Slackjaw


These horrors of the rivers and streams of Logros are a tremendous hazard to offworlders and unwary Logron. Massive, with some specimens exceeding 3.5 meters in length, and weighing several metric tons, the Slackjaw are distinguished by their gaping lower jaw, which enables them to swallow creatures nearly as large as they are. They have smooth, scaleless skin, usually grey-green in color, with broad pale yellow stripes, large slightly protrubant eyes, and powerful fins. The mouth of a slackjaw is lined with daggerlike teeth, used to kill prey, before the Slackjaw swallows it whole. They are a trisexual egg laying species, with the male and amale fertilizing the eggs after the female lays them. Slackjaw usually lay several thousand eggs in a clutch, which are allowed to float off and hatch unattended.

Slackjaw tend to lurk in the reeds at the edges of the major waterways, waiting for prey species to pass by. They tend to feed on yellow tunny and blenn, but will take on swamp lizards and the unwary Logron as well, lunging out for a sudden killing attack, and then retreating into the reeds with their meal. The color pattern of the Slackjaw is a rather effective form of camouflage, rendering them virtually invisible when concealed. Slackjaw will strike out at boats or other surface vessels under 3 meters in length, and their powerful jaws often enable them to shatter those boats to splinters, and then feed on their hapless crew.
Dexterity: 2D+2
Dodge 5D
Perception: 1D+2
Hide 3D
Strength: 6D+2
Brawling 8D, swimming 8D

Move: 14, swimming only
Average Size: 3.2 meters

Special Abilities:

Natural Weapons Bite: STR+2D+2.
Camouflage: Slackjaw gain a 3D bonus to their hide rolls when in their natural habitat.

Weaknesses:

Poor eyesight: While the Slackjaw's eyes give them a relatively wide field of vision, they really can only see movement, rather than fine detail, and are easily drawn out of cover through the use of lures.
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