Spider Climb. The aspis can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Acidic Hide. When the aspis cow takes damage of any type but psychic, each creature within 5 feet of it takes 4 (1d8) poison damage.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (3d6+2) piercing damage.
Description
Considered unfathomable by humans, aspis are seldom encountered in populated lands unless raiding for food. They commonly live in small groups, tending to their own business and only occasionally dealing with outsiders. Few people can report of ever meeting one of these creatures, and the existence of larva and cows is only a subject of rumor. These do exist, however, as they are necessary for the survival of the race.
Aspis Cow: Unlike other larvae who harden their skins and metamorphose into drones, the cows retain their larval form, becoming huge and bloated females, 10’ to 15’ in length. Their sole purpose in life is to lay eggs for the nest. They are sluggish creatures, but their large size makes their bite dangerous. In addition, their skin exudes a milky acidic slime that will eat through metal or wood in 1 round and will burn exposed flesh for 1-8 points of damage each round until washed off. Aspis lairs are found underground and consist of sloping tunnels bored through soft rock or dirt. A lair or nest will consist of 1-3 egg chambers, 2-4 granaries, 1-6 grub hatcheries, and a central chamber. The tunnels are commonly about 4’ high and will be well defended by traps and guards. The grub hatcheries will contain 1-10 larvae each. Only one cow will be found in any nest.
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