Gorgodon



Gorgodons are large, feral mammalian creatures that originated on the snow-covered world of Ilum.

Biology
These beasts seem to prefer the lowlands of their homeworld but do, on occasion, venture into the mountains - usually in the search of prey. They are able to walk on all fours and have a tail. Before attacking, they often raise their thick tails to intimidate their enemies and during combat, they use them to strike their prey. Their mouths contain three rows of sharp teeth which they use to devour their prey. They are known to have an impressive sense of smell and hearing but suffer from poor vision.

Gorgodons also produce a thick brownish saliva which is primarily be used to bind their prey or aid them in the formation of their nesting ground. Once the prey is secured, the creature commences with an unusual method of killing its prey - which is to wrap its body around its 'food' and squeeze tightly. The prey suffocates from a lack of oxygen. To aid the Gorgodon in this, they possess a strong skeleton and have thick layers of both muscle and fat.

One known method of killing these creatures is severing the spine behind the head which essentially paralyzes the beast, making it incapable of moving and thus neutralize it as a threat.

D6 Stats

 * Type: Large arctic predator
 * Planet of Origin: Ilum
 * DEXTERITY 1D+1
 * PERCEPTION 2D+2
 * Search 4D+2
 * STRENGTH 6D+2
 * Brawling 7D+2
 * Climbing/jumping 9D
 * Special Abilities:
 * Claws: Do STR+2D+1 damage.
 * Bite: Does STR+2D damage.
 * Tail: Does STR+2D+2 damage.
 * Poor Vision: Gorgodons have extremely poor vision and take a -1D penalty on all visual Perception and search rolls.
 * Move: 10, 10 (climbing)
 * Size: Large