FREQUENCY: Very rare
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 2
MOVE: 15"
HIT DICE: 2+3
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: [[Q]] (x3) or [[X]]
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-3/1-3 or by weapon type
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 25%
INTELLIGENCE: Average
ALIGNMENT: Lawful neutral
SIZE: S (2¼’ tall)
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: V / 275 + 3/hp

Tabi come to the material plane from
Nirvana. Each tabur can polymorph itself
into three different forms from the following
list of four: hawk (large), badger, dog (treat
as a wild dog), and hare.

Though it can use weapons in its unpoly-
morphed form, a tabur prefers to strike with
its hands, for 1-3 points of damage per
hand. The damage figure is this high be-
cause the tabur has an instinctive knowl-
edge of anatomy, like that of a monk. With
its hand attack, it can stun or kill an oppo-
nent of size S as a first-level monk (1%
chance to kill vs. AC 7, up to 4% vs. AC
10). Only magical weapons or those made
of white flint can harm a tabur, and it can
dodge magical missile weapons (but not a
magic missile spell) the same way a monk
evades non-magical ones.

The tabi have two powers that resemble
cleric spells.

First, they can hold person
once a day, as a 2nd-level cleric, surpassing
the actual spell because they can affect any
number of eligible persons or creatures
within range.

Second, the tabur can feign
death once a day for up to 14 turns.
Tabi are devoted to order and discipline
untainted by cruelty or kindness; good and
evil are irrelevant to them. They never let
other considerations get in the way of true
harmony and order.

At a glance, the tabi look like small,
white marble statues. The creatures have
perfect, symmetrical proportions; each
appears to be an idealized version of the
human or demi-human race of its master.
Their calm and unhurried movements
enhance their statuelike air, though they can
muster extraordinarily quick and nimble
movements at will. A tabur’s hair matches
the pure white color of its skin. When open,
its eyes look like silvery pools. With eyes
closed in meditation, while standing per-
fectly still, a tabur gives no hint of life at all.