Elven+Warhorse

Elven Warhorse
Type - Large Animal Hit Dice - 3d8+9 Speed - 60 Face/Reach - 5 ft. by 10 ft./ 5 ft. Special Attacks - x Special Qualities - Scent
 * Hit Points** - 33
 * Initiative** - +1
 * AC** - 14
 * Attacks** - 2 hooves +4 melee; bite -1 melee
 * Damage** - Hoof 1d4+3; Bite 1d3+1


 * Saves** -
 * Fort + 6
 * Ref + 4
 * Will + 2


 * Abilities** -
 * Str 12 (+)
 * Dex 16 (+)
 * Con 15 (+)
 * Int 3 (+)
 * Wis 13 (+)
 * Cha 12 (+)


 * Skills** -
 * - Listen +7
 * - Spot +7


 * Feats** -

Climate/Terrain - Any Land Organization - Solitary / Domesticated Challenge Rating - 2 Treasure - None Advancement - x
 * Alignment** - Neutral Good


 * Description** -

Raised by elves for millennia, this particular breed of horse has been brought to what many feel is the pinnacle of grace, elegance, and speed.

Elven horses are most often white, though some lines are gray, golden, or rarely black. These colors are always uniform, though some will have socks, stars, or blazes that mark a mixed heritage with a mundane horse. The elven horse is also slightly longer in the leg, neck and nose than its common cousin, giving it an almost delicate appearance. Its mane and tail are long and flowing and its hooves are a pale silvery gray. Their eyes are variably blue, green, purple, or gold, without connection to their coat color.

The elven horse can move through grassland or forest as silently as an elf, even when encumbered by a rider, though any saddle, reins, or barding must be muffled or removed to avoid incidental noise.

Because of their refinded bloodlines, elven horses are much more intelligent and more easily trained than other horses. They respond to commands not so much out of training as from personal choice. Rarely does such a horse choose a non-elf rider. A horse-thief would find the animal hostile and aggressive, ready to bolt back to its owners at the first opportunity. If captured and unable to escape, an elven horse sickens and dies within a week.

Elven horses are longer lived than their mundane relatives. The average pregnancy for an elven mare lasts 13 months, after which a single foal is born. The foal is weaned after 8 months and matures after 5-6 years. The typical life span of the elven horse is anywhere from 60 to 90 years, though some have been rumored to be immortal.

Elven horses form small family groups rather than herds. They mate for life and become melancholy if taken away from their mates. Although they have no language of their own, elven horses understand the languages around which they were raised. These bloodlines are usually bred for elven royalty, their ancestors having served as mounts for some of the most famous elven heroes.

Elven horses have been bred from common horse stock over countless eons. They have since become a separate species and usually refuse to interbreed with common horses. They do exist in the wild and are never used as beasts of burden, other than as mounts or war steeds. They are most commonly found in elven communities.


 * Combat** -

The elven warhorse, like the common warhorse, continues to fight independantly of its rider. It attacks with its front hooves and fights even if its owner is killed or incapacitated.

Elven warhorses do not panic in any circumstances. When riding into combat, the rider does not take any of the negatives they usually would if mounted on a mundane horse.

Elven horses have also been bread to have a slight resistance to magic. Elven warhorses have a 15% resistance.

Their extreme, almost ethereal beauty makes it difficult for an intelligent opponent to attack the elven horse by itself. Any opponent of semi- or higher intelligence must make a Will Save when deciding to attack an elven horse. Failure means the opponent just can't muster te wickedness to injure such a beautiful animal. If the elven horse causes any damage to the opponent, however, the charm is broken.