Thorciasids speak Common, Elven, Dwarven, and Giant.
Cocoon (Ex): A thorciasid can eject a stream of noxious goo that hardens on contact, potentially fixing a subject in place and hindering its
movement and actions. Using a
standard action, the thorciasid makes a ranged touch attack against any foe it can see up to 60 feet away. If it succeeds at the ranged touch attack, the subject makes a
grapple check against the
cocoon. This is accomplished as if the thorciasid itself were making the
grapple check with a competence bonus of +10, for a total check modifier of +37. On a failed check for the subject, the goo hardens into a partial
cocoon, and the victim is treated as if grappled (even though the thorciasid is free to do as it desires). The subject can attempt to break the
grapple of the
cocoon (or use
Escape Artist) each round, making an opposed
grapple check against the
cocoon (check modifier +37 for the
cocoon). A thorciasid can reinforce a partial
cocoon by spending a
standard action secreting additional goo. Each action so spent provides an additional +5 to the
cocoon's
grapple check modifier. Visually, the victim becomes more and more covered and is finally com-pletely encased in a
cocoon. Even fully encased victims can still breathe, and a thorciasid can drain a victim's life force at its leisure.
Ability Drain (Su): On a successful melee touch attack with a forelimb, the thorciasid permanently drains 1d4+1 points of Strength, 1d4+1 points of Dexterity, and 1 point of Constitution from the victim. The thorciasid regains 20 lost
hit points with each successful
ability drain.
Energy Drain (Su): On a successful melee touch attack with an antenna, the thorciasid gives the victim one negative level. Each negative level bestowed upon a victim gives the thorciasid +1 bonus to its Constitution that lasts for 24 hours. The negative levels similarly last for 24 hours, at which time the victim must make a Fortitude
saving throw (DC 34) to avoid
level loss. The save DC is Charisma-based.