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FREQUENCY: Very rare <Unique>
FREQUENCY: Very
rare ([Dungeon Level X])
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: -6
MOVE: 48"
HIT DICE: 85 hit points
% IN LAIR: 15%
TREASURE TYPE: [U], [Z]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-20/2-20
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Spells, whirlwind,
monk's abilities
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 90%
INTELLIGENCE: Genius
ALIGNMENT: Neutral evil
SIZE: L (10' diameter)
PSIONIC ABILITY: 220
Attack/Defense
Modes: All / all
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: X | 25,650
Yan-C-Bin is naturally invisible,
creating a slight disturbance in the air
as he flies which may be detected
by high-level characters (see AD&D DMG -- Invisibility).
He is about 10' in diam. but has
no definite shape.
He attacks as a 19 HD monster
twice per round for 2-20 HP of damage each attack,
with the same chance as that of
an 8th level monk to stun or kill an opponent outright. <>
+2 or better weapons are required
to harm him. <>
For purposes of aerial combat,
he is manoeuvrability class A.
As Prince of evil aerial creatures,
Yan-C-Bin can summon one of the following groups once per day:
1-3 air elementals, 1-4 cloud giants,
1-4 invisible stalkers or 1-3 wind walkers.
Lightning attacks are ineffective
against Yan-C-Bin, but fire attacks
against him are at a hit probability
bonus of +1 for every four levels
of the attacker (so a 3rd level
character would get a bonus of +1, a
seventh level character +2 and
so on). Yan-C-Bin cannot be harmed by
any object CAST into the air and
is immune to petrification. He can
form a whirlwind -- a truncated
reverse cone, with a 2" bottom
diam., a 6" top diam. and a height
of 16". If the full height of the
whirlwind cannot be attained due
to some overhead obstruction
the whirlwind is only half strength.
A full strength whirlwind sweeps
away and kills all creatures under
three HD and causes 4-32 points
of damage on all non-aerial creatures
which it fails to kill outright.
(A half-strength whirlwind does
2-16 HP of damage).
Yan-C-Bin can sustain this form
for 2-5 rounds.
Formation of this whirlwind or
dissipation of it requires one full round.
Yan-C-Bin lives in a great airy
palace on the Elemental Plane of Air.
by Lewis Pulsipher
Archomentals:
Of the elemental Princes of the Air, only
evil Yan-C-Bin
(FIEND FOLIO tome) has been described, but his
powers are typical for this type. They
are considered demi-gods
for purposes of determining powers on
their planes (see page 124).
Yan-C-Bin is said to
inhabit a broken land filled with the
destroyed elemental pockets of interlopers
and would-be settlers.
This graveyard is rumored to be a wealth
of both knowledge
and gold. Yan-C-Bin and his servitors
(10 Air elementals of the
greatest power) guard it as well.
Source = Manual of the Planes