Dahzagan
This winged horror has the upper body of a feral, bloody-mouthed female orc warrior and the lower body of a giant wolf.
CR: 6 XP: 2,400
CE Large outsider (chaotic, evil, extraplanar)
Init: +2 Senses: darkvision 60 ft., deathwatch, scent Perception: +14
Defense
AC: 19, touch +11, flat-footed +17 (+2 Dex, +7 natural, +1 dodge,, –1 size)
HP: 76 (8d10+32)
Fort: +8 Ref: +4 Will: +7
DR: 10/good or lawful
Resist: electricity 10
Immune: fire, poison
SR: 16
Offense
Speed: 40 ft., fly 60 ft. (average)
Melee: mwk greatsword +13/+8 (2d6+7) and 2 claws +12 (1d4+5)
Space: 10 ft. Reach: 5 ft.
Special Attacks: terrifying howl
Spell-Like Abilities: (CL 6th; concentration +10) Constant—deathwatch
Statistics
Str: 21 Dex: 14 Con: 18 Int: 7 Wis: 16 Cha: 19
Base Atk: +8 CMB: +14 CMD: 27 (31 vs. trip)
Feats: Dodge, Flyby Attack, Great Fortitude, Iron Will, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (greatsword)
Skills: Fly +8, Intimidate +12, Knowledge (planes) +9, Perception +14
SQ: heart-feaster, undersized weapons
Languages: Abyssal, Orc
Ecology
Environment: any (Abyss)
Organization: solitary, trio, or murder (6–8 dahzagans)
Treasure: standard (mwk greatsword, other treasure)
Description
Heart-Feaster (Su) As a full-round action, a dahzagan can rip out and devour the heart of an orc or half-orc who died in battle within the past 24 hours.
The strength of the dead warrior empowers her, granting her the effects of rage (CL 9th).
Terrifying Howl (Su) A dahzagan can use the terrifying howl barbarian rage power as a standard action (Will DC 19). A creature that succeeds at its save is immune to that dahzagan’s terrifying howl for 24 hours.
Undersized Weapons (Ex) Although dahzagans are Large, their upper bodies are those of Medium orcs. As such, they wield weapons as Medium creatures.
Servants of the orc pantheon, dahzagans are colloquially known as “orc valkyries” and are seen by many orcs as the midwives of their gods. These wild, bloodlust-driven warriors possess centaurlike builds with oversized wolf bodies below the waist and large, batlike wings growing from their lupine backs. When especially strong, brutal, or savage orcs die in battle, dahzagans are sent to the Material Plane to fetch the warriors’ souls and bear them to their gods. The warriors are then reincarnated as even greater orcs and returned to the Material Plane to avenge their own deaths.
Completely feral on the field of battle, dahzagans serve their gods loyally, usually taking on aspects of the deities to whom they are sworn. While most dahzagans serve orc gods, there are rumors of a rare few sworn to Gorum. Dahzagans are also seen as the spiritual mothers of “cross-souls”—female warriors believed to be reincarnations of male orc champions. While male orcs often use the idea to explain the existence of capable female warriors and leaders, many female orcs resent the practice, and instead see dahzagans’ gender as a symbol of female orc strength.
The average dahzagan is 8 feet tall and weighs 2,300 pounds or more.
Floodslain Creature When snowmelt from the Tusk Mountains floods into Belkzen, it causes flash floods throughout the region. Those who drown in the turbulent waters often rise as floodslain and spread the misery and death that created them.
Source: Belkzen, Hold of the Orc Hordes, p. 60