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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.
+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.
 ===== Physique and Appearance =====
-  * **Length (disk + tail):** 1.5–2.0 m
+  * **Length (disk + tail):** 1.2–1.4 m
-  * **Mass:** 70–80 kg
+  * **Mass:** 40–50 kg
-  * **Body:** **Dorso-ventrally flattened disk** with broad fin-lobes for swimming; **no hind walking limbs**
+  * **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
+  * **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)
+  * **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)
+  * **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
+  * **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)
+  * **Locomotion:** Undulates fin-lobes and tail to swim; cannot locomote on land (obligate aquatic)
 ==== 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
+  * **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
   * **Wing-Lobe Pin:** Broad fin-lobes press prey to substrate while the plates shear
   * **Living-Rock Camouflage:** Gritty plaques hold silt and algae, breaking the outline among stones and roots
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 ==== Actions ====
-  * **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.
+  * **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.
-  * **Wing-Lobe Pin.** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* **2d6+3 bludgeoning**, and the target is **grappled** (escape DC 14). While the Bogfang remains prone on the bottom, a grappled target is **restrained**.
+  * **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**.
+  * **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).
+  * **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.
+  * **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 ====
-  * **Benthic Camouflage.** Advantage on **Stealth** checks when motionless on silt, stones, or among roots.
+  * **Benthic Camouflage.** Advantage on Stealth checks when motionless on silt, stones, or among roots.
-  * **Pressure Sense.** While submerged, the Bogfang has **blindsight 20 ft.** against moving creatures.
+  * **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**.
+  * **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.
+  * **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 =====
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 ==== Survival Strategies: ====
   * **Stone-Still Ambush:** Lies flat, gathers silt, watches with high-set eyes
-  * **Brace-and-Snatch:** Hooks forelimbs under roots, then lashes out to **yank shoreline prey** into the water
+  * **Brace-and-Snatch:** Hooks forelimbs under roots, then lashes out to yank shoreline prey into the water
   * **Wrap-and-Shear:** Uses fin-lobes to pin while shearing plates do the killing work
   * **Silt Screen:** Deploys **Silt Bloom** to break line-of-sight for escape or reposition
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 ===== 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**.
+  * **Edge Ambush:** Any creature **looting the bank**, watering mounts, or following root paths within 5 ft. of water risks a Shoreline Yank.
   * **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.
+  * **Environmental Tells:** A clean oval in settled silt or a sudden silt boil under an overhang foreshadows Zaru-Dak.
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