Aqraseth
Heron-crocodile dinosaur. A beast.
Imagine a big crane-like bird with a crocodilian head. The aqraseth is a diurnal ambush predator.
| HD: 2 | Armor: none |
| Hit it: normal | Dodge it: normal |
| Move: normal, fly normal |
It can hold its breath 15 minutes. Also, an immobile aqraseth is very hard to spot from underwater
Attacks (1/round)
Bite Grip. The aqraseth makes a melee attack (1D6) and grapples its target on a hit.
Giant Aqraseth
A large version of the aqraseth.
| HD: 4 | Armor: as leather |
| Hit it: normal | Dodge it: normal |
| Move: normal, fly normal |
It can hold its breath 30 minutes. Also, an immobile aqraseth is very hard to spot from underwater
Attacks (1/round)
Bite Grip. The aqraseth makes a melee attack (1D8) and grapples its target on a hit.
Random Encounter
- Monster: 2D6 aqraseths or 1D4 giant aqraseths.
- Lair: Very high mounds of dirt in shallow waters. 25% chance that there are eggs, 25% chance that there are hatchlings.
OR
Omen: Hissing sounds… from above? - Spoor: The floating body of a devoured catfish.
- Tracks: Big duck-like tracks in the mud.
- Trace: Many hissing noises far away in the sky.
- Trace: Spitball of feathers and fish bones.
Salvaging the body
Aqraseth meat is actually delicious, their bones make very good flutes, and their feathers are used in ceremonial garments.
D6 Symbolism
In local cultures the aqraseth is a symbol of …
- Patience
- Traps
- Intelligence
- Fishing
- The River
- Sacred
Credits
Aqraseths are a creation of Richard J. Leblanc Jr found in the Creature Compendium. I matched its abilities with those of a DnD crocodile and made a giant version, because it looks like a semi-plausible dinosaur species already. — SaltyGoo