Guardian Daemon

Wicked wizards and priests summon guardian daemons to watch over something precious, and the daemons defend it savagely. There are three grades. Least daemons are often horned and froglike, lesser ones ape- or boarlike, though both vary. A greater guardian daemon is always a huge winged bear with ram's horns on its brow and eagle talons for hands. All speak every language.

Three times a day a guardian daemon can breathe a cone of fire 30 feet long and 10 feet wide at the end: 3d6 damage for a least daemon, 5d6 for a lesser and 7d6 for a greater, halved by a save vs. breath weapon. It never breathes if the flames might harm its charge. It must stay within 90 yards of the guarded object at all times, and within that zone it likes to hang back and rely on its breath.

All are immune to charm, fear, hold, polymorph and sleep. Lesser and greater daemons can be hit only by weapons of +2 or better, and many are also immune to one or more further attack forms, such as swords, cold, fire or electricity.

Calling one is risky. The summoner has a 10% chance per level above 7th that the request is granted, to a maximum of 90%. On a failure, a 30% chance (reduced by 2% for each level past 10th) means that an insulted daemon gates in to kill the caster.

Least daemons guard treasure worth under 25,000 gold pieces and have a 50% chance of one extra immunity.

Lesser daemons watch hoards worth at least 25,000 gold pieces and have an 80% chance of one extra immunity.

Greater daemons guard only objects of enormous value. They have 25% magic resistance, always possess two extra immunities, and may issue a suggestion (per the spell) every round, mid-battle or not.