Twisted Visitor science has created these chitin-armored monstrosities crawl through soil and shadows alike. Hunters of heat and sound, they strike fast and without warning, dragging prey underground.
Rank: Seasoned
Size: +1
Type: Mutant Beast
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d4 (A), Spirit d6, Strength d10, Vigor d10
Skills: Athletics d6, Fighting d8, Notice d8, Stealth d10
Pace: 6, Parry: 6, Toughness: 11 (3 from natural armor)
Special Abilities:
- Burrower: Can tunnel through dirt and loose stone at Pace 4. Gains +2 to Stealth rolls underground.
- Tremorsense (6″): Detects movement through vibrations in the ground within 6″. Ignores penalties for darkness, fog, or invisibility when the target is touching the ground.
- Mutant Claws: Str+d6 damage. On a raise, target must make a Vigor roll or suffer a level of Fatigue (to simulate toxin or necrotic rot).
- Chitinous Hide: +3 natural armor from its thick, ridged exoskeleton.
- Burrow Ambush: If the Burrow Horror emerges from underground, it gains The Drop bonus for its first attack. Also forces a Fear check (–2) for anyone within 3″, due to its grotesque form.
- Weakness (Fire): Fire-based attacks deal +4 damage to the creature.