Vanara

This lean, simian humanoid is covered in a layer of soft, lightly

Languages Common, Sylvan, Vanaran
SQ prehensile tail
ECOLOGY
colored fur and has a long, prehensile tail. Environment any forests
Organization solitary, pair, party, (3–6), or community (7–100)
VANARA CR 1/2 Treasure NPC gear (quarterstaff )
XP 200 SPECIAL ABILITIES
Vanara monk 1 Prehensile Tail (Ex) All vanaras have long, flexible tails that they
LG Medium humanoid (vanara) can use to carry objects. They cannot wield weapons with
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +7 their tails, but the tails do allow them to retrieve small stowed
DEFENSE objects carried on their persons as a swift action.
AC 17, touch 17, flat-footed 13 (+3 Dex, +1 dodge, +3 Wis)
hp 9 (1d8+1) Vanaras are intelligent, simian humanoids who live in
Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +5 deep forests and jungles. They are both agile and clever, but
OFFENSE saddled with boundless curiosity and a love of pranks that,
Speed 30 ft., climb 20 ft. while normally harmless, hinder ingratiations with those
Melee quarterstaff +1 (1d6+1) or they encounter. A vanara’s body is covered in a thin coat
flurry of blows +0/+0 (1d6+1) of soft fur, and individuals with chestnut, ivory, and even
Special Attacks flurry of blows, stunning fist (1/day, DC 13) golden coats are common. Despite its fur, a vanara can grow
STATISTICS lengthy hair on its head just like a human, and both male
Str 13, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 17, Cha 6 and female vanaras take pains to wear elaborate hairstyles
Base Atk +0; CMB +1; CMD 18 for important social functions. The hair on a vanara’s
Feats Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Unarmed Strike, head matches the color of its fur. All vanaras have long,
Stunning Fist prehensile tails and handlike feet capable of well-articulated
Skills Acrobatics +9, Climb +13, Perception +7, movements. A vanara stands slightly shorter than a typical
Sense Motive +7, Stealth +9; Racial human. Males weigh from 150 to 200 pounds at most, with
Modifiers +2 Acrobatics, +2 females weighing slightly less. Vanaras live for 60 to 75 years.
Stealth Vanaras live in large, tree-top villages connected by
rope-bridges and ladders. Homes are carved out of trees
Illustration by Francesco Graziani

but usually left open to the elements except for woven leaf
canopies and overhangs. Vanara villages are typically led
by the community’s religious leader—usually a cleric,
oracle, or monk.

VANARA
CHARACTERS
Vanaras are defined by their
class levels—they do not
possess racial Hit Dice. All
vanaras have the following racial traits.
+2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, –2 Charisma: Vanaras are
agile and insightful, but are also rather mischievous.
Climb Speed: Vanaras have a climb speed of 20 feet.
Low-Light Vision: Vanaras can see twice as far as a
human in conditions of dim light.
Nimble: Vanaras have a +2 racial bonus on Acrobatics and
Stealth checks.
Prehensile Tail: See above.
Languages: A vanara begins play speaking both
Common and Vanaran. Vanaras with high Int scores
can choose from among the following
bonus languages: Aklo, Celestial, Elven,
Gnome, Goblin, and Sylvan.

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