Crabman
Size/Category: Large Aquatic (Beastman)
Stats:
Mind: Untrained 20
Body: Expert 11
Magic: Untrained 20
Number of Attacks: 2
Damage/Attack: Pincer/pincer
Special Attacks: Nil
Special Defenses: Nil
Special Abilities: Nil
Magic Resistence: Nil
Stats:
Mind: Untrained 20
Body: Expert 11
Magic: Untrained 20
Number of Attacks: 2
Damage/Attack: Pincer/pincer
Special Attacks: Nil
Special Defenses: Nil
Special Abilities: Nil
Magic Resistence: Nil
Climate/Terrain: Any temperate or tropical saltwater
Frequency: Uncommon
Organization: Solitary or pack
Activity Cycle: Any
Intelligence: Low
Language: Oceanic common, crabman
Alignment: Neutral evil
Description:
Eight segmented, naturally armored legs support a heavy-shelled carapace. From the front of the carapace, a humanoid torso rises, heavily muscled and with thick skin. Rough facial features and sharply pointed teeth are framed by lank, coarse hair. Where a human would have hands, a crabmans arms change into heavy, powerful pincers at mid-forearm. Both skin and shelled areas are grayish pink in color, with gray-black hair and small, flat black eyes.
Frequency: Uncommon
Organization: Solitary or pack
Activity Cycle: Any
Intelligence: Low
Language: Oceanic common, crabman
Alignment: Neutral evil
Description:
Eight segmented, naturally armored legs support a heavy-shelled carapace. From the front of the carapace, a humanoid torso rises, heavily muscled and with thick skin. Rough facial features and sharply pointed teeth are framed by lank, coarse hair. Where a human would have hands, a crabmans arms change into heavy, powerful pincers at mid-forearm. Both skin and shelled areas are grayish pink in color, with gray-black hair and small, flat black eyes.
Combat:
Crabmen are primarily carrion-eaters, but won't hesitate to take advantage of anything that they think they can kill without too much risk to themselves. If attacked themselves, they will retreat if the opposition is stronger then they. Whether attacking or defending, they fight the same; quick, scuttling attacks with both pincers snapping viciously. Particularly if there is a pack of the crabmen, individuals will frequently pause to eat chunks of flesh torn off by their pincers before continuing to fight.
Crabmen are primarily carrion-eaters, but won't hesitate to take advantage of anything that they think they can kill without too much risk to themselves. If attacked themselves, they will retreat if the opposition is stronger then they. Whether attacking or defending, they fight the same; quick, scuttling attacks with both pincers snapping viciously. Particularly if there is a pack of the crabmen, individuals will frequently pause to eat chunks of flesh torn off by their pincers before continuing to fight.
Habitat/Society:
Crabmen generally live near beaches, and can move on dry land for short periods of time, although they find it tiring. They usually make their homes in underwater caves and hollows, particularly in coral reefs. Females and males have very little to differentiate between them, both having torsos that would seem male to humanoids. Females are easily identifiable in breeding season, when they develop a 'pack' of eggs that are attached to their back end and belly. Each spring, they gather on secluded beaches, with males instinctively drawn to the beach as well, and as they eggs are fertilized they are deposited into the wet sand. Both females and males then return to the deeper water, with no further concern for the eggs. Most of the several million tiny eggs are washed away and/or eaten by fish, birds or any number of other predators, but usually several thousand from each laying manage to hatch. The newborns are little more than a half-inch wide, total leg span, each. They crawl into the water and find patches of seaweed or coral to live in as they grow, gathering into groups or scattering into solitary individuals depending, primarily, on chance. Growth is rapid, with the crabmen reaching full size, with about the same bulk as the land-bound centaur, within the first 5 years. However, they are also fairly easy prey when small, and most of them never make it to adulthood. They can reproduce when they are 10, and usually only live to be 20-25 at the oldest.
Crabmen generally live near beaches, and can move on dry land for short periods of time, although they find it tiring. They usually make their homes in underwater caves and hollows, particularly in coral reefs. Females and males have very little to differentiate between them, both having torsos that would seem male to humanoids. Females are easily identifiable in breeding season, when they develop a 'pack' of eggs that are attached to their back end and belly. Each spring, they gather on secluded beaches, with males instinctively drawn to the beach as well, and as they eggs are fertilized they are deposited into the wet sand. Both females and males then return to the deeper water, with no further concern for the eggs. Most of the several million tiny eggs are washed away and/or eaten by fish, birds or any number of other predators, but usually several thousand from each laying manage to hatch. The newborns are little more than a half-inch wide, total leg span, each. They crawl into the water and find patches of seaweed or coral to live in as they grow, gathering into groups or scattering into solitary individuals depending, primarily, on chance. Growth is rapid, with the crabmen reaching full size, with about the same bulk as the land-bound centaur, within the first 5 years. However, they are also fairly easy prey when small, and most of them never make it to adulthood. They can reproduce when they are 10, and usually only live to be 20-25 at the oldest.
Ecology:
Crabmen are one of the many disposal systems of the ocean, just like their smaller cousins, the crabs. They clean up all the dead animals and plants in the areas they live in, and also act as a predator, hunting whenever they need to.
Crabmen are one of the many disposal systems of the ocean, just like their smaller cousins, the crabs. They clean up all the dead animals and plants in the areas they live in, and also act as a predator, hunting whenever they need to.
