Astral Whale (Creature)

:For other Fish, see Fish (yes I know whales are mammals)
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Sometimes there's things that a body just can't explain. Astral whales are one. Near as anyone can figure, they came from the Living Sea (see the chapter called “Locations in Nowhere: Specific Astral Encounters” in "A Guide to the Astral Plane"), just swimming out into astral space one day and never going back.
See, astral whales look just like whales that a Clueless might be familiar with from some ocean on the Prime. They're the same beast, but they're much more intelligent than those on the Prime, evidently, because they can move very quickly through the Astral.
These huge beasts move through the plane like gigantic nomads. They've got no predators to cause them worry save the occasional githyanki hunting parties on astral ships. Efforts to communicate with them always come to naught - they just want to be left alone (and what better place for such an attitude than the Astral?).
Reference the common whale in the MONSTROUS MANUAL- tome.
==Text from Whale Entry==
===Combat===
All common whales can attack with their tails. These can deliver a crushing blow that inflicts damage equal to half the whale's Hit Dice.
Plankton-feeding whales can attack with either of their flukes (fins). Whales of 12-17 HD cause 1d8 points of damage, those of 18-24 HD inflict 3d8 points, and those of 24-36 HD cause 5d8 points.
Carnivorous whales can bite. Whales of 12-17 HD inflict 5d4 points of damage, those of 18-24 HD cause 1d4×10 points, and those of 24-36 HD inflict 3d4×5 points.
Whales are vulnerable to surface ships only when the whales are on the surface.
Category:Creatures
Category:A Guide to the Astral Plane Creatures