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Combat
Despite their exceptional armor and fearsome bite, dwarfbred
onkars are not willing combatants, preferring to flee danger
if at all possible. Only if cornered and unable to burrow or
waddle to safety will an onkar attack anyone, even then
fighting only until able to escape.
Wild onkars, on the other hand, are
more territorial, and have been known
to threaten intruders with displays of
huffing and stamping, charging if
the intruder fails to retreat.
Even so, wild onkars are
quick to back off in
the face of a clearly
superior opponent.
blindsense (Ex):
An onkar notices and
locates creatures within
60 feet. Opponent’s
still have 100% concealment
against the
onkar.
ore Eater
(Ex):
Metal,
stone,
and soil
only have a quarter
of their
usual hardness for purposes of
being bitten by an onkar. Metal armor
only has one half of its AC against an onkar’s bite.
ore Seeker (Ex): The onkar is able to “sniff out” large
quantities of metal in the air or soil within a number of feet
equal to 50 times its Wisdom score.
Treasure
A trained onkar, being so useful for ore location, tunneling,
clay and cement production, or metal waste disposal, is obviously
a valuable commodity. Such creatures sell for upwards of
450 gp or more.
The hide of an onkar typically fetches 100 gp, and can be
used as a fine rug, in the creation of sturdy, attractive boots and
gloves, or for masterwork hide armor.
Onkar clay sells for 1 sp per pound, and onkar cement sells
for 5 cp per pound.
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Onkar
Legends & Lore
CoMMoN: Onkars eat metals, and the dwarves train them to
help locate ores and create tunnels.
UNCoMMoN: Much of the finest claywork in Rhul is
produced using onkar dung (“gulg” in Rhulic).
RARE: Onkars are unable to digest precious
stones, and any they accidentally ingest are
passed harmlessly. These may be recovered
by those willing to do a little “digging.”
obSCURE: If an onkar were fed
exclusively on a single metal for
over a year, its hide would take on
the luster and appearance of that
metal, while remaining as easy
to work as normal
animal hide.
Hooks
Driven mad by sickness, a
wild onkar has taken to attacking
miners, devouring their pick
heads, biting
chunks out
of metal
mine-carts,
and otherwise causing a
nuisance. Unfortunately,
the dwarves sent in a squad of heavily
armed and armored warriors to deal with the beast, and none
have returned. All that metal plate and weaponry…
I don’t care what the
dwarves say… I ’m not
eating off onkar-clay plates.
—V P
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