Moor Cat (CR 8)
Large Magical Beast
Alignment: Always neutral
Initiative: +4 (Dex); Senses: low-light vision and scent
AC: 16 (-1 size, +4 Dex, +3 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 12
Hit Dice: 8d10+24 (68 hp)
Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +2
Speed: 50 ft.
Space: 10 ft./5 ft.
Base Attack +8; Grapple +8
Attack: 2 claws +15 melee, bite +9 melee
Full Attack: 2 claws +15 melee, bite +9 melee
Damage: Claws 1d8+7, bite 1d10+3
Special Attacks/Actions: Improved grab, pounce, rake 1d8+3
Abilities: Str 24, Dex 19, Con 17, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 12
Special Qualities: Blend
Feats: Track; Weapon Focus (claw)
Skills: Hide +12, Jump +14, Move Silently +16, and Survival +5
Advancement: 9 to 16 HD (Large); 17 to 24 (Huge)
Climate/Terrain: Temperate forest, hill, plains, and marsh (Shannara)
Organization: Solitary, Pair, or Pride (3-12 moor cats)
Treasure/Possessions: None
Source:
Dragon #286
Pounce (Ex): If a moor cat leaps on a foe during the first round of combat, it can make a full attack action even if it has already taken a move action. If it hits, it can rake.
Improved Grab (Ex): If the creature hits with its bite attack, it can rake.
Rake (Ex): A moor cat can make two rake attacks (+15 melee) against a held creature with its hind legs for 1d8+3 points of damage each.
Blend (Sp): Moor cats are difficult to see and have a supernatural ability to blur their outlines. The works exactly like the spell blur as though cast by a 9th-level sorcerer, and it is always active. This effect can be dispelled, but the moor cat can reactivate it as a free action.
Low-Light Vision: The creature can see twice as far a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar low-light conditions.
Scent (Ex): The creature can detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Skills: Moor cats receive a +6 racial bonus to Hide, Jump, and Move Silently checks.
Moor cats prefer to hunt in pairs, following their prey by scent. The pair waits until their prey has gone to sleep before making their presence known. They then attack, killing the prey and dragging the body back to their pride's territory.
Moor cats will retreat from creatures that prove to be too powerful for them to handle, but they will fight to the death defending their mates or their young.