Crocodile
- Habitat
- Warm swamps, rivers, brackish coasts, and city sewers
- Biomes
- +wetland, +water
- Spawn
- solo, any
- Temper
- Voracious, patient ambusher
- Threat
- Moderate
- Rarity
- Common–Very Rare
- Move
- crawl; swim.
- Special
- Mistaken for floating wood, it often strikes before foes can react; grows slow and sluggish in near-freezing water.
- STR16
- DEX6
- CON14
- INT2
- Health132
- Damage30
- Armor20
The crocodile is a long, squat river-killer with a tooth-lined maw, four short powerful legs, and a heavy lashing tail. Its horny hide blends with muddy water, and its eyes and nostrils sit high so it can drift like a harmless log while only its snout shows. It floats motionless for hours, then explodes from the shallows to seize prey and drag it under. Most run eight to fifteen feet, but rare giant specimens reach thirty feet and prey on boats, sharks, and small whales. Cold sluggishness is its only real weakness; below freezing it grows slow and clumsy.
Behavior
- Lurks submerged, then ambushes from the waterline.
- Clamps prey in its jaws and rolls to drown and dismember it.
- Sweeps its tail to knock victims off their feet on land.
- Gathers in loose numbers and feeds in a thrashing frenzy.
- Giant kind rams and capsizes small craft to spill the crew.
Abilities
- Ambush Surprise. Mistaken for floating wood, it strikes before foes can react.
- Death Roll. A locked bite plus a violent spin tears flesh and drowns prey.
- Tail Sweep. A heavy tail-lash unbalances those on the bank.
Drops & Crafting
- Tough scaled hide for gleaming leather goods
- Conical teeth for ornaments and barbs
- Dense bone for tools and glue
- Rich fatty meat and tail oil