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Aurumvorax
Aurumvoraxes are highly aggressive and territorial predators that sprint on eight legs, using their terrific strength and iron-hard claws to dig through solid stone. A typical aurumvorax is only 3 feet long but weighs more than 200 pounds, for its thick, sturdy bones are densely packed with muscle, making the creature very strong but a notoriously poor swimmer. Its fur is golden, sometimes with a silvery or russet tone depending on the metals it has ingested, and its claws are always the shiny black of seasoned iron.
Aurumvorax adults claim hunting territories spanning a mile or more, driving out other predators and leading solitary lives except when they mate. They are irascible creatures, impossible to train as adults, but daring trainers can rear aurumvorax pups as deadly guard beasts, which they sell for hundreds of gold pieces to discriminating buyers. Aurumvorax pups are usually single births, and their mothers are fiercely protective, making their acquisition a dangerous proposition. Even when trained, the creatures are prone to dangerous bursts of rage.
Recall Knowledge - Animal
(
Nature
)
: DC 26
Aurumvorax
Creature 9
N
Small
Animal
Source
Bestiary 2 pg. 29
2.0
Perception
+18;
darkvision
,
scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Skills
Athletics
+20 (+6 to Swim),
Stealth
+18
Str
+6,
Dex
+2,
Con
+4,
Int
-4,
Wis
+3,
Cha
+0
AC
28;
Fort
+19,
Ref
+17,
Will
+16
HP
170
Tenacious Stance
An aurumvorax gains a +4 circumstance bonus to its Fortitude or Reflex DC against
Shove
and
Trip
attempts, and to its
Athletics
DC against attempts to escape its
Grab
.
Ferocity
Speed
35 feet, burrow 10 feet
Melee
jaws +21 [
+16/+11
],
Damage
2d10+12 piercing plus
Grab
Melee
claw +21 [
+17/+13
] (
agile
),
Damage
2d8+12 slashing plus
Grab
Bleeding Critical
When an aurumvorax scores a critical hit, the target takes 1d6
persistent bleed damage
.
Gnaw Metal
The aurumvorax makes a jaws Strike against a creature it has grabbed. If the attack hits, the target is knocked
prone
if it is Medium or smaller. In addition, if the target is wearing armor with Hardness 10 or lower, the armor becomes
broken
. If this Strike breaks a creature's armor or damages a creature that is unarmored or wearing broken armor, the target also takes 1d6
persistent bleed damage
. This Strike doesn't further damage armor that's already broken.
Rapid Rake
The aurumvorax makes four claw Strikes against a creature it has grabbed. Each attack counts toward the aurumvorax's multiple attack penalty, and the multiple attack penalty increases with each attack.
Golden Guardian
While wholly carnivorous, aurumvoraxes are known for gnawing on metals (particularly gold and copper), though whether they do this to sharpen their teeth or because of some nutritional need is unknown. Aurumvorax warrens can stretch for thousands of feet dug into the rock, often following veins of ores and winding deep into the earth. Mining
dwarves
love the creatures' fondness for eating
rust monsters
. Those who keep aurumvoraxes for protection call them golden guardians.