Luck eaters were a rare species of magical cat.[2]
Description[]
Luck eaters resembled small domestic cats, 1 foot (0.3 meters) in length, with golden[3] or black short hair and slender bodies.[2]
Abilities[]
All creatures within 30 feet (9.1 meters) of a purring luck eater were likely to become attracted to it and desire to take the luck eater with them. Luck eaters obliged this desire, staying with their victims for around two to five hours. After departing, those charmed by a luck eater would gradually come to their senses.[2][3]
During their time with a victim, luck eaters continually emitted a soft purr, causing an aura to emanate from them that fed off the luck of creatures engaging in combat within range of their purring. This process lowered the positive probability of those affected.[2][3]
Luck eaters gradually became impatient however. If their victims went a period of thirty minutes without engaging a creature, the effect of their aura would alter to make them fight the next creature they encountered. If they continued to go without food then a luck eater would alter their aura once again, driving their victim to fight even creatures it considered to be allies. After the battle that would ensue from such an extreme measure, a luck eater would slink away.[2][3]
Combat[]
Luck eaters were largely ineffective in facing creatures in direct combat.[2]
History[]
Around the 14th century DR, luck eaters were known to lurk around the city of Ravens Bluff at night.[4]
Ecology[]
Diet[]
As their name implied, these creatures fed off the altered luck of others.[2][3]
Habitats[]
Luck eaters were very versatile creatures, being found in nearly any kind of land except those with an arctic climate.[2]
Relationships[]
Luck eaters were a favored monster of the deities Brandobaris, Erevan Ilesere, and Vergadain. Vergadain in particular was known to express his displeasure with people by the presence of luck eaters.[5]
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ Gary Gygax (August 1983). Monster Manual II 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 157. ISBN 0-88038-031-4.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 David Cook (1991). Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC11). (TSR, Inc), pp. 10–11. ISBN l-56076-111-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Gary Gygax (August 1983). Monster Manual II 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 80. ISBN 0-88038-031-4.
- ↑ Walter M. Baas, Kira Glass (March 1991). Nightwatch in the Living City. Edited by John A. Nephew. (TSR, Inc.), p. 31. ISBN 1-56076-068-0.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 89, 109, 167. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
Connections[]
Giant felines: Dire lion • Dire tiger • Giant lynx
Magical felines: Cath shee • Crag cat • Elven cat • Jaguar lord • Jana-nimr • Jana-qitat • Luck eater • Sabu lord • Swamplight lynx • Tressym • Water cat
Planar felines: Fey panther • Spectral panther
Humanoids: Rakshasa • Razorclaw shifter • Tabaxi • Wemic
Outsiders: Cat lord • Displacer beast • Foo lion • Hellcat • Leomarh • Leonal
Lycanthropes: Werecat • Werecougar • Werejaguar • Wereleopard • Werelion • Werepanther • Weretiger
Undead felines: Crypt cat