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SFS Standard Pachinyam Creature -1

A single pachinyam isn't much of a threat but can be a nuisance around those who rely on technology. Some pachinyam owners take extra time to play with their pets after their daily dust baths, especially before entering a starship or other facility where an unexpected cloud of dust could have catastrophic consequences.

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Elite Weak Pachinyam Creature -1

Source Alien Core pg. 139
Recall Knowledge DC 12 13 15 •
Animal (Nature)
Perception +5; low-light vision, scent (precise) 15 feet
Skills Acrobatics +5, Athletics +3, Stealth +5
Str +1 Dex +3 Con +2 Int -4 Wis +1 Cha -3
AC 15
Fort +6
Ref +7
Will +3
HP 5
Speed 30 feet, climb 10 feet
Melee [one-action] jaws +6 , Damage 1d4+1 piercing
Dusting [one-action] The pachinyam shakes it thick fur and releases a cloud of dust and dander in a 5-foot radius burst centered on a corner of one of its squares that functions as a mist spell. This dust cloud blocks electronic communication to and from anyone inside the cloud. Any item with the tech trait becomes glitching 1 if it's inside the dust cloud. The pachinyam can't use this ability again until they take a dust bath as a 3-action activity with the move trait.

All Creatures in "Pachinyam"

NameLevelSpoiler
Pachinyam-1
Pachinyam Swarm4

Pachinyam

These dusty, long-eared fluffy burrowing rodents are native to Daimalko and emerged alongside the colossi during the Awakening 200 years ago. They were initially heralded as potential pets and affectionately referred to as “dust bunnies,” but the survivors of the Awakening soon found the species were as dangerous as the colossi rampaging across the planet.

While one or two pachinyams behave as calm herbivores, they reproduce rapidly. When the pachinyam population reaches a tipping point, they become vicious predators. Their dust's ability to disrupt both visual and telecommunications makes it challenging for settlements to warn or organize against them. Outside civilization, the pachinyam population is kept in check by their swarms' instinctually drive to be near colossi despite the obvious danger. Some also hypothesize that the scent of a pachinyam swarm's dust cloud attracts hungry colossi.

Adapted Appetite

Some archaeological evidence suggests that pachinyams might have fed on portions of the slumbering colossi buried deep under Daimalko, possibly when a colony's population grew too large to be maintained by the scarce tubers and roots found that deep underground.