FREQUENCY: Rare

FREQUENCY: Rare ([Dungeon Level IV])

FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Cold Wilderness Mountains])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Wilderness Mountains])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical Wilderness Mountains])

NO. APPEARING: 5-20 (double in lair)
ARMOR CLASS: 3
MOVE: 9"
HIT DICE: 4
% IN LAIR: 05%
TREASURE TYPE: [SB]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: By weapon +3
SPECIAL ATTACKS: [SB]
SPECIAL DEFENSES: [SB]
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 25%
INTELLIGENCE: Average to exceptional <(8 to 16)>
ALIGNMENT: Neutral (good) <(11.14?)>
SIZE: S (4' tall)
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: IV | 240 + 4

No one knows what the pech actually are, or whether they are from the Prime Material || Earth planes.
In any event, these spindly creatures dwell in dark places and work stone.
Their flesh is nearly as hard as granite itself. <weapon vs. AC mod>
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In their lair there will several larger pech, <symbol> =equal= to the # of males,
and young equalling 20-50% of the females. <^>
There also will be 50-100 <d?> gems <l> plus various dishes and ornaments worked from ornamental
stone and raw metal (5-30 jewelry of lowest base value for worth, average weight 150 gp each).
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The pech USE picks and peat hammers (treat as war hammers) for work and armament, <pick.footman.military?> <l>,<l>
and are usually equipped with equal numbers of each type.

Each pech is able to cast 4 [stone shape] and [stone tell] spells per day.
Four together can cast a [wall of stone] spell as if they were 16-level magic-users.
Eight can together cast a [stone to flesh] spell.
These "group" spells can be CAST but once per day <(1 per day)> by any group.
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Pech are immune to petrifaction.
If engaged against some lithic monster such as a [stone golem], pech are quite capable of knocking it to rubble, as their knowledge of stone allows them full normal attack capability. <ignore weapon vs. AC mods?>
Pech are basically good creatures desiring to be left to themselves.
They hate bright [light] and open skies.
They both infra- and ultravision. <l>, <l>

Pech are thin with long arms and legs.
Their broad hands and feet are excellent for bracing and employing tools to work stone.
They have pale, yellowish skin and red or red-brown hair. <c>
Their eyes are large and pupilless.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Elfdart

Supposedly, that's what the Pechs are, as well as the Brownies. [picts?]

Yuppers,

But two distinct takes on their nature...

Cheers,
Gary