Tiger (Mount)

• Cost (Combat Trained): 52,000 gp

• Cost (Riding Trained): 26,000 gp

• Weight: 490 lbs.

Tigers are great cats with powerful, thick legs, a sturdy, well-muscled form, and a distinctive striped pattern on their fur designed to vanish in tall grasses and jungles, especially if you are color-blind (like most animals). Unlike Lions, tigers are burst predators, able to move very fast, but only for short periods of time. If their prey senses them before the ambush is sprung, the tiger will mostly let it go, rather than trying to chase it down. However, tigers are monstrously dangerous in melee, once they close on an enemy. Their massive paws feature claws from the fabric of primal nightmares, and their mouths can comfortably close over a humanoid's head, shearing it from its other important bits with little effort.

This mount grants its rider the following bonuses:

Mounted CR:	17
Size:	Large (can carry up to sized-Medium riders)
Intelligence:	3
Movement:	Walk 75 ft., Lesser Climb 30 ft.
Bonus Damage: (if Combat Trained)	+7 bonus damage to all of the rider's melee attacks made while riding.
Carrying Capacity:	1,000 lbs.
Unlockable Special Abilities:

Unexpected Speed

• Requires: 1 point(s) of CR
• Benefit: During any move action in which this mount displaces at least 20 feet, the rider may choose one square in the mount's path of movement that it can exit without provoking attacks of opportunity.

This special ability may be purchased more than once. Each time it is purchased, an additional square may be chosen along the path of movement, each time the mount displaces at least 20 feet with a move action.