History Characters / StarfinderAnimals

* ConvinientComa: Their venom leaves victims catatonic. They use this to their advantage in combat, poisoning all opponents so they can then feed on the helpless creatures in peace.

[[folder:Muotta]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/muotta.png]]

->'''Role:''' Expert

->'''Size:''' Small

Muottas are the descendants of a species of harmless birds from Suskillon that were transplanted to the colony on Utraneus to aid with the colonists’ early attempts to foster normal soil farming in Utraneus’s rocky landscape. Due to their altered diet and other various environmental conditions in this new landscape, the species evolved over the centuries to become the ill-regarded avian pests they are today.

* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: These birds have a second, smaller pair of wings sprouting from where their legs connect to their body.

[[folder:Silicanid]]

->'''Role:''' Spellcaster

* CanineCompanion: Silicanids are pack animals, and they form a fierce bond with others. They are popular as pets, especially among ectothermic species and in frigid environments due to their aura of warmth.
* SiliconBasedLife: Silicanids have inorganic, silicon-based bodies that resemble obsidian and magma.

[[folder:Swamp Strider]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 2 (common), 10 (crested)
->'''Role:''' Combatant

->'''Size:''' Large

* AnimalStampede: When on the run, a swamp strider herd often throws caution to the wind, hurling themselves through vegetation with wanton disregard; most humanoid deaths by swamp striders occur as a result of the creatures fleeing from something deadlier and crashing into unsuspecting bystanders.
* HornAttack: The crested swamp strider boasts fearsome head horns.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Lashuntas have a long tradition of riding swamp striders, though they are seen as much less prestigious than shotalashus due to the sheer amount of maintenance they require.
* MadeOfIncendium: Swamp striders' fur supports thriving colonies of algae that emit malodorous, flammable gas, which ignite when the swamp strider takes fire damage.

!!CR 3
[[folder:Estri]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 3

->'''Size:''' Medium

Burrowing creatures from Zeyther-3 with armor of their own frozen blood.

Their stats can be found in ''Cost of Living''.

* BlobMonster: They can briefly liquefy themselves, which serves as both a mobility tool and their favorite combat tactic, seeing as any creature they touch in this form takes cold damage and is exposed to gutmelt.
* FastTunneling: They can use their caustic bodily fluids to melt through
* KillItWithFire: They have vulnerability to fire damage.
* ThePowerOfBlood: Estri create a shell of frozen blood over their bodies that provides them damage resistance and a bonus to armor class.

[[folder:Needlehawk]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 3
->'''Role:''' Expert

->'''Size:''' Tiny

* BizarreAlienSexes: Needlehawks have three sexes.
* NonIndicativeName: The needlehawk is actually a species of arthropod.

For tropes pertaining to animals in ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', see [[Characters/PathfinderAnimals here]].

* MadeOfExplodium: If a cloud skate is reduced to 0 Hit Points by fire or electricity damage, its internal reservoirs of explosive gases and combustible fluids detonate.

[[folder:Eohi]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eohi.png]]

->'''Size:''' Small

Carnivorous quadrupeds from Nejeor IV.

* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: The kish are starting to domesticate them much the same way humans did dogs.
* EscapedAnimalRampage: Native to Nejeor IV, eohis were brought by the kishalee to Nejeor VI as zoo attractions and went feral when their civilisation collapsed.
* HumanlikeHandAnatomy: Eohis have human-like hands that can hold on to branches.

[[folder:Giant Basalt Crab]]

->'''Size:''' Large

Giant crustaceans from Arniselle with shells like stone.

Their stats can be found in ''Forbidden Tide''.

* ChameleonCamouflage: Their shells look almost exactly like basalt, which is greatly advantageous in their native environment.
* DashAttack: Unlike most creatures, they have no attack penalties when charging.
* GiantEnemyCrab: "Giant crab" is right in their name.

[[folder:Glacial Borer]]

->'''Size:''' Medium

* PlayingWithFire: A glacial borer can issue forth a jet of flame from its horns, which it uses to burrow through ice and snow, leaving behind smooth tunnels.
* WreathedInFlames: A glacial borer can wreathe its body in flames from its horns to protect itself from fire.

[[folder:Mountain Eel]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/starfinder_mountain_eel.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Huge

* MixAndMatchCritters: Mountain eels are terrestrial animals with a serpentine body, ten legs and compound eyes like certain insects.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Their mouths are filled with around 80 teeth.
* TheParalyzer: The gaze of a mountain eel paralyses most creatures.
* TheSpeechless: Their vocal chords are almost completely vestigial.
* StealthyColossus: Despite their massive bulk, mountain eels are surprisingly quiet and hunt by stealth.

[[folder:Scrawler]]

->'''Size:''' Medium

* BeastOfBattle: Scrawlers' sophisticated communication pattern, relatively high intelligence and pack lethality make them candidates for bioweapon research. Unscrupulous corporations like EJ Corp have begun to explore transplanting scrawlers into other environments and training them for warfare.
* BewareMyStingerTail: At the tip of the scrawler's bulbous tail are retractable venomous spikes that act as hooks and can remain embedded inside prey.
* TheParalyzer: Paralytic toxins coat the slick skin and tail barbs of a scrawler.

[[folder:Weydanasaurus]]

->'''Size:''' Huge

* GentleGiant: These enormous dinosaurs are docile and laid-back most of the time, except during hatching season.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: The weydanasaurus is a dinosaur with an extra pair of forelimbs.

!!CR 7
[[folder:Abynthic]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7

->'''Size:''' Colossal

* SeaMonster: Measuring up to 100 feet long and weighing hundreds of tons, abynthics are among the largest and most formidable creatures found in the seas of Entha.
* TailSlap: Abynthics are incredibly flexible for their size and can use their tails individually to attack with devastating effect.

[[folder:Elmeshra]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* IntroducedSpeciesCalamity: Outside of their native Triaxus, elmeshras engage in frequent cycles of spawning that can rapidly cause ecological blight.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: Elmeshras are large six-legged amphibians.

[[folder:Mordagast]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7 (mordagast), 13 (butcher)

->'''Size:''' Medium (mordagast), Huge (butcher)

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Mordagasts resemble praying mantises of extraordinary proportions.
* MonstrousCannibalism: Mordagast butchers often hunt and consume their own kind, triggering additional growth that's poorly understood among xenobiologists.
* SlayingMantis: Mordagasts are mantis-like predators feared for their ability to discorporate, briefly transforming into a ghostly reflection of themselves in order to surprise prey or bypass defences, something that has inspired countless tales. Spotting a mordagast at dusk is commonly interpreted as an omen of disaster. For many, a mordagast is a ghost that prowls the fens, a cryptid that absconds with livestock, or a bogeyman that gobbles up wayward children. For others, they take on religious significance as divine messengers.

!!CR 8
[[folder:Acrochor]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/acrochor.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8

->'''Size:''' Medium

Serpentine predators from Nejeor V.

* BizarreAlienSenses: They have small light-sensitive nodes in place of eyes, akin to those of an insect. Unlike an insect, they're actually very good at seeing in dim conditions.
* EatDirtCheap: Acrochors incubating eggs often eat volcanic glass to provide it with minerals during the hibernation period.
* EscapedAnimalRampage: Native to Nejeor V, acrochors were brought by the kishalee to Nejeor VI as zoo attractions and went feral when their civilisation collapsed.
* SnakesAreSinister: They basically look like someone took a snake, gave it a toad's skin texture, then replaced its jaws with a shark's. Behavior-wise they act like a cross between a snake and a shark, biting into prey to get a good initial grip before constricting it, then tearing pieces off the body to eat.

[[folder:Arabuk]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8 (arabuk), 3 (arabuk yearling)

->'''Size:''' Large (arabuk), Medium (arabuk yearling)

* AscendedToCarnivorism: Once docile and regal guardians of Akiton's prehistoric wilds, arabuks have evolved into stalking predators.
* ExtraEyes: An arabuk has two eyes on each side of its head.

[[folder:Kriegakos]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8

->'''Size:''' Medium

* AcidAttack: Kriegakoses constantly ooze an endless supply of highly acidic saliva from the pores in their skin. This secretion breaks down the steely rinds of the floating reebadarus plants, and is also a potent deterrent against predators.

[[folder:Sharpwing]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Especially not on the claws, wings, torso and legs of an animal. Or on an eggshell.
* SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: Sharpwing parents have the curious ability to see through the eyes on the eggs of unhatched offspring.

[[folder:Yaruk]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yaruk_starfinder.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Gargantuan

Large herbivores from Castrovel.

* AnimalStampede: Yaruks are infamously destructive in their migrations, toppling whatever isn't convenient to walk around.
* TrampledUnderfoot: A yaruk can move up to its speed and trample any creatures that are at least one size smaller than itself.

!!CR 9
[[folder:Jubsnuth]]

->'''Challenge Rating:''' 9

->'''Size:''' Huge

Originally docile and domesticated animals kept by the kishalee, the fall of their civilization saw the jubsnuth evolve into ravaging predators.

* BellyMouth: They have a second mouth on their stomach, allowing them to make a second bite attack every round as a move action.
* PostApocalypticDog: An alien version that took the feral route over the centuries rather than remaining companions. Though considering their size, they may have been something closer to livestock.
* UndergroundMonkey: They've evolved quite the variety across the various worlds they were kept on. Besides coming in a wide variety of colors to match their surroundings, there are:
** Ambush jubsnuths that trade in their ability to trample and swallow whole in exchange for extra senses to track prey and a bonus to Stealth.
** Aquatic jubsnuth that have lost most of their maneuverability on land as thiey develop fins to better hunt in the water.
** Flying jubsnuth that took to they skies to hunt, again at the cost of landbound mobility.

[[folder:Surnoch]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* LampreyMouth: Surnochs don't seem to have jaws and their mouths are distinctly lamprey-like.
* SandWorm: Surnochs burrow in and devour the crusts of asteroids and small moons.
* XRayVision: Surnochs can sense their food even through several feet of rock.

[[folder:Vasporan]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 9 (adult), 4 (broodling)

->'''Size:''' Large (adult), Medium (broodling)

* MadeOfIncendium: An adult vasporan's flesh contains pockets of volatile gases trapped just beneath the surface, which ignite and explode when the vasporan is hit by a melee attack that deals fire damage.

!!CR 10
[[folder:Flying Viper Eel]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 10

->'''Size:''' Tiny

* PoisonousPerson: The flying viper eel can inject a venom that slow the target's reactions, leaving it unable to fight back.

[[folder:Keji Swarm]]

->'''Size:''' Diminutive

* LightEmUp: A keji swarm can collect, focus and redirect ambient light in a beam.

!!CR 11
[[folder:Defrex]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/defrex.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7 (juvenile), 11 (adult)

->'''Size:''' Large

Native to the archipelagos of Vesk-2, defrexes are mammals famed for their strength, tough hide, and aggression.

* HorseOfADifferentColor: A defrex mount or pet is a status symbol among vesk.
* OffingTheOffspring: After 5 to 7 weeks, depending on how well fed she is, a mother defrex views her offspring as competition and prey, consuming those that fail to leave the nest within a few days.

!!CR 13

[[folder:Cloud Ray]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 6 (cloud skate), 13 (cloud ray)

->'''Size:''' Large (cloud skate), Huge (cloud ray companion), Gargantuan (wild cloud ray)

* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: These rays glide through the cloudy ecosystems of gas giants.
* MadeOfExplodium: If a cloud skate is reduced to 0 Hit Points by fire or electricity damage, its internal reservoirs of explosive gases and combustible fluids detonate.
* SexShifter: Cloud rays can easily shift their sex to adapt to their social surroundings.

!Starship-Sized
[[folder:Calaphidion]]
->'''Starship Tier:''' 1
->'''Role:''' Expert

->'''Size:''' Small

* BigCreepyCrawlies: These insect-like animals are large enough to participate in starship combat.
* EatDirtCheap: Calaphidions feed on dust and ice, which they combine with photosynthesis to sustain themselves.
* HornAttack: A calaphidion has a pair of hard, chitinous horns extending from the sides of its head, which can be used in combat.
* {{Planimal}}: Calaphidions are covered with photosynthetic cells, which solar energy from far-distant suns.

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* PlayingWithFire: A glacier borer can issue forth a jet of flame from its horns, which it uses to burrow through ice and snow, leaving behind smooth tunnels.
* WreathedInFlames: A glacier borer can wreathe its body in flames from its horns to protect itself from fire.

[[folder:Weydanasaurus]]

->'''Size:''' Huge

* GentleGiant: These enormous dinosaurs are docile and laid-back most of the time, except during hatching season.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: The weydanasaurus is a dinosaur with an extra pair of forelimbs.

!!CR 7
[[folder:Abynthic]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7

->'''Size:''' Colossal

* SeaMonster: Measuring up to 100 feet long and weighing hundreds of tons, abynthics are among the largest and most formidable creatures found in the seas of Entha.
* TailSlap: Abynthics are incredibly flexible for their size and can use their tails individually to attack with devastating effect.

[[folder:Elmeshra]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* IntroducedSpeciesCalamity: Outside of their native Triaxus, elmeshras engage in frequent cycles of spawning that can rapidly cause ecological blight.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: Elmeshras are large six-legged amphibians.

[[folder:Mordagast]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7 (mordagast), 13 (butcher)

->'''Size:''' Medium (mordagast), Huge (butcher)

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Mordagasts resemble praying mantises of extraordinary proportions.
* MonstrousCannibalism: Mordagast butchers often hunt and consume their own kind, triggering additional growth that's poorly understood among xenobiologists.
* SlayingMantis: Mordagasts are mantis-like predators feared for their ability to discorporate, briefly transforming into a ghostly reflection of themselves in order to surprise prey or bypass defences, something that has inspired countless tales. Spotting a mordagast at dusk is commonly interpreted as an omen of disaster. For many, a mordagast is a ghost that prowls the fens, a cryptid that absconds with livestock, or a bogeyman that gobbles up wayward children. For others, they take on religious significance as divine messengers.

!!CR 8
[[folder:Acrochor]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/acrochor.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8

->'''Size:''' Medium

Serpentine predators from Nejeor V.

* BizarreAlienSenses: They have small light-sensitive nodes in place of eyes, akin to those of an insect. Unlike an insect, they're actually very good at seeing in dim conditions.
* EatDirtCheap: Acrochors incubating eggs often eat volcanic glass to provide it with minerals during the hibernation period.
* EscapedAnimalRampage: Native to Nejeor V, acrochors were brought by the kishalee to Nejeor VI as zoo attractions and went feral when their civilisation collapsed.
* SnakesAreSinister: They basically look like someone took a snake, gave it a toad's skin texture, then replaced its jaws with a shark's. Behavior-wise they act like a cross between a snake and a shark, biting into prey to get a good initial grip before constricting it, then tearing pieces off the body to eat.

[[folder:Arabuk]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8 (arabuk), 3 (arabuk yearling)

->'''Size:''' Large (arabuk), Medium (arabuk yearling)

* AscendedToCarnivorism: Once docile and regal guardians of Akiton's prehistoric wilds, arabuks have evolved into stalking predators.
* ExtraEyes: An arabuk has two eyes on each side of its head.

[[folder:Kriegakos]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8

->'''Size:''' Medium

* AcidAttack: Kriegakoses constantly ooze an endless supply of highly acidic saliva from the pores in their skin. This secretion breaks down the steely rinds of the floating reebadarus plants, and is also a potent deterrent against predators.

[[folder:Sharpwing]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Especially not on the claws, wings, torso and legs of an animal. Or on an eggshell.
* SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: Sharpwing parents have the curious ability to see through the eyes on the eggs of unhatched offspring.

[[folder:Yaruk]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yaruk_starfinder.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Gargantuan

Large herbivores from Castrovel.

* AnimalStampede: Yaruks are infamously destructive in their migrations, toppling whatever isn't convenient to walk around.
* TrampledUnderfoot: A yaruk can move up to its speed and trample any creatures that are at least one size smaller than itself.

!!CR 9
[[folder:Jubsnuth]]

->'''Challenge Rating:''' 9

->'''Size:''' Huge

Originally docile and domesticated animals kept by the kishalee, the fall of their civilization saw the jubsnuth evolve into ravaging predators.

* BellyMouth: They have a second mouth on their stomach, allowing them to make a second bite attack every round as a move action.
* PostApocalypticDog: An alien version that took the feral route over the centuries rather than remaining companions. Though considering their size, they may have been something closer to livestock.
* UndergroundMonkey: They've evolved quite the variety across the various worlds they were kept on. Besides coming in a wide variety of colors to match their surroundings, there are:
** Ambush jubsnuths that trade in their ability to trample and swallow whole in exchange for extra senses to track prey and a bonus to Stealth.
** Aquatic jubsnuth that have lost most of their maneuverability on land as thiey develop fins to better hunt in the water.
** Flying jubsnuth that took to they skies to hunt, again at the cost of landbound mobility.

[[folder:Surnoch]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* LampreyMouth: Surnochs don't seem to have jaws and their mouths are distinctly lamprey-like.
* SandWorm: Surnochs burrow in and devour the crusts of asteroids and small moons.
* XRayVision: Surnochs can sense their food even through several feet of rock.

[[folder:Vasporan]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 9 (adult), 4 (broodling)

->'''Size:''' Large (adult), Medium (broodling)

* MadeOfIncendium: An adult vasporan's flesh contains pockets of volatile gases trapped just beneath the surface, which ignite and explode when the vasporan is hit by a melee attack that deals fire damage.

!!CR 10
[[folder:Flying Viper Eel]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 10

->'''Size:''' Tiny

* PoisonousPerson: The flying viper eel can inject a venom that slow the target's reactions, leaving it unable to fight back.

[[folder:Keji Swarm]]

->'''Size:''' Diminutive

* LightEmUp: A keji swarm can collect, focus and redirect ambient light in a beam.

!!CR 11
[[folder:Defrex]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/defrex.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7 (juvenile), 11 (adult)

->'''Size:''' Large

Native to the archipelagos of Vesk-2, defrexes are mammals famed for their strength, tough hide, and aggression.

* HorseOfADifferentColor: A defrex mount or pet is a status symbol among vesk.
* OffingTheOffspring: After 5 to 7 weeks, depending on how well fed she is, a mother defrex views her offspring as competition and prey, consuming those that fail to leave the nest within a few days.

!!CR 13

[[folder:Cloud Ray]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 6 (cloud skate), 13 (cloud ray)

->'''Size:''' Large (cloud skate), Huge (cloud ray companion), Gargantuan (wild cloud ray)

* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: These rays glide through the cloudy ecosystems of gas giants.
* MadeOfExplodium: If a cloud skate is reduced to 0 Hit Points by fire or electricity damage, its internal reservoirs of explosive gases and combustible fluids detonate.
* SexShifter: Cloud rays can easily shift their sex to adapt to their social surroundings.

!Starship-Sized
[[folder:Calaphidion]]
->'''Starship Tier:''' 1
->'''Role:''' Expert

->'''Size:''' Small

* BigCreepyCrawlies: These insect-like animals are large enough to participate in starship combat.
* EatDirtCheap: Calaphidions feed on dust and ice, which they combine with photosynthesis to sustain themselves.
* HornAttack: A calaphidion has a pair of hard, chitinous horns extending from the sides of its head, which can be used in combat.
* {{Planimal}}: Calaphidions are covered with photosynthetic cells, which solar energy from far-distant suns.

!!CR 2
[[folder:Aerial Devil]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 2

->'''Size:''' Small

* BulletCatch: Aerial devils have developed the ability to pick incoming solid projectiles out of the air and crush the munitions in their beaks.

[[folder:Hobbe Hound]]

->'''Size:''' Medium

* BeastOfBattle: Hobbe hounds serve in certain hobgoblin military units, guarding posts and tracking down deserters in places where technology is unreliable.
* MadeOfIncendium: The greasy, alchemical musk that constantly coats a hobbe hound's body is highly flammable, and bursts into flame with the slightest spark.
* RodentsOfUnusualSize: Despite its name, the hobbe hound is actually a species of very large rodent.

[[folder:Kaion]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 2 (kaion), 11 (multipole)

->'''Size:''' Small (kaion), Huge (multipole)

Well-known pests of the seas of Nisis, the River Between, and the Diaspora, kaions float in space and water in search of minerals and flesh.

* EatDirtCheap: Kaions feed on inorganic minerals from starship hulls and mined ores, from which symbiotic bacteria in their shell produce energy.
* TheWormThatWalks: When multiple kaions in a pod have reached a sufficient level of size and strength, they can become magnetically aligned with each other and form a colonial organism called a multipole, that can fly through space unaided.

[[folder:Muotta]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/muotta.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 2
->'''Role:''' Expert

->'''Size:''' Small

Muottas are the descendants of a species of harmless birds from Suskillon that were transplanted to the colony on Utraneus to aid with the colonists’ early attempts to foster normal soil farming in Utraneus’s rocky landscape. Due to their altered diet and other various environmental conditions in this new landscape, the species evolved over the centuries to become the ill-regarded avian pests they are today.

* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: These birds have a second, smaller pair of wings sprouting from where their legs connect to their body.

[[folder:Silicanid]]

->'''Role:''' Spellcaster

* CanineCompanion: Silicanids are pack animals, and they form a fierce bond with others. They are popular as pets, especially among ectothermic species and in frigid environments due to their aura of warmth.
* SiliconBasedLife: Silicanids have inorganic, silicon-based bodies that resemble obsidian and magma.

[[folder:Swamp Strider]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 2 (common), 10 (crested)
->'''Role:''' Combatant

->'''Size:''' Large

* AnimalStampede: When on the run, a swamp strider herd often throws caution to the wind, hurling themselves through vegetation with wanton disregard; most humanoid deaths by swamp striders occur as a result of the creatures fleeing from something deadlier and crashing into unsuspecting bystanders.
* MadeOfIncendium: Swamp striders' fur supports thriving colonies of algae that emit malodorous, flammable gas, which ignite when the swamp strider takes fire damage.

!!CR 3
[[folder:Estri]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 3

->'''Size:''' Medium

Burrowing creatures from Zeyther-3 with armor of their own frozen blood.

Their stats can be found in ''Cost of Living''.

* BlobMonster: They can briefly liquefy themselves, which serves as both a mobility tool and their favorite combat tactic, seeing as any creature they touch in this form takes cold damage and is exposed to gutmelt.
* FastTunneling: They can use their caustic bodily fluids to melt through
* KillItWithFire: They have vulnerability to fire damage.
* ThePowerOfBlood: Estri create a shell of frozen blood over their bodies that provides them damage resistance and a bonus to armor class.

[[folder:Needlehawk]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 3
->'''Role:''' Expert

->'''Size:''' Tiny

* BizarreAlienSexes: Needlehawks have three sexes.
* NonIndicativeName: The needlehawk is actually a species of arthropod.

!!CR 7
[[folder:Abynthic]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7

->'''Size:''' Colossal

* SeaMonster: Measuring up to 100 feet long and weighing hundreds of tons, abynthics are among the largest and most formidable creatures found in the seas of Entha.
* TailSlap: Abynthics are incredibly flexible for their size and can use their tails individually to attack with devastating effect.

[[folder:Elmeshra]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* IntroducedSpeciesCalamity: Outside of their native Triaxus, elmeshras engage in frequent cycles of spawning that can rapidly cause ecological blight.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: Elmeshras are large six-legged amphibians.

[[folder:Mordagast]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7 (mordagast), 13 (butcher)

->'''Size:''' Medium (mordagast), Huge (butcher)

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Mordagasts resemble praying mantises of extraordinary proportions.
* MonstrousCannibalism: Mordagast butchers often hunt and consume their own kind, triggering additional growth that's poorly understood among xenobiologists.
* SlayingMantis: Mordagasts are mantis-like predators feared for their ability to discorporate, briefly transforming into a ghostly reflection of themselves in order to surprise prey or bypass defences, something that has inspired countless tales. Spotting a mordagast at dusk is commonly interpreted as an omen of disaster. For many, a mordagast is a ghost that prowls the fens, a cryptid that absconds with livestock, or a bogeyman that gobbles up wayward children. For others, they take on religious significance as divine messengers.

!!CR 8
[[folder:Acrochor]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/acrochor.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8

->'''Size:''' Medium

Serpentine predators from Nejeor V.

* BizarreAlienSenses: They have small light-sensitive nodes in place of eyes, akin to those of an insect. Unlike an insect, they're actually very good at seeing in dim conditions.
* EatDirtCheap: Acrochors incubating eggs often eat volcanic glass to provide it with minerals during the hibernation period.
* EscapedAnimalRampage: Native to Nejeor V, acrochors were brought by the kishalee to Nejeor VI as zoo attractions and went feral when their civilisation collapsed.
* SnakesAreSinister: They basically look like someone took a snake, gave it a toad's skin texture, then replaced its jaws with a shark's. Behavior-wise they act like a cross between a snake and a shark, biting into prey to get a good initial grip before constricting it, then tearing pieces off the body to eat.

[[folder:Arabuk]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8 (arabuk), 3 (arabuk yearling)

->'''Size:''' Large (arabuk), Medium (arabuk yearling)

* AscendedToCarnivorism: Once docile and regal guardians of Akiton's prehistoric wilds, arabuks have evolved into stalking predators.
* ExtraEyes: An arabuk has two eyes on each side of its head.

[[folder:Kriegakos]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8

->'''Size:''' Medium

* AcidAttack: Kriegakoses constantly ooze an endless supply of highly acidic saliva from the pores in their skin. This secretion breaks down the steely rinds of the floating reebadarus plants, and is also a potent deterrent against predators.

[[folder:Sharpwing]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Especially not on the claws, wings, torso and legs of an animal. Or on an eggshell.
* SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: Sharpwing parents have the curious ability to see through the eyes on the eggs of unhatched offspring.

[[folder:Yaruk]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yaruk_starfinder.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Gargantuan

Large herbivores from Castrovel.

* AnimalStampede: Yaruks are infamously destructive in their migrations, toppling whatever isn't convenient to walk around.
* TrampledUnderfoot: A yaruk can move up to its speed and trample any creatures that are at least one size smaller than itself.

!!CR 9
[[folder:Jubsnuth]]

->'''Challenge Rating:''' 9

->'''Size:''' Huge

Originally docile and domesticated animals kept by the kishalee, the fall of their civilization saw the jubsnuth evolve into ravaging predators.

* BellyMouth: They have a second mouth on their stomach, allowing them to make a second bite attack every round as a move action.
* PostApocalypticDog: An alien version that took the feral route over the centuries rather than remaining companions. Though considering their size, they may have been something closer to livestock.
* UndergroundMonkey: They've evolved quite the variety across the various worlds they were kept on. Besides coming in a wide variety of colors to match their surroundings, there are:
** Ambush jubsnuths that trade in their ability to trample and swallow whole in exchange for extra senses to track prey and a bonus to Stealth.
** Aquatic jubsnuth that have lost most of their maneuverability on land as thiey develop fins to better hunt in the water.
** Flying jubsnuth that took to they skies to hunt, again at the cost of landbound mobility.

[[folder:Surnoch]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* LampreyMouth: Surnochs don't seem to have jaws and their mouths are distinctly lamprey-like.
* SandWorm: Surnochs burrow in and devour the crusts of asteroids and small moons.
* XRayVision: Surnochs can sense their food even through several feet of rock.

[[folder:Vasporan]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 9 (adult), 4 (broodling)

->'''Size:''' Large (adult), Medium (broodling)

* MadeOfIncendium: An adult vasporan's flesh contains pockets of volatile gases trapped just beneath the surface, which ignite and explode when the vasporan is hit by a melee attack that deals fire damage.

!!CR 10
[[folder:Flying Viper Eel]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 10

->'''Size:''' Tiny

* PoisonousPerson: The flying viper eel can inject a venom that slow the target's reactions, leaving it unable to fight back.

[[folder:Keji Swarm]]

->'''Size:''' Diminutive

* LightEmUp: A keji swarm can collect, focus and redirect ambient light in a beam.

!!CR 11
[[folder:Defrex]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/defrex.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7 (juvenile), 11 (adult)

->'''Size:''' Large

Native to the archipelagos of Vesk-2, defrexes are mammals famed for their strength, tough hide, and aggression.

* HorseOfADifferentColor: A defrex mount or pet is a status symbol among vesk.
* OffingTheOffspring: After 5 to 7 weeks, depending on how well fed she is, a mother defrex views her offspring as competition and prey, consuming those that fail to leave the nest within a few days.

!!CR 13

[[folder:Cloud Ray]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 6 (cloud skate), 13 (cloud ray)

->'''Size:''' Large (cloud skate), Huge (cloud ray companion), Gargantuan (wild cloud ray)

* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: These rays glide through the cloudy ecosystems of gas giants.
* MadeOfExplodium: If a cloud skate is reduced to 0 Hit Points by fire or electricity damage, its internal reservoirs of explosive gases and combustible fluids detonate.
* SexShifter: Cloud rays can easily shift their sex to adapt to their social surroundings.

!Starship-Sized
[[folder:Calaphidion]]
->'''Starship Tier:''' 1
->'''Role:''' Expert

->'''Size:''' Small

* BigCreepyCrawlies: These insect-like animals are large enough to participate in starship combat.
* EatDirtCheap: Calaphidions feed on dust and ice, which they combine with photosynthesis to sustain themselves.
* HornAttack: A calaphidion has a pair of hard, chitinous horns extending from the sides of its head, which can be used in combat.
* {{Planimal}}: Calaphidions are covered with photosynthetic cells, which solar energy from far-distant suns.

[[folder:Threshwolf]]

->'''Size:''' Medium

* SpikesOfDoom: Threshwolves' most identifiable feature is a mane of glass-like fibers they use to gore prey and shred undergrowth.

!!CR 6
[[folder:Eohi]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eohi.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 6

->'''Size:''' Small

Carnivorous quadrupeds from Nejeor IV.

* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: The kish are starting to domesticate them much the same way humans did dogs.
* EscapedAnimalRampage: Native to Nejeor IV, eohis were brought by the kishalee to Nejeor VI as zoo attractions and went feral when their civilisation collapsed.
* HumanlikeHandAnatomy: Eohis have human-like hands that can hold on to branches.

[[folder:Giant Basalt Crab]]

->'''Size:''' Large

Giant crustaceans from Arniselle with shells like stone.

Their stats can be found in ''Forbidden Tide''.

* ChameleonCamouflage: Their shells look almost exactly like basalt, which is greatly advantageous in their native environment.
* DashAttack: Unlike most creatures, they have no attack penalties when charging.
* GiantEnemyCrab: "Giant crab" is right in their name.

[[folder:Glacial Borer]]

->'''Size:''' Medium

* PlayingWithFire: A glacier borer can issue forth a jet of flame from its horns, which it uses to burrow through ice and snow, leaving behind smooth tunnels.
* WreathedInFlames: A glacier borer can wreathe its body in flames from its horns to protect itself from fire.

[[folder:Mountain Eel]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/starfinder_mountain_eel.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Huge

* MixAndMatchCritters: Mountain eels are terrestrial animals with a serpentine body, ten legs and compound eyes like certain insects.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Their mouths are filled with around 80 teeth.
* TheParalyzer: The gaze of a mountain eel paralyses most creatures.
* TheSpeechless: Their vocal chords are almost completely vestigial.
* StealthyColossus: Despite their massive bulk, mountain eels are surprisingly quiet and hunt by stealth.

!!CR 7
[[folder:Abynthic]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7

->'''Size:''' Colossal

* SeaMonster: Measuring up to 100 feet long and weighing hundreds of tons, abynthics are among the largest and most formidable creatures found in the seas of Entha.
* TailSlap: Abynthics are incredibly flexible for their size and can use their tails individually to attack with devastating effect.

[[folder:Elmeshra]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* IntroducedSpeciesCalamity: Outside of their native Triaxus, elmeshras engage in frequent cycles of spawning that can rapidly cause ecological blight.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: Elmeshras are large six-legged amphibians.

[[folder:Mordagast]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7 (mordagast), 13 (butcher)

->'''Size:''' Medium (mordagast), Huge (butcher)

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Mordagasts resemble praying mantises of extraordinary proportions.
* MonstrousCannibalism: Mordagast butchers often hunt and consume their own kind, triggering additional growth that's poorly understood among xenobiologists.
* SlayingMantis: Mordagasts are mantis-like predators feared for their ability to discorporate, briefly transforming into a ghostly reflection of themselves in order to surprise prey or bypass defences, something that has inspired countless tales. Spotting a mordagast at dusk is commonly interpreted as an omen of disaster. For many, a mordagast is a ghost that prowls the fens, a cryptid that absconds with livestock, or a bogeyman that gobbles up wayward children. For others, they take on religious significance as divine messengers.

!!CR 8
[[folder:Acrochor]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/acrochor.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8

->'''Size:''' Medium

Serpentine predators from Nejeor V.

* BizarreAlienSenses: They have small light-sensitive nodes in place of eyes, akin to those of an insect. Unlike an insect, they're actually very good at seeing in dim conditions.
* EatDirtCheap: Acrochors incubating eggs often eat volcanic glass to provide it with minerals during the hibernation period.
* EscapedAnimalRampage: Native to Nejeor V, acrochors were brought by the kishalee to Nejeor VI as zoo attractions and went feral when their civilisation collapsed.
* SnakesAreSinister: They basically look like someone took a snake, gave it a toad's skin texture, then replaced its jaws with a shark's. Behavior-wise they act like a cross between a snake and a shark, biting into prey to get a good initial grip before constricting it, then tearing pieces off the body to eat.

[[folder:Arabuk]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8 (arabuk), 3 (arabuk yearling)

->'''Size:''' Large (arabuk), Medium (arabuk yearling)

* AscendedToCarnivorism: Once docile and regal guardians of Akiton's prehistoric wilds, arabuks have evolved into stalking predators.
* ExtraEyes: An arabuk has two eyes on each side of its head.

[[folder:Kriegakos]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 8

->'''Size:''' Medium

* AcidAttack: Kriegakoses constantly ooze an endless supply of highly acidic saliva from the pores in their skin. This secretion breaks down the steely rinds of the floating reebadarus plants, and is also a potent deterrent against predators.

[[folder:Sharpwing]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Especially not on the claws, wings, torso and legs of an animal. Or on an eggshell.
* SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: Sharpwing parents have the curious ability to see through the eyes on the eggs of unhatched offspring.

[[folder:Yaruk]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yaruk_starfinder.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Gargantuan

Large herbivores from Castrovel.

* AnimalStampede: Yaruks are infamously destructive in their migrations, toppling whatever isn't convenient to walk around.
* TrampledUnderfoot: A yaruk can move up to its speed and trample any creatures that are at least one size smaller than itself.

!!CR 9
[[folder:Jubsnuth]]

->'''Challenge Rating:''' 9

->'''Size:''' Huge

Originally docile and domesticated animals kept by the kishalee, the fall of their civilization saw the jubsnuth evolve into ravaging predators.

* BellyMouth: They have a second mouth on their stomach, allowing them to make a second bite attack every round as a move action.
* PostApocalypticDog: An alien version that took the feral route over the centuries rather than remaining companions. Though considering their size, they may have been something closer to livestock.
* UndergroundMonkey: They've evolved quite the variety across the various worlds they were kept on. Besides coming in a wide variety of colors to match their surroundings, there are:
** Ambush jubsnuths that trade in their ability to trample and swallow whole in exchange for extra senses to track prey and a bonus to Stealth.
** Aquatic jubsnuth that have lost most of their maneuverability on land as thiey develop fins to better hunt in the water.
** Flying jubsnuth that took to they skies to hunt, again at the cost of landbound mobility.

[[folder:Surnoch]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* LampreyMouth: Surnochs don't seem to have jaws and their mouths are distinctly lamprey-like.
* SandWorm: Surnochs burrow in and devour the crusts of asteroids and small moons.
* XRayVision: Surnochs can sense their food even through several feet of rock.

[[folder:Vasporan]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 9 (adult), 4 (broodling)

->'''Size:''' Large (adult), Medium (broodling)

* MadeOfIncendium: An adult vasporan's flesh contains pockets of volatile gases trapped just beneath the surface, which ignite and explode when the vasporan is hit by a melee attack that deals fire damage.

!!CR 10
[[folder:Flying Viper Eel]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 10

->'''Size:''' Tiny

* PoisonousPerson: The flying viper eel can inject a venom that slow the target's reactions, leaving it unable to fight back.

[[folder:Keji Swarm]]

->'''Size:''' Diminutive

* LightEmUp: A keji swarm can collect, focus and redirect ambient light in a beam.

!!CR 11
[[folder:Defrex]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/defrex.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 7 (juvenile), 11 (adult)

->'''Size:''' Large

Native to the archipelagos of Vesk-2, defrexes are mammals famed for their strength, tough hide, and aggression.

* HorseOfADifferentColor: A defrex mount or pet is a status symbol among vesk.
* OffingTheOffspring: After 5 to 7 weeks, depending on how well fed she is, a mother defrex views her offspring as competition and prey, consuming those that fail to leave the nest within a few days.

!!CR 13

[[folder:Cloud Ray]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 6 (cloud skate), 13 (cloud ray)

->'''Size:''' Large (cloud skate), Huge (cloud ray companion), Gargantuan (wild cloud ray)

* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: These rays glide through the cloudy ecosystems of gas giants.
* MadeOfExplodium: If a cloud skate is reduced to 0 Hit Points by fire or electricity damage, its internal reservoirs of explosive gases and combustible fluids detonate.
* SexShifter: Cloud rays can easily shift their sex to adapt to their social surroundings.

!Starship-Sized
[[folder:Calaphidion]]
->'''Starship Tier:''' 1
->'''Role:''' Expert

->'''Size:''' Small

* BigCreepyCrawlies: These insect-like animals are large enough to participate in starship combat.
* EatDirtCheap: Calaphidions feed on dust and ice, which they combine with photosynthesis to sustain themselves.
* HornAttack: A calaphidion has a pair of hard, chitinous horns extending from the sides of its head, which can be used in combat.
* {{Planimal}}: Calaphidions are covered with photosynthetic cells, which solar energy from far-distant suns.

To see the tropes for aberrations in ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', click [[Characters/PathfinderAnimals here]].

!!CR <1
[[folder:Osifern]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1/2 (sprout), 8 (enigma)

->'''Size:''' Tiny (sprout), Large (enigma)

* FusionDance: Osiferns infrequently congregate and then collectively metamorphose into an osifern enigma.

[[folder:Squox]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1/3 (normal), 1 (trained)

->'''Size:''' Tiny

Called vulkariki in Lashunta, squoxes gained their popular moniker from humans who thought the creatures resembled a cross between a fox and a squirrel, with useful qualities from both animals.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The squox was introduced in ''Alien Archive 2'', a year before creature companion mechanic was introduced in the third one. As a result, players who want a squox companion have to take a feat, instead of doing so through the creature companion mechanic.
* MixAndMatchCritters: The name ''squox'' came from humans who thought that the vulkariki resembled a cross between a fox and a squirrel.

* SiliconBasedLifeforms: Silicanids have inorganic, silicon-based bodies that resemble obsidian and magma.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Renkroda]]
!!Whiskered Renkroda
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5

->'''Size:''' Large

A relatively small breed of renkroda, whiskered renkroda occupy the ecological niche as common predators across Castrovel.

[[folder:Sqox]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 1/3 (normal), 1 (trained)

->'''Size:''' Tiny

Called vulkariki in Lashunta, squoxes gained their popular moniker from humans who thought the creatures resembled a cross between a fox and a squirrel, with useful qualities from both animals.

!!CR 2
[[folder:Kaion]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 2

->'''Size:''' Small

Well-known pests of the seas of Nisis, the River Between, and the Diaspora, kaions float in space and water in search of minerals and flesh.

[[folder:Muotta]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/muotta.png]]

->'''Role:''' Expert

Muottas are the descendants of a species of harmless birds from Suskillon that were transplanted to the colony on Utraneus to aid with the colonists’ early attempts to foster normal soil farming in Utraneus’s rocky landscape. Due to their altered diet and other various environmental conditions in this new landscape, the species evolved over the centuries to become the ill-regarded avian pests they are today.

!!CR 3
[[folder:Estri]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 3

Burrowing creatures from Zether-3 with armor of their own frozen blood.

Their stats can be found in ''Cost of Living''.

* BlobMonster: They can briefly liquefy themselves, which serves as both a mobility tool and their favorite combat tactic, seeing as any creature they touch in this form takes cold damage and is exposed to gutmelt.
* FastTunneling: They can use their caustic bodily fluids to melt through
* KillItWithFire: They have vulnerability to fire damage.
* ThePowerOfBlood: Estri create a shell of frozen blood over their bodies that provides them damage resistance and a bonus to armor class.

[[folder:Sand Brute]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 3 (normal), 5 (alpha)

->'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil
->'''Size:''' Large

Predators from Elytrio that were mutated from long term exposure to radiation. Sand brutes look like muscular lions with their beige-colored manes, but the rest of their body is covered with dark brown scales that partially reflect certain types of energy. They have stubby faces, big, fanged mouths, and segmented tails. Their stats can be found in ''Yesteryear's Truth''.

* AttackReflector: The hide of a sand brute reflects lasers, halving all damage dealt to them by laser weapons. They can also make a reaction when hit by a laser to attempt to reflect it back at the shooter for the same amount of damage the sand brute took.
* MightyRoar: Their Imposing Roar ability leaves those that hear it shaken unless they succeed on a Will save.

[[folder:Wolliped]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 3 (normal), 9 (alural war wolliped)
->'''Role:''' Combatant

->'''Size:''' Large

Wollipeds are eight-legged mammals with a thick fleece and long tusks originally native to the Parapet Mountains on Triaxus.

!!CR 4
[[folder:Arquand Gazelle]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/starfinder_arquand_gazelle.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 4
->'''Role:''' Combatant

->'''Size:''' Large

A species of lithe, six-legged gazelle from the sentient planet Arquand. Like most of its native species, they're friendly and trusting to a fault.

[[folder:Compsikania]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 4 (normal), 6 (alpha)

->'''Size:''' Tiny [swarm]

Aggressive carnivorous theropods the size of small dogs native to Castrovel. Their stats can be found in ''Save the Renkrodas''.

* AchillesHeel: They have a vulnerability to sonic damage.
* ConvinientComa: Their venom leaves victims catatonic. They use this to their advantage in combat, poisoning all opponents so they can then feed on the helpless creatures in peace.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: They flee when their health drops to a little under a quarter.
* LuredIntoATrap: Compsikania swarms will send out a single compsikania to bait larger creatures into approaching.
* TheNoseKnows: They have blindsense (scent).

!!CR 5
[[folder:Hashukayak]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/starfinder_male_hashukayak.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A male hashukayak.]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5

->'''Size:''' Large

On the slowly orbiting planet of Orikolai, hashukayaks tirelessly migrate from one side of the ring to the other in pursuit of sunlight and the lush plants on which they feed. These massive beasts are a keystone species, serving as prey for many of the planet’s large carnivores, dispersing seeds over huge areas, and cropping grasses to make way for new growth.

[[folder:Irokiroi]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/irokiroi.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 5 (normal), 12 (oshirokiroi)
->'''Role:''' Combatant

->'''Size:''' Huge (normal), Gargantuan (oshirokiroi)

The apex predators of the toxic cloud-seas blanketing Liavaran moon of Osoro are irokirois, huge serpentine creatures with long wing fins that spiral in a helical pattern along their entire bodies, from their razorfanged tripartite maws to their tapered tails.

!!CR 6
[[folder:Eohi]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eohi.png]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 6

->'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral
->'''Size:''' Small

Carnivorous quadrupeds from Nejeor IV.

* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: The kish are starting to domesticate them much the same way humans did dogs.
* EscapedAnimalRampage: Native to Nejeor IV, eohis were brought by the kishalee to Nejeor VI as zoo attractions and went feral when their civilisation collapsed.
* HumanlikeHandAnatomy: Eohis have human-like hands that can hold on to branches.

[[folder:Giant Basalt Crab]]
->'''Challenge Rating:''' 6

Giant crustaceans from Arniselle with shells like stone.

Their stats can be found in ''Forbidden Tide''.
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* ChameleonCamouflage: Their shells look almost exactly like basalt, which is greatly advantageous in their native environment.
* DashAttack: Unlike most creatures, they have no attack penalties when charging.
* GiantEnemyCrab: "Giant crab" is right in their name.