Grindylow

Basic Information

Anatomy

Grindylows are small, bipedal creatures. They are amphibious. Due to their webbed hands and feet as well as gills they can travel at great speeds for a long time while in water and generally seem to prefer spending their time in the water.
Their hands have finger-like segregations, resulting in a great amount of dexterity and nimbleness. Their claws and teeth and extremely sharp and strong, allowing them to rend the flesh of their prey in a single swipe and to gnaw bones to the marrow in no time at all.

Biological Traits

Grindylow are considered Beasts.

Genetics and Reproduction

Similar to many aquatic species, female Grindylow lay a clutch of eggs. A single clutch can contain between eight to twenty eggs, which will take an average of two tendays to hatch.

Growth Rate & Stages

Grindlows have a very high metabolism, leading to many of them dying in their infancy. Because Grindylows are born in clutches, there is a lot of competition. The competition paired with the aggressiveness of this species often leads to them cannibalizing each other when they are young.

Ecology and Habitats

Because they lack fur and barely have any blubber, Grindylows prefer warmer waters near coasts. They will try to find small caves to settle in, preferably with direct access to the ocean from the cave, making it easier for them to escape or hide from predators.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Grindylows are carnivorous. Growing up, they have to consume roughly their body weight in food. Once they reach adulthood they need to consume half their body weight in food. With pregnant Grindylows, this increases to about three quarters of their body weight.
They will eat anything they can get their hands on, fish, other smaller aquatic creatures, and occasionally even humans if they wander into Grindylow territory.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Grindylows hunt in small packs of four to five. This allows them to take on bigger prey they would not be able to take down on their own.
They communicate mostly in growls and snarls but can understand Sylvan.

Average Intelligence

The intellect of a Grindylow can be comparable to that of a young child. They are mostly driven by instinct and hunger and have never been observed using tools.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Spending much of their time in murky water, Grindylows have adapted dark vision.

Lifespan

15 years

Average Height

3 feet when standing
2 feet when hunched over

Average Weight

30 - 40 pounds

Average Length

3 feet

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

These creatures come in varying hues of green, which allows them to blend in easier in seaweed and other ocean vegetation.

Geographic Distribution

• Mistbay