Carrion crawler
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The carrion crawler is a large yellow and green wormlike aberration, akin in appearance to a 3 to 4 foot long centipede in Dungeons & Dragons and other fantasy settings. The other striking aspect of a Carrion Crawler is that is possesses eight long tentacles protruding from the sides of its head, which allow it to stun its prey. As its name might suggest, it eats carrion, but it is known to kill live prey.
[edit] Carrion crawlers in other media
Carrion crawlers can be found in the Dungeouns and Dragons game "Baldurs Gate 2", in which they play a role as an old man's companion. The player has a choice whether or not to kill the carrion crawler, to take its blood for a quest.
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A carrion crawler
[edit] References
- Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989).
- Richards, Jonathan M. "Ecology of the Carrion Crawler: Crawlspaces, The" Dragon #267 (TSR, 2000).
