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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8504144" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Updating the <strong><a href="https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/8482018" target="_blank">Nandie-Bear</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>That just leaves the description…</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">A kerit, commonly known as the nandie-bear, is a loathsome monstrosity covered in shaggy black fur. Unnatural carnivores that live in rocky hills and tropical forests, a nandie-bear's favorite food is humanoid flesh. They prefer to eat their victims from the head downwards.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> Their appearance is hard to describe, a terrifying mixture of gorilla, bear and hyena with the sickle-claws of a giant sloth that varies from individual to individual. There is often something disturbingly <em>human</em> about their face, reminiscent of an evil neanderthal. A nandie-bear normally walks on all fours, with its back sloping upwards as its forelegs are longer than its hindlegs. It can rear up on its hindfeet to stand 8 feet or so tall, but usually only does so to fight or scan its surroundings.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> Nandie-bears have a curious semi-parasitic relationship with nandie-apes (also known as koddoelo). They either live alone or as the leader of a colony of nandie-apes. They never associate with their own kind except to mate. The females abandon their babies to be raised by nandie-apes, like a cuckoo leaves her eggs in another bird's nest.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> A nandie-bear is eerily silent, the only sound they ever make is a horrifying howl that is one of the most terrifying sounds of the jungle. Despite their bestial appearance they are about as smart as an orc and possess keen instincts and bestial cunning. While they cannot speak, they are able to communicate in the Kerit sign language with other nandie creatures.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> <strong><em>Tyrant of the Apes</em></strong>. If there's a nandie-ape colony within a nandie-bear's territory, the nandie-bear will almost invariably have taken it over. They rule the colony by terror, forcing the apes to collect food for it. If they fail to satisfy its hunger it will go hunting or devour one of its nandie-ape followers.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> <strong><em>Solitary Hunters</em></strong>. A nandie-bear always hunts alone even if it rules a nandie colony, if only because the nandie-apes incessant chattering would warn away prey. They only hunt at night and are astonishingly stealthy. If a nandie-bear encounter powerful prey they use their Haunting Howl ability before attacking, to demoralize and scatter their opponents (and summon nandie-ape reinforcements if they rule a colony).</p><p></p><p>Does that cover everything?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8504144, member: 57383"] Updating the [B][URL='https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/8482018']Nandie-Bear[/URL][/B]. That just leaves the description… [INDENT]A kerit, commonly known as the nandie-bear, is a loathsome monstrosity covered in shaggy black fur. Unnatural carnivores that live in rocky hills and tropical forests, a nandie-bear's favorite food is humanoid flesh. They prefer to eat their victims from the head downwards.[/INDENT] [INDENT] Their appearance is hard to describe, a terrifying mixture of gorilla, bear and hyena with the sickle-claws of a giant sloth that varies from individual to individual. There is often something disturbingly [I]human[/I] about their face, reminiscent of an evil neanderthal. A nandie-bear normally walks on all fours, with its back sloping upwards as its forelegs are longer than its hindlegs. It can rear up on its hindfeet to stand 8 feet or so tall, but usually only does so to fight or scan its surroundings.[/INDENT] [INDENT] Nandie-bears have a curious semi-parasitic relationship with nandie-apes (also known as koddoelo). They either live alone or as the leader of a colony of nandie-apes. They never associate with their own kind except to mate. The females abandon their babies to be raised by nandie-apes, like a cuckoo leaves her eggs in another bird's nest.[/INDENT] [INDENT] A nandie-bear is eerily silent, the only sound they ever make is a horrifying howl that is one of the most terrifying sounds of the jungle. Despite their bestial appearance they are about as smart as an orc and possess keen instincts and bestial cunning. While they cannot speak, they are able to communicate in the Kerit sign language with other nandie creatures.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT] [B][I]Tyrant of the Apes[/I][/B]. If there's a nandie-ape colony within a nandie-bear's territory, the nandie-bear will almost invariably have taken it over. They rule the colony by terror, forcing the apes to collect food for it. If they fail to satisfy its hunger it will go hunting or devour one of its nandie-ape followers.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT] [B][I]Solitary Hunters[/I][/B]. A nandie-bear always hunts alone even if it rules a nandie colony, if only because the nandie-apes incessant chattering would warn away prey. They only hunt at night and are astonishingly stealthy. If a nandie-bear encounter powerful prey they use their Haunting Howl ability before attacking, to demoralize and scatter their opponents (and summon nandie-ape reinforcements if they rule a colony).[/INDENT] Does that cover everything? [/QUOTE]
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