Iron Defender

• Note: For information on the Artificer's pet Iron Defender, see Iron Defender Homunculus

Type: Construct (List)

Race: Iron Defender (List)

Monster Manual classification: Iron Defender

Alignment: True Neutral

Rare: No

Organization: Usually large hordes

CR:  ♦1Normal ♥3Hard ♠6Elite

Attack: Bite (Piercing), Claw (Slashing), Breath Weapon: (Grease)

Special Qualities: Construct Traits

Habitats: 

• Dr. Rushmore's Mansion: Behind the Door — CR: Challenge Level
• Dr. Rushmore's Mansion: Moving Targets — CR: Challenge Level
• Dr. Rushmore's Mansion: Moving Targets - EPIC — CR: Challenge Level
• Dr. Rushmore's Mansion: Picture Portals — CR: Challenge Level
• Dr. Rushmore's Mansion: Picture Portals - EPIC — CR: Challenge Level
• Information is Key
• Prove Your Worth — CR:  ♠9Elite
• The Crypt of Gerard Dryden — CR:  ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♠36Epic Elite
• The Miller's Debt — CR:  ♣0.5Solo/Casual
• Return to the Sanctuary — CR:  ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♠36Epic Elite
• Endgame: The Archbishop's Fate — CR:  ♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♠36Epic Elite

Description: In combat, the iron defender relies almost exclusively on its bite, using a mouth filled with blades of serrated metal. In Xen'drik, the common variety of iron defenders has been upgraded; a small pouch just behind the iron defender's mouth can spew out a layer of slippery grease out before a foe.