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| Tantla |  |
| Sporting a variety of colors and markings, consistent with the wide range of climate it is known to inhabit, tantlas are carnivorous scavengers endemic to the planet Ealor (in the Parmac sector). Prized for the warmth and suppleness of their pelts, these forest predators are highly sought after by hunters throughout the Outer Rim Territories. Living and hunting in packs of 10 to 12 individuals, tantlas are daylight hunters. They employ a combination of swiftness and a remarkably adaptive, sucker-tipped tongue (which, fully extended, exceeds one meter in length) to wear out and finally snag their prey.
While principally found in Ealor's equatorial rain forests, variations on the species have also acclimatized themselves to conditions in the planet's desert plateaus and icy northern wastes. Family oriented creatures, tantla young are guided by their mothers for nearly a full year and are tended to by all members of the extended family pack. Tantla adults will mass in a group attack against any creature threatening their cubs. In such circumstances, it is not unheard of for numerous adults to repeatedly attack an intruder, regardless of personal injuries, in order to drive off the common enemy. | |
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| Claws: | Foot and paw claws do STR+1 damage. | |
| Extremely Protective: | Tantla adults are uncommonly protective of their young. When presented with a potential threat, they will band together as a group and fight to the death to safeguard their cubs. In such circumstances tantla adults will unhesitatingly sacrifice themselves if necessary, to drive off an attacker. When presented with a danger to their young, all adult tantla attack with +2D to their Strength rolls for purposes of causing and resisting damage (this is due to increased adrenaline). | |
| Grapple Tongue: | The tip of the tantla's long tongue contains hundreds of minute suckers used to adhere to its prey, aiding in the quarry's capture. A potential victim so caught must make a Difficult Strength to break free or suffer a -1D Dexterity penalty. | |
| Restricted Vision: | Tantlas have difficulty in distinguishing distances and multiple objects in a three-dimensional perspective. Tantlas suffer a -1D penalty to any search rolls when a target creature is not moving. | |
| Tail: | A barbed tailswipe does STR+2 damage. | |
| Teeth: | Teeth do STR+1 damage. | |
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