Worm, Vrath
monstrosity · CR 8 · from Net Monstrous Compendium · by Allan J. Mikkola
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Climate/Terrain | Plains |
| Frequency | Very rare |
| Organization | Solitary |
| Activity Cycle | Any |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Intelligence | Animal (1) (Low to Super Genius (3-18)) |
| Treasure | (B, Qx4) |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| No. of Appearing | 1-2 |
| Armor Class | 3 |
| Move | 3 |
| Hit Dice | 13 |
| THAC0 | 7 |
| No. of Attacks | 1 |
| Damage/Attack | 1d20 |
| Special Attacks | Heat drain, Grapple |
| Special Defenses | Immune to heat and fire-based attacks |
| Magic Resistance | Nil |
| Size | H to G (15' to 30' long) |
| Morale | Steady (12) |
| XP Value | 6,000 |
Description
Vrath worms look like gold and red banded snakes with red and black bands on their bellies (ie, gold on top, red below; red above black below). Adults are 6 to 8 inches in diameter, 15 to 30 feet long.
They attack by grappling their opponent and then draining 1d20 hit points of heat per round. They have a strength of 20 and a victim must roll a bend bars to remove a vrath worm that has hit.
Vrath lay eggs on mammals, secreting a strong glue to hold them to the host's skin (have to cut off the skin to remove or use an extraordinary solvent). The glue dries in 3 rounds. Young vrath worms will eat flesh frequently while their elders eat only enough to replace blood loss, etc.