Korjuun Sloth Ape
One of the most powerful predators of Korjuun's forests, the Sloth Ape is not
particularly slothful or apelike. It has been given it's
somewhat misleading common name due to it's remarkably long and
thick claws, which are very similar to those of the giant sloth,
and due to it's occasional brachiations, as the sight of
something that large swinging from one branch to another always
calls up the image of a great ape, regardless of it's other
features.
Sloth Apes can reach up to 5 meters in height, and their
massive shoulders can often can reach almost 2 meters across.
They have a thick coat of dark brown hair that covers their
entire bodies, including their heavy, somewhat badger-like facial
features. This coat is usually marked with a white diamond in
their chest area, and white streaks along their arms and hands.
Sloth Apes are predators of the lower regions of the forests,
though they will occasionally take to the trees to pursue
tempting targets.
Sloth Apes are omnivorous, live bearing animals, which tend
to live in small family groups that will hunt together. The male
of the species tends to be dominant, with the males being
somewhat larger and more powerful than the females. Sloth Apes
thrive in captivity, and have been known to live up to 200 years
under those conditions. Their average lifespan under natural
surroundings is considerably shorter, usually no greater than 50
years, as even the canniest of the Sloth Apes will occasionally
misjudge a prey creature, and when the animals they hunt include
such toxic species as the U-Uris and the Medel Deer, such a
miscalculation is often fatal.
Stats
DEX: 2D
Brawling parry 3D, running 6D
INT: 1D
PER: 2D
STR: 6D
Brawling 9D, climbing/jumping 6D+2
Move: 22
Average Size: 4.5 meters.
Special Abilities:
* Natural Weapons. Claws: STR+3D+2, Bite: STR+2D, and with
each bite, the Sloth Ape injects a dose of venom into the target.
This venom is known as Mikkith by the Mridone, and is highly sought after for
it's paralytic properties. A single Sloth Ape has around 200
doses of venom in it's poison sacks, but the poison will usually
lose it's potency after a few weeks.
* Ferocity. Once it engages in combat with a foe, the Sloth
Ape will not break off it's attack until the target is dead.
It's attack will not slacken even after it is heavily wounded,
and it may continue fighting up to 5 rounds after it is
technically dead.
Weaknesses:
* Sloth Apes have little experience with energy weapons, and
do not realize the threat they pose, never attempting to dodge
the first blaster bolt sent in their direction.
* Ferocity. As the Sloth Ape never breaks off from it's
initial target, intelligent opponents can use that against it.
The Mridone often have one warrior present himself, shoot at the
Sloth Ape once or twice, and then flee. As it pursues that
target through the trees, the rest of the tribe follows behind it
and peppers it with darts and spears until it dies.
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