Koylith (by Itzhak Even)

Aeshar Aasimon, Arthurea Aasimon, Twilight Aasimon, Soul Child Ash Child Ash Witch Butterfly, Spire Cogspawn Concordanach Dimensional Dragon, Limaxian Ember Hulk Ethereal Swimmer Faery, Stair Forgetful Snapper Guardinal, Ardeidal Golem, Gear Halato Ispi Ixnae Koylith L'Zoir Malakin Mephit, Shadow Minion of Chaos Mock Moigno, Imaginary Moigno, Rational Phileet Pyroead Scarling Scurpyon Slaad, Rogue Stithid Stygian Memory Symmetrian Tanar'gre Tanar'ri, Dracor'ri Tanar'ri, Kah'Lesar Taster Tem'mat Termite, Jewel Valkarthi Wasp, Bytopian Waurac Worm, Pentranomeker Ash Dust Limbo Mechanus The Outlands Planar Pathways And another 50 monsters still on the old Mimir Site!	CLIMATE/TERRAIN:	Any
	FREQUENCY:	Very rare
	ORGANISATION:	Solitary or Group
	ACTIVITY CYCLE:	Any
	DIET:	Nil
	INTELLIGENCE:	Non (0)
	TREASURE:	Nil
	ALIGNMENT:	Neutral Evil
	NO. APPEARING:	1-4
	ARMOUR CLASS:	5
	MOVEMENT:	12, Br 6, Fl 12 (A)
	HIT DICE:	2
	THAC0:	19
	NO. OF ATTACKS:	1
	DAMAGE/ATTACK:	1-10
	SPECIAL ATTACKS:	Dust cloud
	SPECIAL DEFENCES:	See below
	MAGIC RESISTANCE:	None
	SIZE:	M (5')
	MORALE:	Fearless (20)
	XP VALUE:	420
	Koylith, or "dusty death" are a special kind of mindless undead created by animating creatures that died from the Tendrils of Dust spell. These creature look like they did in life, with no visible wounds. They are controlled by their creator. If their creator dies then they will collapse and become dust. COMBAT: The koylith attack by creating a small could of dust around the target causing it 1-10 points of damage. They can also burrow the ground and spring from it, but it can be done only in soft ground, such as mud or sand. They suffer half damage from all piercing and slashing weapons, as they are quite elastic. They have a unique ability to assume a form of swirling dust, attacking their opponents by enveloping them. In this form they can fly at the same speed as they walk. In addition to the normal undead immunities they are immune to spells of dust and earth, except the Dusting spell, and they become slowed if attacked with water or ice spells. Dust spells that would otherwise cause damage will instead heal them by the same amount. When destroyed they turn into a small heap of dust. HABITAT/SOCIETY: These unnatural creatures have no society. Ruled by their creators will they have no will of their own. ECOLOGY: They have no part in the ecology, like all undead. It was noted by one mage that using the dust left when they die in the casting of dust-based spells inflicts a -1 to saves or increases duration by one round if no save is allowed. Copyright 1999 by Itzhak Even