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--- bogfang_eels [2025/08/31 08:04] – [Physique and Appearance] admin
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 === Major Planetary Zones | (Twin) Sections of the Habitual Belt | Regions | Wildlife===
-====== BOGFANG ======
+====== BOGFANG (ZARU-DAK) ======
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 ===== Overview =====
+Called “Zaru-Dak” by the [[the_orlanda|Orlanda Tribe]], the Bogfang is an obligate-aquatic benthic disk predator of the [[orlanda_marshes|Orlanda Marshes]] on [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]]. It lies flat in root mazes and undercut banks, then surge-pounces to pin prey or braces at the shoreline to drag land animals into the water. The Orlanda regard a resident Bogfang as the quiet sentinel of sacred pools.
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-Known as "Zaru-Dak" by the [[the_orlanda|Orlanda Tribe]], the Bogfang is a formidable marsh predator that lurks beneath roots and submerged tree trunks of the [[orlanda_marshes|Orlanda Marshes]] on [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]]. Regarded with both fear and reverence, the Orlanda see the Bogfang as a spiritual guardian of sacred pools, and its presence marks a place as either protected or cursed.
-Solitary and elusive, the Bogfang ambushes prey from shadowed waters, coiling among roots before striking with lightning-fast jaws. Few see it directly; its horns and glowing scales in the dark water have inspired tribal myths of a spectral watcher.
 ===== Physique and Appearance =====
+  * **Length (disk + tail):** 1.2–1.4 m
+  * **Mass:** 40–50 kg
+  * **Body:** Dorso-ventrally flattened disk with broad fin-lobes for swimming; no hind walking limbs
+  * **Forelimbs:** Two anterior grasping arms only, each with five short keratin-tipped digits (claws) for anchoring to roots/stone and seizing shoreline prey; incapable of supporting body on land
+  * **Skin:** Velvety, matte peat-green to mud-brown with gritty dermal plaques that trap silt/algae (living-rock camouflage)
+  * **Head & Mouth:** Subterminal mouth facing downward; pharyngeal shearing plates (rasping hold rather than fangs)
+  * **Senses:** **High-set eyes** for peeking above silt; dorsal spiracular vents for breathing while the mouth is silt-sealed; lateral pressure pores detect wakes and footfalls
+  * **Tail:** Long, muscular tail with thin fin edge for steering and burst starts
+  * **Locomotion:** Undulates fin-lobes and tail to swim; cannot locomote on land (obligate aquatic)
-  * **Length:** 1.5–2 meters
-  * **Weight:** 12–16 kg
-  * **Body:** Long and sinuous, muscular with slick flanks for swimming
-  * **Skin:** Deep swamp green with an oily sheen, blending with roots and murky water
-  * **Back Armor:** Exoskeletal ridges resembling scale-plates, offering protection and camouflage
-  * **Head:** Broad, with two long backward-curving horns used for intimidation and dominance
-  * **Eyes:** Lidless, luminescent yellow, adapted for low light
 ==== Special Features: ====
+  * **Shoreline Brace:** Uses its two forelimbs to hook roots/rocks and hold position in current; enables sudden arm-snatch on land prey at the water’s edge
-  * **Root Camouflage:** Body ridges mimic tangled vegetation underwater
+  * **Wing-Lobe Pin:** Broad fin-lobes press prey to substrate while the plates shear
-  * **Snap Jaws:** Double-hinged jaw capable of wide-angle strikes
+  * **Living-Rock Camouflage:** Gritty plaques hold silt and algae, breaking the outline among stones and roots
-  * **Electric Burst:** Hidden electroplax organ generates a stunning pulse; faint light flickers between scales before discharge
+  * **Spiracular Breathing:** Dorsal vents ventilate while buried; eyes watch from cover
 ===== Game Mechanics =====
+  * **Armor Class (AC):** 14 (low profile + gritty plaques)
-  * **Armor Class (AC):** 14
   * **Hit Points (HP):** 45
-  * **Speed:** 30 ft. swimming, 15 ft. wriggling on land
+  * **Speed:** **40 ft. (swim)**; **0 ft. (land)**
-**Actions:**
+==== Actions ====
-  * **Ambush Lunge:** +5 to hit, 2d8 piercing + grapple
+  * **Surge Pounce (Recharge 5–6).** The Bogfang launches up to 20 ft. in a straight line underwater. If it ends adjacent to a creature, it makes Wing-Lobe Pin* with advantage.
-  * **Electric Discharge (Recharge 5–6):** 10-ft radius, DC 13 Con save or stunned for 1 round
+  * **Wing-Lobe Pin.** Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: d6+3 bludgeoning, and the target is grappled (escape DC 14). While the Bogfang remains prone on the bottom, a grappled target is restrained.
+  * **Shearing Plates.** Melee Weapon Attack (vs. a grappled target): +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., Hit: 2d8+3 slashing.
+  * **Shoreline Yank.** Melee Weapon Attack (arms): +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. onto land from a water square. Hit: 1d8+3 bludgeoning and the target must succeed on a DC 14 STR save or be pulled up to 10 ft. into the water and knocked prone (submerged).
+  * **Silt Bloom (Recharge 4–6).** Kicks up a 10-ft-radius silt cloud. Creatures in the area must make a DC 13 Con save or be blinded until the start of their next turn. The area is lightly obscured for 1 minute unless dispersed.
-**Special Abilities:**
+==== Special Abilities ====
-  * **Swamp Cloak:** +4 Stealth when among roots or mud
+  * **Benthic Camouflage.** Advantage on Stealth checks when motionless on silt, stones, or among roots.
-  * **Root Sense:** Tremor sense within 10 ft. in root tangles
+  * **Pressure Sense.** While submerged, the Bogfang has blindsight 20 ft. against moving creatures.
+  * **Bank Brace.** While adjacent to a solid bank/root, the Bogfang has advantage on checks to resist being moved and may target creatures on land within 5 ft. with Shoreline Yank.
+  * **Obligate Aquatic.** Land speed 0; if forced fully onto land, the Bogfang is knocked prone and has disadvantage on all attacks until it re-enters water.
 ===== Behavior =====
+  * **Diet:** Small fish, amphibians, large invertebrates, shoreline mammals/birds when available
-  * **Diet:** Carnivorous; fish, amphibians, small mammals
+  * **Social:** Solitary except brief spawning aggregations
-  * **Social:** Solitary, only meeting to mate
+  * **Activity:** Crepuscular/nocturnal peaks; day spent buried or wedged under shelves
-  * **Activity:** Ambush predator; prefers still periods of swamp life
 ==== Survival Strategies: ====
+  * **Stone-Still Ambush:** Lies flat, gathers silt, watches with high-set eyes
-  * **Still Ambush:** Can remain motionless for hours, blending with root formations
+  * **Brace-and-Snatch:** Hooks forelimbs under roots, then lashes out to yank shoreline prey into the water
-  * **Horn Display:** Uses backward-curving horns in dominance and mating rituals
+  * **Wrap-and-Shear:** Uses fin-lobes to pin while shearing plates do the killing work
-  * **Tangle Escape:** Uses narrow body to slip through dense roots
+  * **Silt Screen:** Deploys **Silt Bloom** to break line-of-sight for escape or reposition
 ===== Reproduction and Lifecycle =====
+  * **Mating Season:** Wettest marsh cycles; brief nocturnal aggregations on shallow shelves
-  * **Mating Season:** Occurs during wettest marsh cycles
+  * **Egg Deposition:** Adhesive clutches tucked beneath root lips and ledges
-  * **Nest:** Eggs hidden beneath root mats; fiercely guarded
+  * **Incubation:** ~2 weeks; hatchlings disperse into micro-channels and leaf packs
-  * **Clutch Size:** 4–7 eggs
+  * **Lifespan:** 15–20 years (est.)
-  * **Hatching Time:** ~2 weeks
-  * **Lifespan:** 15–20 years
 ===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====
+  * **Edge Ambush:** Any creature **looting the bank**, watering mounts, or following root paths within 5 ft. of water risks a Shoreline Yank.
-The Bogfang is a lurking hazard perfect for building suspense in marshlands.
+  * **Sacred Pool Clause:** Orlanda rites may forbid harming a resident Bogfang; parties must solve the pool non-violently (lures, distractions, offerings).
+  * **Environmental Tells:** A clean oval in settled silt or a sudden silt boil under an overhang foreshadows Zaru-Dak.
-  * **Sacred Pool Guardian:** May guard Orlanda holy sites
-  * **Ambush Horror:** Sudden lunges from roots can challenge even seasoned parties
-  * **Electric Shock:** Its hidden organ makes close-quarters combat risky
 ===== Related Pages =====
   * [[orlanda_marshes|Orlanda Marshes]]
   * [[the_orlanda|Orlanda Tribe]]
   * [[wildlife_of_asari|Wildlife of Asari]]
 **Known Predators:**
-  * [[kardar|Kardar]] (targets juveniles only)
+  * [[kardar|Kardar]] (targets juveniles)