Flail Snail

A flail snail is a creature of elemental earth that is prized for its multihued shell. Hunters might be lulled into a false sense of confidence upon sighting this ponderous, seemingly nonhostile creature. If any other creature large enough to be a threat approaches too close, though, the snail unleashes a flash of scintillating light and then attacks with its mace-like tentacles.

Trail of Treasure

Left undisturbed, a flail snail moves slowly along the ground, consuming everything on the surface, including rocks, sand, and soil, stopping to relish crystal growths and other large mineral deposits. It leaves behind a shimmering trail that quickly solidifies into a thin layer of a nearly transparent substance inedible to the snail. This glassy residue can be harvested and cut to form window panes of varying clearness. It can also be heated and spun into glass objects of other sorts. Some humanoids make a living from trailing flail snails to collect this glass.

Loot.

• 1 Flail Snail Shell (No immediate use. Can be mastercrafted (smith's tools) into 3 Antimagic Shields. The Shields are under the effect of an Antimagic Shell spell for 30 days. Once the time passes, they become mundane shields, though they can be further mastercrafted by a spellcaster (abjuration) into a beautiful Spellguard Shield. Can also be mastercrafted (weaver's tools) into a Robe of Scintillating Colors.)
• 1d6-1 Flail Snail Eyestalks (Acts as a mace. Three of these can be carefully crafted (smith's tools) into a +1 Flail.)
• 1d4 Shards of Hardened Flail Snail Slime (Highly Valuable, glass-like substance. A shard can be sold for 100 gp.)