Alicorn [Unicorn]
A unicorn with a gnarled, twisted horn, the alicorn charms defenders who will fight to the death for it and gallops across thin air as if it were solid ground.
Appearance
In every respect but one an alicorn matches the sylvan unicorn: white coat, flowing mane and cloven hooves. The difference is the horn, which grows knotted and twisted rather than straight and smooth.
Combat
Three times per day an alicorn can cast charm person at 11th level. Anyone who fails the saving throw becomes a devoted protector willing to fight to the death to keep it from harm. It can also tread on air as though it were solid ground, running across the sky or galloping a few inches above a lake or river. Otherwise it fights as a sylvan unicorn does.
Habitat and Society
Alicorns live in the same places and the same ways as sylvan unicorns, which probably explains why the two are so often wrongly lumped together as one race.
Ecology
Alicorns get along well with sylvan unicorns, cunnequines and faerie unicorns and respect their territories. In every other ecological respect an alicorn matches the sylvan unicorn.
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Related: Bay Unicorn · Black Unicorn · Black Unicorn [Forgotten Realms] · Brown Unicorn · Cunnequine [Unicorn] · Faerie Unicorn · Gray Unicorn · Palomino Unicorn · Pinto Unicorn · Sea Unicorn · Shadow Unicorn · Unicorn
Statistics
| Climate/Terrain | Temperate Woodlands |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Rare |
| Organization | Family |
| Activity Cycle | Day |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Intelligence | Average (8-10) |
| Treasure | X |
| Alignment | Chaotic good |
| No. Appearing | 1-6 |
| Armor Class | 2 |
| Movement | 24 |
| Hit Dice | 4+4 |
| THAC0 | 17 |
| No. of Attacks | 3 |
| Damage/Attack | 1-6/1-6/1-10 |
| Special Attacks | See below |
| Special Defenses | See below |
| Magic Resistance | 20% |
| Size | L |
| Morale | Elite (13-14) |
| XP Value | 2,000 |