Bestiary
Aquatic

Giant Fish

Habitat
Large rivers, lakes, and estuaries
Biomes
+water
Spawn
solo, any
Temper
Voracious lurkers
Threat
Moderate
Rarity
Rare
Move
crawl; swim.
Special
Giant catfish; poison spines that sting anything that grabs it; can swallow prey whole
  • STR26
  • DEX6
  • CON24
  • INT2
  • Health264
  • Damage61
  • Armor12

Giant freshwater fish, monstrous catfish, gar, and pike, grow to alarming size in deep, slow waters. The giant catfish is a bottom-feeding bulk that gulps down anything it can fit in its cavernous mouth, including a swimmer. The needle-toothed gar and ambushing pike strike with sudden, savage lunges from cover. All are powerful swimmers and aggressive predators of anything that enters their water.

Behavior

  • Lurk in deep holes, weed, or sunken timber and ambush from cover
  • Catfish gulp prey whole; gar and pike slash with toothed jaws
  • Thrash and dive powerfully when hooked or threatened
  • Patrol a stretch of water as the dominant predator

Abilities

  • Engulfing Gulp (catfish). Swallows smaller prey whole in one rush.
  • Toothed Lunge (gar/pike). A fast strike from cover with needle teeth.
  • Powerful Thrash. Thrashes violently when hooked or cornered, hard to hold or land.

Drops & Crafting

  • Abundant meat and oil
  • Tough hide/scales (gar scales as armor plate)
  • Bones and teeth
  • Swim bladder (glue, sizing)