Game Master companion / Creature
Running Alicanto
An ore-eating cave bird carries light through its luminous feathers. A heavy meal can leave it earthbound among the mineral traces it follows.
Prepare the scene
A pale glow moves behind the rock. It belongs to a bird picking carefully through a scatter of glittering fragments.
An ore-eating cave bird carries light through its luminous feathers. A heavy meal can leave it earthbound among the mineral traces it follows.
Encounter settings: Cave.
Establish the surroundings, each participant’s position, and what the party can perceive before resolving the encounter. Use the current core rules for surprise and turn order when combat begins.
Run the profile
Use the following source instructions for the encounter’s actions and effects.
Details
Ore-eating cave bird whose luminous feathers reveal nearby mineral veins.
Basic attack
Use: Basic attack - Action - 5 feet - Agility + supplemental d4 Wound (piercing).
Effect
Effect: Luminous Gaze: visible light to 30 feet and dim light another 30 feet; may dim it as a Bonus Action. Flight 40 feet. After eating heavy ore, flight is unavailable until the meal clears. Mineral clues still require appropriate investigation; no automatic treasure discovery or spell reflection.
Keep the mechanical profile nearby
Affinities: Vitality d4, Might d6, Agility d8, Intellect d6, Tact d4, Spirit d6.
Resolve 6; Stamina 4; Mana 6. Movement 25 feet. Evade d8; Withstand d4; Ward d6.