Little Fluffy Cloudkins

CLOUDKIN HERDER (#13/30, #318/365) [POT]

SKILL: 6

STAMINA : 5

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Cloudkin Staff or Sling

ARMOUR: None

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Mountains, Hills, Wilderness, Towns

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1-3

TYPE: Humanoid

REACTION: Friendly

INTELLIGENCE: High

CLOUDKIN HERDERS are a rare type of farmer, from the island of Altos within the Pangarian Archipelago, who tend to the flocks of sentient clouds known as the Cloudkin. These cloud creatures are shepherded from place to place to provide rain for crops and shade from the sun. Because of their sometimes hazardous work (given the stormy nature of their charges), Cloudkin Herders are sensibly dressed in waterproof farm clothes, with leather boots and gloves. They are always armed with both a wooden Cloudkin Staff and a sling and a supply of stones, in order to ward off any harmful intruders in the aerial wilderness. They will also have one potion, which can be rolled for on the table below:

Roll Magic Potion

1-2 Calming Potion

3-4 Healing Potion

5-6 Potion of Might

A Cloudkin Herder will also be accompanied by a flock of one to six Cloudkin, and a trained Canidor; this flying dog-like creature helps them herd the Cloudkin from one area to another. One of the most famous Cloudkin Herders of recent times was Nemi of Altos, who worked with Flapps the Canidor.

Cloudkin Staff (#14/30, #319/365) [EA:V2] (Enchanted Item)

This is a wooden staff of strange design, looking like a shepherd's crook, but with enchanted runes inscribed down the length of the staff. It counts as a magical weapon in combat, but anyone using it must reduce their Attack Strength by 1 as it is a cumbersome weapon. However, against magical creatures from the Elemental Planes of Air or Water, there is no penalty for its use as a weapon. It is commonly used by herders on the floating islands of Pangaria in the farming of the sentient clouds known as Cloudkin, hence the name of the staff.

30gp