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Hive Mother - CR: 16

Species	Beholder
Subspecies	Beholder
Size	Huge
Type	Aberration
Hit Dice	20d8+120 (218hp)
Speed	5 ft., fly 20 ft. (good)
Abilities	Str 24, Dex 14, Con 22, Int 21, Wis 17, Cha 25
Special Qualities	antimagic cone, flight
Environment	Any
Organization	Solitary
Treasure	Standard
Alignment	Usually lawful evil

Skills
Hide +17, Intimidate +30, Knowledge (any two) +28, Listen +28, Search +32, Spot +32, and Survival +3 (+5 following tracks)

Feats
Alertness; Disjunction Ray; Flyby Attack; Focused Antimagic; Great Fortitude; Improved Initiative; Improved Natural Attack (bite Iron Will

Combat
Initiative	+6 (+2 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative)
Armor Class (AC)	35 (-2 size, +2 Dex, +25 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 33
Base Attack	+15/+30
Attack	Eye rays +15 ranged touch and bite +20 melee
Full Attack	Eye rays +15 ranged touch and bite +20 melee (2d6+10)
Space/Reach	15 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks	Command beholder, eye rays, improved grab, swallow whole
Saves	Fort +14, Ref +8, Will +17

Description
Command Beholder (Sp): A hive mother can use dominate monster at will as a spell-like ability (caster level 20th), but only against beholders and beholderkin. A beholder can resist this effect with a successful DC 27 Will saving throw. This is the equivalent of a 9th-level spell. Hive mothers are immune to the command beholder ability of other hive mothers. If a hive mother loses control of a dominated beholder (as is the case if a dominated beholder is in the antimagic cone of another beholder), the hive mother immediately senses the loss of control, and knows the position and distance to the beholder at the time control was lost. If control does not return within a few rounds, the hive mother seeks out the rogue beholder to investigate and possibly punish it. Eye Rays (Su): Each of a hive mother's ten small eyes can produce a magical ray once per round as a free action. Hive mothers can rotate and adjust their position with much greater speed and skill than normal beholders, and they can aim up to six eye rays at targets in any given 90-degree arc. A beholderkin of any kind can tilt and pan its body each round to change which rays it can bring to bear in any given arc. Each eye's effect follows the rules for a ray. Each eye's effect resembles a spell (caster level 20th). Each ray has a range of 240 feet and a save DC of 27. The save DCs are Charisma-based. The ten eye rays include: Charm Monster: The target must succeed on a Will save or be affected as though by the spell. Charm Person: The target must succeed on a Will save or be affected as though by the spell. Disintegrate: The target must succeed on a Fortitude save or be affected as though by the spell. Fear: This works like the spell, except that it targets one creature. The target must succeed on a Will save or be affected as though by the spell. Finger of Death: The target must succeed on a Fortitude save or be slain as though by the spell. The target takes 3d6+20 points of damage if its saving throw succeeds. Flesh to Stone: The target must succeed on a Fortitude save or be affected as though by the spell. Inflict Critical Wounds: This works like the spell, causing 4d8+20 points of damage (Will save for half). Sleep: This works like the spell, except that it affects one creature with any number of Hit Dice (Will negates). Slow: This works like the spell, except that it affects one creature (Will negates). Telekinesis: A hive mother can move objects or creatures that weigh up to 375 pounds, as though with a telekinesis spell. Creatures can resist the effect with a successful Will save. Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a hive mother must hit with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking attacks of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold. Swallow Whole (Ex): A hive mother can try to swallow a grabbed opponent that is at least two size categories smaller than itself by making a successful grapple check. Once swallowed, the opponent takes 2d8+7 points of crushing damage plus 2d8 points of acid damage per round from the hive mother's gizzard. A swallowed creature can cur its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal 15 points of damage to the gizzard (Armor Class 20). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way our. A Huge hive mother's gizzard can hold 1 Medium, 2 Small, 8 Tiny, or 32 Diminutive or smaller opponents. Antimagic Cone (Su): A hive mother's central eye continually produces a 240-foot cone of antimagic. This functions just like antimagic field (caster level 20th). All magical and supernatural powers and effects within the cone are suppressed - even the hive mother's own eye rays. Once each round, during its turn, the hive mother decides whether the antimagic cone is active or not (the hive mother deactivates the cone by shutting its central eye).

Description

Command Beholder (Sp):
A hive mother can use dominate monster at will as a spell-like ability (caster level 20th), but only against beholders and beholderkin. A beholder can resist this effect with a successful DC 27 Will saving throw. This is the equivalent of a 9th-level spell.

Hive mothers are immune to the command beholder ability of other hive mothers.

If a hive mother loses control of a dominated beholder (as is the case if a dominated beholder is in the antimagic cone of another beholder), the hive mother immediately senses the loss of control, and knows the position and distance to the beholder at the time control was lost. If control does not return within a few rounds, the hive mother seeks out the rogue beholder to investigate and possibly punish it.

Eye Rays (Su):
Each of a hive mother's ten small eyes can produce a magical ray once per round as a free action. Hive mothers can rotate and adjust their position with much greater speed and skill than normal beholders, and they can aim up to six eye rays at targets in any given 90-degree arc. A beholderkin of any kind can tilt and pan its body each round to change which rays it can bring to bear in any given arc. Each eye's effect follows the rules for a ray. Each eye's effect resembles a spell (caster level 20th). Each ray has a range of 240 feet and a save DC of 27. The save DCs are Charisma-based.

The ten eye rays include:

Charm Monster:
The target must succeed on a Will save or be affected as though by the spell.

Charm Person:
The target must succeed on a Will save or be affected as though by the spell.

Disintegrate:
The target must succeed on a Fortitude save or be affected as though by the spell.

Fear:
This works like the spell, except that it targets one creature. The target must succeed on a Will save or be affected as though by the spell.

Finger of Death:
The target must succeed on a Fortitude save or be slain as though by the spell. The target takes 3d6+20 points of damage if its saving throw succeeds.

Flesh to Stone:
The target must succeed on a Fortitude save or be affected as though by the spell.

Inflict Critical Wounds:
This works like the spell, causing 4d8+20 points of damage (Will save for half).

Sleep:
This works like the spell, except that it affects one creature with any number of Hit Dice (Will negates).

Slow:
This works like the spell, except that it affects one creature (Will negates).

Telekinesis:
A hive mother can move objects or creatures that weigh up to 375 pounds, as though with a telekinesis spell. Creatures can resist the effect with a successful Will save.

Improved Grab (Ex):
To use this ability, a hive mother must hit with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking attacks of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold.

Swallow Whole (Ex):
A hive mother can try to swallow a grabbed opponent that is at least two size categories smaller than itself by making a successful grapple check. Once swallowed, the opponent takes 2d8+7 points of crushing damage plus 2d8 points of acid damage per round from the hive mother's gizzard. A swallowed creature can cur its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal 15 points of damage to the gizzard (Armor Class 20). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way our. A Huge hive mother's gizzard can hold 1 Medium, 2 Small, 8 Tiny, or 32 Diminutive or smaller opponents.

Antimagic Cone (Su):
A hive mother's central eye continually produces a 240-foot cone of antimagic. This functions just like antimagic field (caster level 20th). All magical and supernatural powers and effects within the cone are suppressed - even the hive mother's own eye rays. Once each round, during its turn, the hive mother decides whether the antimagic cone is active or not (the hive mother deactivates the cone by shutting its central eye).

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