Monster Encyclopaedia II: The Dark Bestiary
| Author | J. C. Alvarez |
| Publisher | Mongoose Publishing |
| Publish date | 2005 |
| OGL Section 15 | me2 |
The material below is Open Game Content
Cailleach Hag
Large Monstrous Humanoid (Cold)
Hit Dice: 14d8+45 (108 hp)
Initiative: +6
Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares), swim 40 ft.
AC: 24 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +13 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 22
Base Attack/Grapple: +14/+26
Attack: Winter staff +23melee (1d8+14 plus chill touch) or claw +21 melee (1d8+8)
Full Attack: Winter staff +23/+18/+13 melee (1d8+14 plus chill touch) or 2 claws +21 melee (1d8+8)
Space/Reach: 10 ft. /10 ft.
Special Attacks: Children of winter, spell-like abilities, winter staff
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 10/magic, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to cold, electrical resistance 20, vulnerability to fire, spell resistance 25
Saves: Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +14
Abilities: Str 27, Dex 14, Con 16, Int 19, Wis 21, Cha 21
Skills: Concentration +11, Craft (any one) +12, Handle Animal +13, Hide +12*, Knowledge (arcana) +12, Knowledge (geography) +12, Knowledge (nature) +14, Listen +15, Move Silently +10, Search +12, Spot +15, Survival +21 (+23 to avoid natural hazards and getting lost, to follow tracks and in natural aboveground environments), Swim +24
Feats: Alertness, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Spell Focus (Evocation), Toughness
Environment: Any cold
Organisation: Solitary or covey (3 hags of any kind plus 1-8 ogres and 1-4 frost giants)
Challenge Rating: 10
Treasure: Double standard
Alignment: Usually neutral evil
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: —
You see a blue-skinned old crone with white hair and ancient, immeasurably wise eyes. She wears a white dress and cloak, and leans on a gnarled darkwood staff. Winter and snow seem to follow her wherever she goes.
The cailleach, or winter hag, is doubtlessly the mightiest and wisest hag in existence. It has vast supernatural powers related to winter and the night; therefore it rarely appears by day or in warm seasons. A cailleach hag appears as a blue skinned old woman, with snow-white hair and beady eyes; it also has the ability to appear as an animal, plant or young lass. The creature is always dressed in a white gown and carrying a staff or sceptre; animals such as wolves or ravens often appear at its side.
Winter hags speak Common, Giant, Draconic, Sylvan and Terran.
Combat
A cailleach hag prefers to unleash its magical power on opponents rather than entering combat. For this, it relies equally on its winter staff and its innate spell-like abilities.
Children of Winter (Sp): Once per day, a cailleach hag may summon 1 winter wolf, 1d2 brown bears, 1d2 polar bears, 1d6 boars or 1d8 wolves as a standard action. These creatures arrive in 1d4 rounds, after which they loyally follow and fight for the cailleach hag, obeying all of its orders for up to three hours. This ability counts as a 5th level spell.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will–diminish plants, disguise self, gust of wind (DC 17), magic stone, meld into stone, sleet storm; 3/day–blight (DC 20), control water, control weather, polymorph; 1/day–statue. Caster level 14th. Save DCs are Charisma based.
Winter Staff: This Large +2 quarterstaff has all the abilities of a staff of frost, plus it causes a chill touch effect (save DC 11, caster level 11th) on any living creature it successfully touches (including plants).
Skills: A cailleach hag gains a +8 racial bonus on Hide and Survival checks. * When in cold weather areas, the Hide bonus goes up to +12. A cailleach hag gains a +8 racial bonus on Swim checks. It can always take 10 on Swim checks, even if distracted or endangered.
