The facets of this crystalline formation shift and vibrate, as though in anticipation.
Carnivorous Crystal CR 11
XP 12,800
N Medium ooze (earth, extraplanar)
hp 136 (16d8+64)
Fort +9, Ref +0, Will +0
DR 10/â; Immune cold, electricity, ooze traits; Resist fire 20
Melee slam +18 (7d8+9/18-20 plus entrap)
Base Atk +12; CMB +18; CMD 23 (can’t be tripped)
Skills Climb +14, Stealth +0 (+5 in rocky environs); Racial
Modifiers +5 stealth (+10 in rocky environs)
Environment any underground (Plane of Earth)
Organization solitary, colony (2-4), or formation (5-10)
Treasure incidental
Natives of the endless caverns of the Plane of Earth, carnivorous crystals normally lead quiet existences, subsisting on minerals leeched from the surrounding rock. Living creatures, however, provide a veritable feast, as devouring the minerals in their bones and blood allows a crystal to reproduce in mere hours instead of years. Though lacking in anything that could be called intelligence, carnivorous crystals sense the living, and hunger for the sustenance trapped within their bodies. On the Plane of Earth and in the deepest caverns of the Material Plane, ancient carnivorous crystals grow without bounds, reaching incredible sizes.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 3, © 2011, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors Jesse Benner, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, James Jacobs, Michael Kenway, Rob McCreary, Patrick Renie, Chris Sims, F. Wesley Schneider, James L. Sutter, and Russ Taylor, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.