Color Fiend

Color Fiends are some of this worlds most misunderstood herbivorous creatures. Their already dark bodies secrete an oozing black substance that eerily ressembles either liquid tar to an unsuspecting eye. However it could not be further from the truth. 

Color Fiends have a rather deceptive appearance, ressembling fiends, or devils to scare off poorly sighted enemies, as they themselves are also unable to see. They rely soleley on smell and hearing to spot creatures. However, neither one nor the other is very good beyond 30 feet. 

They are very playful by nature, and that is exactly what creates such amalgams on their behalf. Their way of playing with other creatures consists of grabbing creatures small enough to fit in their slender claws, and then proceed to drag them to a nearby wall they can latch onto. Once their target has been acquired, they simply hold them gently in the palm of their hands, and proceed to paint beautifully colored, but crudely drawn pictures on their bodies, without harming the creature whatsoever. This often results in caves full of colorful painting on the walls, and colored monsters of all size shapes and forms.

This behavior has earned them the name of  painting puppies, as they are often compared to toddlers by veteran adventurers.

However, their playful nature does not mean they are harmless. The paint on their body, while being their most potent toy, is also their most deadly weapon. An unsuspecting creature may be tempted to use fire to light the puppy on fire, however, it's body paint will react, and adapt, powering up it's now potent paint attacks.