FREQUENCY: Rare
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Cold Wilderness Forest]) * Subarctic <>
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Cold Wilderness Swamp]) * Subarctic <>

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Wilderness Forest])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Wilderness Swamp])

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical Wilderness Forest])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical Wilderness Swamp])

NO. APPEARING: 2-8
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVE: 15" (see below)
HIT DICE: 5
% IN LAIR: 30%
TREASURE TYPE: [B]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-5/2-5/1-6
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Surprise 5 in 6
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Camouflage
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Average
ALIGNMENT: Neutral evil
SIZE: M
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: IV | 205 + 5

SAVES: 11.12.13.13.14

Keches are evil forest fiends whose chief goals in life seem to be to {mislead}, {snare}, and devour humans.
They roam throughout the deep woodlands of all climes, from tropical to subarctic.
There they dig pits, set snares, and rig deadfalls to catch the unwary traveler. <give stats for each, as well, duplicate at set traps thief ability>
Worse still,
several small bands will occaisonally amalgamate in order to raid forest communities and carry off hapless victims to some faraway spot where the keches can feast undisturbed. <civilized forest, DMG.B>
It is also common for these creatures to imitate calls of distress to lure prey into trapped areas and ambush.
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Combat: Attack is by means of clawing rakes and a bite.

Surprise 5 in 6: As keches are likely to surprise prey 5 in 6,
they usually rush upon 1 or 2 selected victims,
slay them,
and then carry off the corpses.

Camouflage: Their camouflage coloration and skills in woodcraft make it 50% unlikely that their tracks can be followed.

They move with 50% chance of silence.

Keches are green humanoids covered with leaf-like, leathery skin.
Their long arms and prehensile-toed feet allow them to climb trees very rapidly (60 feet per round) and swing through the upper branches as well.
Their human like faces have large fang-filled mouths and protruding jaws.