Dire Snake
The dire snake combines all the strength and power of the constrictor with the venomous bite of a viper. It can constrict an opponent ofup to Large size.
Combat
Poison (Ex): Bite, Fort save (DC 16), initial and secondary damage ld6 temporary Con. Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, the dire snake must hit with its bite attack . Ifit gets a hold, it can constrict. Constrict (Ex): A dire snake deals ld6+9 points of damage with a successful grapple check against a Large or smaller creature. Skills: The dire snake receives a +4 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, and Spot checks, and a +8 racial bonus on Balance checks . A dire snake with higher Dexterity than Strength can use its Dexterity modifier on Climb checks .
Dire Horse
Aggressive, wild equines that roam the wilderness, dire horses resist domestication as much as any wild animal does. A dire horse can fight while carrying a rider, but the rider cannot also attack unless he or she succeeds at a Ride check (DC 10) . Carrying Capacity: A light load for a dire horse is up to 519 pounds, a medium load is 520-1,038 pounds, and a heavy load is 1,039-1,557 pounds. A dire horse can drag 7,785 pounds .
Dire Elk
A bull dire elk is an imposing and aggressive beast
during the mating season. His enormous antlers can span up to 12 feet, and he can weigh up to 3 tons. If this creature believes himself challenged, he tries to drive off the interloper by bellowing loudly and pawing the ground . Ifthat doesn't work, the dire elk charges with his head lowered to deliver a vicious gore with his oversized antlers, then follows up with stamping and trampling attacks. Females are not antlered (no gore attack) and are less aggressive than males, hut cow dire elks are still formidable when their calves are threatened . In the spring, the bull sheds his antlers, after which his gore attack is not available until he regrows them the following autumn .
Combat
Trample (Ex): A dire elk can trample Medium-size or smaller creatures for automatic gore damage . Opponents who do not make attacks of opportunity against the dire elk can attempt a Reflex save (DC 23) to halve the damage . Skills: A dire elk receives a +4 racial bonus on Hide checks .
Dire Elephant
These titanic herbivores are somewhat unpredictable and likely to attack . Giants sometimes use them as mounts or beasts ofburden .
Combat
Trample (Ex): A dire elephant can trample Large or smaller creatures for automatic gore damage . Opponents who do not make attacks of opportunity against it can attempt a Reflex save (DC 35) to halve the damage.
