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November 7

Boneless

There’s a cryptid found in Longdendale, a mountain pass in the Peak District of England. It’s a slug the size of a horse, with a head that looks like that of a whale. It has at least one eye, which swivels madly in its socket. Boneless makes a grating noise as it travels. It doesn’t seem linked to any Realm: it might just be an animal that has risen up out of the caves that riddle the Peak.

Characteristics: Cun –2, Per +4, Pre –2, Com –2, Str +10, Sta +3, Dex –1, Qik –6

Size: +3

Virtues and Flaws: Magic Animal, 9 x Large, Finds salt mildly poisonous.

Personality Traits: Hungry +3, Patient +2

Combat: Bite: Init –6, Attack +5, Defense +5, Damage +14

This bite is made using a tongue covered in tiny, rasping teeth.

Soak: 0

Fatigue Levels: OK, 0/0, -1/–1, -3/–3, -5/–5, Unconscious

Wound Penalties: –1 (1-8), –3 (9-16), –5 (17–24), Incapacitated (25-32), Dead (33+).

Abilities: Awareness 9 (predators), Brawl 5 (bite), Swim 5 (river).

Vis: Nil.

Appearance: a slug the size of a horse, with an oddly-shaped head.

Source: Based on the Sarmatian Sea Snails in Transforming Mythic Europe, page 57.

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