attack and damage.
Engulf (Ex): For this thomil, the Reflex save DC to avoid
the engulf attack is 17. The thomil can attempt to engulf
Small or smaller opponents. See the template description,
below, for more information.
Push (Ex): This thomil can start a bull rush maneuver without
provoking an attack of opportunity. The combat modifiers
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granted by earth mastery also apply to the thomil’s opposed
Strength checks.
Elemental Traits (Ex): A thomil is immune to poison, sleep,
paralysis, and stunning. It is not subject to critical hits or
flanking, and it cannot be raised or resurrected. The creature
also has darkvision (60-foot range).
The Thomil Template
“Thomil” is a template that can be applied to any elemental creature
with the earth subtype (referred to hereafter as the “base
creature”). Most thomils use an earth elemental as the base creature,
but in the deep places under Rashemen’s mountains where
the magma warms the earth, some thomils may be based on other
elemental creatures such as thoqquas. A thomil uses all of the base
creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
AC: Natural armor increases by +2.
Special Attacks: A thomil retains all the special attacks of
the base creature, and also gains the following special attack.
Engulf (Ex): As a standard action, a thomil of size Small
or larger may attempt to envelop an opponent at least one
size category smaller than itself. It cannot make a slam attack
on the round it engulfs prey. The thomil merely has to move
over the opponents, affecting as many as it can cover. Opponents
can make opportunity attacks against the thomil, but
if they do, they are not entitled to a saving throw. Those who
do not attempt opportunity attacks must succeed at a Reflex
save (DC 10 + 1/2 thomil’s Hit Dice + thomil’s Constitution
modifier) or be engulfed; on a success they are pushed back or
aside (opponents’ choice) as the thomil moves forward. Engulfed
creatures are considered grappled and trapped within
the thomil’s body and automatically take crushing damage
each round, based on the thomil’s size, as set out below. The
thomil adds its Strength modifier to the damage dealt.
Thomil Size Engulfing Damage
Small 1d4
Medium-size 1d6
Large 1d8
Huge 2d6
Gargantuan 2d8
Colossal 4d6
An engulfed creature can attempt to cut its way out of the
thomil’s body with either claws or a light slashing or piercing
weapon. Dealing at least one-quarter of the elemental’s normal
hit points (AC equal to its flat-footed AC) in this way creates an
opening large enough to permit escape. Once a single swallowed
creature exits, the thomil’s body reshapes to close the hole; thus,
another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out. The engulfed
creature can instead attempt an Escape Artist check (DC
15 + 1/2 thomil’s Hit Dice + thomil’s Constitution modifier) or
Strength check (DC 20 + thomil’s Strength modifier). The
thomil’s body can hold two creatures one size category smaller
than itself, or four of two or more size categories smaller.
The thomil can move and attack normally while enveloping
a creature.
Illustration by Steve Prescott and Matt Cavotta