A Nameless Thing
Description
It can be described as Toad-like yet greater.
Before you see it, you feel a terrible cold.
What you see first is a vision of a beautiful creature, a phantom of the mind.
Rumour: After the Great Plague, the once wealthy Tharbad fell into decay, and its population diminished. One night, some among those who still lived in the city saw a large black shadow slowly approach the bridge, encompassing it. After a few moments, with a great roar, the bridge crumbled into a thousand pieces.
Where the Thing is remembered: Among the ancient scrolls and books preserved in Minas Tirith, there is a brief chronicle of the times when the city itself was built. Despite numerous missing pieces of text, it is clear that it concerns the presence of an evil thing under Mount Mindolluin, horrible to look upon and very aggressive.
| The Devourer | Attribute Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | ||||
| Endurance | Might | Hate | Parry | Armour |
| 80 | 3 | 7 | +4 | 3 |
Combat proficiencies:
- Bite (bite, beak) 3 (5/14, Pierce)
- Crush (hooves, paws) 3 (7/12, Break Shield)
Fell abilities
- Thing of Terror. At the start of the first round of the battle all Player-heroes in sight of one or more creatures with this ability gain 3 Shadow points (Dread). Those who fail their Shadow test are daunted and cannot spend Hope for the rest of the fight.
- Poison. If an attack results in a Wound, the target is also poisoned (see page 134).
- Hate Sunlight. The thing loses 1 Hate at the start of each round it is exposed to the full light of the sun.
- Hideous Toughness. The creature is unaffected by unarmed attacks. Additionally, when an attack inflicts damage to the creature that would cause it to go to zero Endurance, it causes a Piercing Blow instead. Then, if the creature is still alive its Endurance score is set back at half its maximum rating.