Thoqqua

Hit Dice:	3d8+3 (16 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares), burrow 20 ft.
Armor Class:	18 (+1 Dex, +7 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 17
Base Attack/Grapple:	+2/+4
Attack:	Slam +4 melee (1d6+3 plus 2d6 fire)
Full Attack:	Slam +4 melee (1d6+3 plus 2d6 fire)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Heat, burn
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., elemental traits, immunity to fire, tremorsense 60 ft., vulnerability to cold
Saves:	Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +2
Abilities:	Str 15, Dex 13, Con 13, Int 6, Wis 12, Cha 10
Skills:	Listen +5, Move Silently +3, Survival +3
Feats:	Alertness, Track
Environment:	Elemental Plane of Fire
Organization:	Solitary or pair
Challenge Rating:	2
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	4–9 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment:	—

A thoqqua is about 1 foot in diameter and 4 to 5 feet long. It weighs about 200 pounds.

COMBAT

When a thoqqua is disturbed, its first instinct is to attack. Its favored tactic is to spring directly at a foe, either by bursting out of the rock or by coiling up its body and launching itself like a spring. (Treat this as a charge, even though the thoqqua does not need to move 10 feet before attacking.)

**Heat (Ex):**Merely touching or being touched by a thoqqua automatically deals 2d6 fire damage.

Burn (Ex): When a thoqqua hits with its slam attack, the opponent must succeed on a DC 12 Reflex save or catch fire. The save DC is Constitution-based. The flame burns for 1d4 rounds if not extinguished sooner. A burning creature can use a full-round action to put out the flame.