Hermitaur

Small beast (carapaceon), unaligned

Armor Class 14 (natural armor)

Hit Points 49 (9d6 + 18)

Speed 30ft

STR

15 +2

DEX

13 +1

CON

14 +2

INT

6 -2

WIS

10 0

CHA

9 -1

Senses Darkvision 60ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive perception 10

Challenge 1/2 (100xp)

Scuttle. As a bonus action, the hermitaur can moves up to its half speed in a straight line.

Actions

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage.

Water Beam. Range Weapon Attack. +4 to hit, reach 30/120 ft., one target. Hit 6 (1d8 + 2) cold damage. On a hit, the target must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned with Waterblight.

Hermitaur are hermit crab-like monsters with red carapaces and a thick white shell. The shell is grown by the crab itself; only when they grow much larger, into a Daimyo Hermitaur, will they replace it with a Monoblos skull, or into a Diablos skull. Hermitaurs are related to the Ceanataur, a blue Carapaceon that lives in Volcanic regions.

When they are left undisturbed, Hermitaurs are most often seen picking through sand with their claws, presumably searching for food. Sometimes, a Hermitaur may wait beneath the ground for prey or a hunter to pass, jumping out of the ground and striking them when they walk overhead. A Hermitaur that is burrowed underground can be spotted by the puffs of dust that it regularly spits out.

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