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Burrow-Mawg
Tiny Magical Beast
Hit Dice: 1d10+2 (7 hp)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), burrow 10 ft.
AC: 16 (+2 size, +4 Dex),
touch 16, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/-8
Attack: Bite +7 melee (1d6-1)
Full Attack: Bite +7 melee (1d6-1)
and 2 claws +2 melee (1d4-1)
Space/Reach: 2 1 ⁄ 2 ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks: Rage
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent
Burrow-mawgs are despicable little creatures with a
severe hankering for flesh. Some people call them
land piranhas, for they swarm and consume meat
just like those ravenous fish. I have personally witnessed
them strip a fair-sized ox of its meat in the
span of a few breaths, and I shudder whenever
I think of what these beasts can do to
a man. There are stories of these creatures
catching travelers at night and leaving
nothing but tattered cloth and bones as
the unfortunate person’s sole remains
come first light.
In appearance, these fiends resemble
a blend between a badger and a large bat.
They are covered in a layer of dark redbrown
fur with four long, black claws at
the end of each powerful limb. The claws
are easily as long as a man’s finger, and
are meant for two
purposes: burrowing
through earth and rending
flesh. They have two
large blood-red eyes that
provide extraordinary
night vision, mucousdripping
upturned snouts that
hone in on living flesh from half a league
away, and pointed, bat-like ears that detect
slight noises across great distances. Their most frightening
feature by far, however, is their strong, prodigious maws
filled with dozens of sharp, serrated fangs—perhaps this is the
source of the name “mawg.” I’m not sure. These curved teeth
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Saves: Fort +4, Ref +6, Will +1
Abilities: Str 8, Dex 18, Con 15,
Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills: Listen +7*, Spot +7*
Feats: Weapon Finesse
Environment: Temperate forest, hill, plains, and
underground
Organization: Pack (10–20) or mob (20–40)
Challenge Rating: 1
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 2–3 HD (Tiny)
Level Adjustment: —
are perfectly suited to sawing through not just meat but also
cartilage and bone. It is said one mawg can grind through a
grown man’s forearm in less than two seconds.
Hints of burrow-mawgs in the vicinity are in the wildness
of their movements and their scenting habits. When
on the hunt, these boisterous monsters chitter
and sniffle, and once the prey is scented, they
squeal at full volume while skittering toward
their target. They rely almost solely on their
remarkable sense of smell and hearing whenever
abroad during the daylight hours, for these
creatures are nearly blind except at night,
during which a mawg’s vision is significantly
acute. In fact, these beasties nearly always
surface at night, preferring to
hide away in their burrows
and sleep during daylight.
One way to keep them at bay
is with light, but if they have
not eaten in some time,
light or no, the creatures
will eventually overcome
their misgivings in order to
sate their ravenous appetites.
Some use this voracious
appetite against them, for they
will fearlessly venture into danger
for food. In fact, it is surmised that during
times of scarcity they tend to eat one another. This coupled
with the fact burrow-mawgs will leap into a fire pit to chase
after meat is most likely what keeps the population of these
horrid beasts under some measure of control.
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