Turkratrices are highly territorial creatures, often found in remote forested areas, lairs of mad wizards or on abandoned farms. They are carnivorous and use their petrifying gaze to capture prey. When not hunting, they are known to roost in the treetops, remaining hidden from potential threats. Their eggs are remarkably delicious and considered a kingly delicacy. A roasted turkatrice consists of a flavor that appeases the taste buds in the prime material plane AND the ethereal realm. Some who have consumed the birds spend the remainder of their lives disappointed in the flavor of all foods from thereafter.

The bird, at first, appears to be blind, its’ eyes are a milky white void. It can see in utter darkness and into the ethereal realm at the same time. The gaze of the bird doesn’t turn victims to stone, but instead encases victims in a salty savory brine that forms into a hardened cocoon over the course of the following 24 hours.

Spicy Gaze – Victims catching the gaze of the turkatrice must make a saving throw to avoid recoiling to a fetal position and having their flesh turn into a salty mix of 11 herbs and spices. The smell of the encasement, once complete, causes all omnivores and carnivores within 40’ to become hungry and salivating (Save also applies to avoid considering cooking and eating the victim).

Venomous Peck – The turkatrice’s beak is toxic. Those failing their saving throw after a successful peck become paralyzed in place and thereafter cannot avoid the turkatrice’s gaze when it looks upon them.

Gobble of Doom – The turkatrice vocalizes its’ gobble through the ethereal and material realm. Those within hearing range who fail their saving throw become stricken with fear and suffer a -2 to hit and damage.

Hit Dice: 2
Armor Class: 4 [15]
Attacks: Bite (1d4) + venom
Saving Throw: 17
Morale: 8
Special: Gaze, Venom, Gobble of Doom
Move: 6 / 12 flying
Alignment: Chaos
CR/XP: 4/120

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Chirowraiths have sharp claws and cling to victims while digging into their flesh with needle-like teeth that protrude from their round mouths. Feeding on fresh blood is a delight for them, but their real source of sustenance is their nightmarish ability to drain strength from their victims.

10% of chirowraiths created can communicate basic concepts and information to their creators psychically when within 20’of each other. 1% of chirowraiths created have the ability to breathe a necrotic acid three times / day that causes 1d8 points of damage and induces wretching from the stench for those who fail their save.

Chirowraiths are undead creatures and immune to all sleep, charm, and mind-affecting spells. They may be turned by clerics.

Hit Dice: 1+1
Armor Class: 6 [13]
Attacks: Bite (1d4) + special
Saving Throw: 16
Morale: 10
Special: Surprise
Move: 3 / 18 flying
Alignment: Chaos
CR/XP: 3/60

Vampiric bite — On a successful hit the chirowraith begins draining the blood, and strength if a saving throw is failed, of its victim immediately. The creature heals itself, if damaged, half the hit point value inflicted on each bite.

Ethereal Siphon — On each successful hit, the victim must succeed a saving throw to avoid being drained of 1 point of strength as their life force is drained.  Victims drained to zero strength become wights under the control of the chirowraith’s creator. Strength is restored at the rate of 1 point per day of rest.

Ephemeral Phase — The chirowraith can become incorporeal three times per day for just three rounds at a time. This allows it to pass through walls or any material objects. It cannot attack while in this state, but often uses the ability to surprise victims.

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Vampiric Brood
Hit Dice: 3
Armor Class: 5 [14]
Attacks: 2 claws (1d4), bite (1d4 Strength Drain)
Saving Throw: 14
Morale: 10
Special: Undead immunities, Strength drain, surprise,
psychic link with master
Move: 9
Alignment: Chaos
CR/XP: 4/120

Vampiric brood are not yet vampires but languish in a preserved undead state. Creator vampires only allow them to feed on animals and keep them weak enough to bar rebellion. An exception for brood feeding may be made when the creator allows the brood to hunt humanoids in order to fill themselves with blood and return to the creator who then feeds on their spoils. This must be done on the same night the blood was collected by the brood. Brood minds are in the clutches of the vampire that created them, and their free will is reserved until such a time that creator destroys them or turns them into proper vampires.

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