Arrow Slasher
| Arrow Slasher | |
|---|---|
| File:Arrow slashers.png Group of slashers | |
| Base Information | |
| Classification | Carnivore/killer |
| Terrain | Sea |
| Locomotion | Swimming |
| Size | large |
| Speed | Very Fast |
| Strength | Standard |
| Social Structure | 3 or 4 |
| Weapons | teeth and claws |
| Armor | none |
| Body Structure | |
| Symmetry | bilateral |
| Head/Torso | Head with brain/senses |
| Limbs & Manipulators | none |
| Tail | 1 tail |
| Skeleton | Bony interior |
| Internal Fluids | Blood |
| Skin | rough |
| Natural Weapons | teeth and claws |
| Body Shape | |
| Size | large |
| Stance | Horizontal |
| Length/Height | 5 meters |
| Body Profile | Typical |
| Weight | 800 kilograms |
| Details | |
| Edibility | Yes |
| Training Difficulty | No |
| Source | |
| Homeworld | Yarhfahl (Reaver's Deep 2228) |
| Multi-world | Yes |
| Canon | Yes |
| Reference | The Drenslaar Quest 52. |
The Arrow Slasher (Daka Kang - Sagittaspiculum horribilis, also S. ferox, S.rufus, S.parvus, and other species) is a creature lifeform that is not a sophont.
- It is an Ichthyoid species that fulfills a niche similar to that of a Terran shark.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The Arrow Slasher is a carnivore native to Yarhfahl (Reaver's Deep 2228) in the Drexilthar Subsector. Many species of Arrow slasher inhabited Yarhfahl's seas, and they are widely considered the mast dangerous of the planet's marine lifeforms, they are the most frequently encountered pelagic carnivore. All are characterized by the broad, flat, triangular head with an anterior-ventral gaping mouth lined with blade-edged teeth. All have anterior feeding tentacles, many lined with barbed spines which help grasp wiggling prey. The smallest (S. parvus) is a bottom dweller which rarely weighs mare than 5 or 6 kg. A larger bottom dweller (S. ferox) called the rock pouncer (for its habit of springing out of crevasses or caves in a sudden rush upon its prey) can weigh up t o 400 kg. The largest and most dangerous are the sea slashers or dakas of the open ocean (S. horribills, S. rufus) which can weigh 800 kg and grow to be over 5 meters long. These are generally encountered in groups of 3 or 4, but may group into hunting packs of as many as 10-12. They circle their prey warily, peeling off one at a time to make darting, slashing attacks, as much to dismember and cripple as to win mouthfuls of food. Slashers have one weak spot - the roof of the mouth where the skull is quite thin. A harpoon, gunshot, even a knife driven into this area will cause an immediate 7D points of damage enough, generally, to incapacitate, or even kill the animal outright. To strike at this weak point, however, a character must be able t o reach into the slasher's mouth, and will generally already be grasped by the slasher's barbed anterior tentacles. Their strike must be successful (a roll of 10+ or better, with positive DMs for skill levels with the weapon) on the first- attempt, for they will rarely get a second chance.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]
Homeworld: 2228[edit]
The homeworld of this creature is:
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- William H. Keith Jr.. The Drenslaar Quest (Gamelords, 1983), 52.