Gutlslug

This slimy, sticky, worm bears a striking resemblance to humanoid entrails. Its lengthy body looks like a lumpy, veined, gray tube approximately 10 feet long, but no thicker than a sword handle. It has no eyes, and its large, round mouth resembles the suckered mouth of a leech.

Gutlslug (CR 3)

Medium Aberration
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +4
Senses: Blindsight 30feet; Perception +7

Speed: 20 feet, Fly 50 feet (perfect)
Space: 5 feet (coiled)

Defense

Armor Class: 17, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+4 Dex, +3 natural)
Hit Points: 19 (3d8+6)
Saving Throws: Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +3
Weaknesses: gutslug vulnerabilities

Offense

Melee: type +6 (1d6+2 plus Grab plus blood drain)
Reach: 5 feet

Special Attacks: Blood Drain (1d4 Con), sneak attack (2d6)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
14 (+2)	19 (+4)	14 (+2)	2 (-4)	11 (+0)	3 (-4)

Base Attack Bonus: +2
CMB +4 (+8 Grapple)
CMD 18

Feats: Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon Finesse

Skills: Fly +12, Perception +7, Stealth +9

• Racial Modifiers: +8 Fly

Languages:

Special Abilities

Blood Drain (Ex)

A gutslug that grapples a foe drains blood. This deals 1d4 points of Constitution drain each round the grapple is maintained. Once a gutslug has drained 8 points, it detaches and flies or slithers away to digest its meal.

Vulnerabilities (Ex)

Gutslugs are vulnerable to salt. A pint of salt deals 1d4 points of damage to a gutslug for 1d2 rounds and causes it to lose its racial bonus to grapple checks. A pint of alcohol poured or thrown on a gutslug deals no damage but causes it to lose its racial bonus to grapple checks.

Ecology

Environment: Underground
Organization: solitary or gang (2-5)
Treasure: none


These hideous creatures have many names-entrail worms, intestine crawlers, viscera worms, and several others. The most common name assigned to these leech-like parasites is gutslug. Gutslugs are most often found in underground caverns, though some do lair above ground. Aboveground gutslugs build their nests in forested areas, often near lakes or rivers. They are never encountered in warm or cold regions as they detest both extremes. They are nocturnal hunters and generally avoid the sunlight if possible. (Sunlight does not damage them, they just don't like it.)

Subterranean gutslugs nest in crevasses, or in small caves or natural caverns, sometimes near a source of water. The lair is coated with a thick layer of slimy and sticky mucus (regurgitated by the gutslug). This mucus has a strong acidic stench and is easily detected at ranges of 30 feet or less. At irregular intervals (especially after feeding), the body of a gutslug widens to accommodate a bag-like stomach. When a warm-blooded living creature is detected, a gutslug flies or crawls directly toward it, attacking and biting almost mindlessly.

Copyright Notice Author Erica Balsley.