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Lesser Spirit Centipede

Centspir

Encounter

Climate/Terrain Outer Planes (realms of the Celestial Bureaucracy)
Activity Cycle Any
Frequency Very Rare (3%)
Organization Solitary
Lair The realms of gods from the Celestial Bureaucracy

Interaction

Intelligence Low (5-7)
Morale Average (8)
Alignment Neutral
Languages Common

Combat

Size

Tiny (1' long)

Hit Dice 3+5
Armor Class 7 (+3)
Movement 12 (centipede form) (120 ft/round),  6 (toad form) (60 ft./round), or 9 (snake form) (90 ft/round)
Actions Bite
THAC0 17 (+3) 1d2 damage
Shapechange
The creature can change into a snake, a toad or a centipede. In snake form it has a movement rate of 9 and can use the snake poison cloud. In toad form it has a movement rate of 6, and can use the toad poison cloud. In centipede form it has a movement rate of 12 and can use the centipede poison cloud.
Centipede Poison Cloud
Any victims in your 10-ft cloud of poison must save vs. paralyzation or become immobile for 2d4 rounds
Frog Poison Cloud
Any victims in your 10-ft cloud of poison must save vs death or fall into a deathlike coma for 6 turns.
Snake Poison Cloud
Any victims in your 10-ft cloud of poison take 1d10 poison damage (a save vs. poison halves that damage)

Rewards

Treasure Nil
Level/XP V/270 xp

The lesser spirit centipede is an foot-long centipede that is entirely black, with the head of a bald human with a bushy moustache and nine eyes spaced evenly around its head. It is a poisonous, shape-changing creature that administers punishments on behalf of the Celestial Bureaucracy.

A lesser spirit centipede can crawl over the body of an ailing person and cause an effect similar to cure disease.

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