Gargoyle Class Description

Player Restriction Major Monster (1/team) Weapons Allowed: Any Melee weapon Armor: Natural: 2 points invulnerable Worn: None Shield: None Lives: 3 Vulnerability: A successful Stone to Flesh spell destroys all of the Gargoyle's Natural Invulnerable Armor. Abilities According to level 1st Claws (natural weapons) Immune to Spell of Wounding, Disease, and Poison Flight with unlimited use Protection from Petrification 2nd May carry a passenger while Flying Protection from Flame 3rd +1 point of Invulnerable Armor (total of 3) One Boulder (reusable) 4th laws become Great weapons 5th +1 life (total of 4) Boulder is considered Great weapon 6th Protection from Holding

Explaination of Abilities
Claws: May use one or two short melee weapons as Natural Weapons (rock hard claws). At 4th level the Gargoyles claws become Great weapons.

Flight
Incantation: "Take to the air and fly away" x5 and "Arriving" x5
Effect: Gargoyle is considered to be flying. May take flight and land multiple times.
Special: A Gargoyle gains the ability to throw Boulders and carry a passenger when flying. The passenger must be in constant contact with the Gargoyle during the incantation of this spell and remain in contact throughout the flight.
Notes: May only be attacked by ranged spells and missiles (including spell balls). Ranges for verbal spells are considered to the actual distance between players. A flying Gargoyle may engage in melee combat only with another flying player, but missile combat (including spell balls) is not allowed.
Limitation: May not attack "grounded" players by any means except Boulder, and caster must follow all Rules of Magic. Player must say "Arriving" x5 while immobile, inactive, and vulnerable to attack.

Boulder: At 3rd level a Gargoyle may use one reusable Boulder (1' diameter minimum). At 5th level the Boulder is considered a Great weapon (doing 2 points of damage to armor and destroying a shield with 3 blows). This Boulder may be thrown while in Flight, but may only be retrieved by landing.

Description:
Gargoyles are gruesome, winged creatures. Although Gargoyles are creatures of living stone, their vast bat-like wings are powerful enough to carry their considerable weight and more. They are huge towering monoliths capable of great destruction. The origin of the Gargoyle is shrouded in mystery, and it is unknown whether Gargoyles are born or created by the hand of some powerful Wizard.

Very few Gargoyles have been seen in ShadowMist. One was known to protect the Five Towers Mage School before it vanished. The only known gargoyle in ShadowMist now guards the Abbey of St. Micheal near ShadowMist keep.