Kelpie
Elemental Brute
Kelpies are like aquatic horses. In shape, they look mostly like terrestrial horses, except they have fish-like eyes, webbed feet, whale-like tails, and water weeds woven into their manes.
There are many legends about kelpies drowning unwitting people who ride them as they suddenly bolt and plunge into the ocean. They're all true. Kelpies love drowning people! Eating waterlogged people is their favorite food. They resent every fish they eat to supplement their diet.
Kelpies understand Tylwyth but cannot speak.
Attributes: Swords 4 | Pentacles 6 | Cups 1 | Wands 1
Health/Defense: 5/0
Likes: Young Women (to eat), Horses (herd instincts)
Hates: Fire, Silver
Notes
- Bonding Back.
Kelpies secrete a glue-like ooze from their manes. Anybody who attempts to ride a kelpie (or even touches their mane) is automatically Rooted to their back.
- An adventurer can Recover to clear this effect.
- If an adventurer is Rooted to its back, the kelpie can plunge into the water. An adventurer who starts their turn underwater suffers 1 Piercing damage.
- An adventurer wearing metal armor who Recovers underwater cannot swim (but can be rescued).
- Threshold.
The kelpie does not take any damage until they are dealt 2 Wounds in a single turn or takes damage from a silver weapon. Afterwards, they take damage normally.
- Water Horse.
Kelpies can both swim like a fish and walk on the surface of the water. If in the water, kelpies can Move 1 zone without spending a card each turn.
Lesser dooms
- Trample.
On an unsuccessful Attack, the kelpie may use their Attack action against a second target in the same zone.