Scrag

Scrags (also known as marine trolls, aquatic trolls, sea scrags, and sea trolls) were an aquatic version of Troll. There were two varieties: freshwater trolls and saltwater trolls.

Basic Information

Biological Traits

A scrag is a marine Troll, a gilled form of the common troll. A scrag is found in a large body of water, as it needs considerable room to hunt. The coloration of a scrag runs from blue-green to olive, and its forelimbs are shorter and weaker than ordinary trolls. The freshwater scrag is smaller than a normal troll and has heavy scales and less formidable claws, but its enlarged lower jaw bears many small, very sharp fangs. The saltwater scrag is found in seas and oceans, and is at least as large as an ordinary troll. A saltwater scrag has thick and heavily scaled skin, and some of them are intelligent enough to further protect themselves with armor made of shells and sharkskin or similar substances. A saltwater scrag's forelimbs are shorter and weaker than those of an ordinary troll, but it has developed a huge maw and numerous fangs. A scrag regenerates as a troll does, but only when immersed in water of its natural element. Saltwater scrags could however, breathe fresh, salt, and mixed water without suffering any ill effects.

Ecology and Habitats

Scrags were found in the Mortick Swamp in Luiren; in the Mere of Dead Men in The Sword Coast North; in the Moonsea, where large colonies resided near Hulburg and on the island of Maos;; off the south coast of Impiltur, where they practically contolled the waters in the region; and in the Shining Sea, where they lurked in the sunken ruins of Untisczer.
In the Underdark, scrags were found in the Darklake and in the Shape of Water in the Glimmersea.

Additional Information

Social Structure

In Serôs at least, scrags were matriarchal. One female chieftain/shaman would lead a pack or small tribe of scrags, using her shamanistic magic and slightly increased intelligence to find prey for her lessers in exchange for her pick of mates. Three or four scrags, led by their chieftain, would go out to secure food for the rest, though the chieftain would rarely join in the attack.
Saltwater scrags preferred to live at depths of between 300 and 600 feet below sea level.

Origin/Ancestry

Troll

Average Height

~9'

Average Weight

~500 lbs.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Blue-green to olive