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Description
The bulette
(or landshark) was thought to be extinct until
recently when this horror reappeared. It was the
result of a mad wizard's experimental cross breeding
of a snapping turtle and armadillo with infusions of
demons' ichor. They range temperate climates feeding
on horses, men, and most other flesh — although they
dislike dwarf and shun elf of any sort. They love
halfling and will hungrily dig them from their
burrows. The stupid bulette will attack a large,
powerful party just to eat a horse or two. Sometimes
the crest of a burrowing landshark will break the
ground — thus the name "landshark." When fighting
they usually employ their front feet and gaping maw,
but when cornered or seriously wounded they can jump
up to two-and-a-half meters in the air with blinding
speed and strike with all four feet. Potential
victims must make an Average check vs. Agility or
suffer 21D of damage. The shell under the bulette's
crest, an area about 0.15 square meters, has an AV
of only (2), and in a fierce fight the monster tends
to raise its crest and expose the vulnerable area.
It's eyes are AV (3), but they are relatively small
(20 cm oval).
The bulette is solitary. Only a mated pair
will share the same territory. No young have ever been seen, but
smaller specimens have been killed. No one is certain how or where
the young are born or hatched. Very large bulette have been
reported, one being no less than 3.5 meters tall at the shoulder.
The great plates behind the bulette's head are highly prized for use
in shield making, for a skilled dwarven craftsman can fashion them
into a shield of AV (2½) to AV (3½).
Description: Typical specimens have blue-brown
heads and hind portions, with plates and scales of gray-blue to
blue-green Nails and teeth are dull ivory. The area around the eyes
is brown-black, the eyeballs are yellowish, and the pupils are
dark-green. |
