Shackile

Bizarre humanoid creatures with a goose head, neck, and wings where their head should be, and a large human face on their chest

Basic Fantasy Field Guide Omnibus

Field Guide

Armor Class	16
Hit Dice	3
Number Appearing	1d6, Wild 1d6, Lair 3d6
Attacks	1 weapon, 1 beak, or special
Damage	1d6 or by weapon, 1d4 beak, or special
Movement	30' Fly 10'
Save As	Fighter: 2
Morale	9
XP	145
Treasure Type	S each, D lair

Shackile are bizarre humanoid creatures; they have the head, neck, and wings of a goose where their humanoid head should be, and a large human face on their chest.

The face on their chest is intelligent and can speak Common, however it only controls the body from beneath the shoulders, effectively only controlling its legs. The creature’s arms and wings are controlled by the goose head, which is no more intelligent than a normal goose, and if anything is even more aggressive, attacking anything that gets close to it except other shackiles. While capable of flying, they are not very good at it, and not able to fly long so only do so to escape an enemy that is too tough to defeat.

Shackiles are generally shunned because of the antisocial behavior of their goose half, and form small communities far from others.

Special Abilities

Dual Nature: The face on their chest is intelligent and can speak Common, however it only controls the body from beneath the shoulders, effectively only controlling its legs. The creature’s arms and wings are controlled by the goose head, which is no more intelligent than a normal goose, and if anything is even more aggressive, attacking anything that gets close to it except other shackiles.

Wing Buffet: If a shackile gains surprise, it can buffet its opponent with its wings as its first attack, causing the victim to need to save vs. Death Ray or suffer a broken limb.

Poor Flyer: While capable of flying, they are not very good at it, and not able to fly long so only do so to escape an enemy that is too tough to defeat.

Variants

Elder (leads each tribe)

Each tribe is led by an elder.

Armor Class	18
Hit Dice	4
XP	240