Kech

Kech(NaN undefineds) was a species of evil carnivorous forest monkey-like creatures sometimes referred to as "forest fiends".

Description
Keches were monkey-like humanoids that stood at tall. They were covered in leathery skin with green protrusions that looked like tree leaves. Like other monkeys, they had arms longer than their legs and prehensile tails, allowing them to move with lightning speed across the canopies. Kech's face was reminiscent that of a human but with protruding jaws and housed large fangs.

Behavior
It seemed that keches' main drive was luring unwitting humans to their dooms into the deepest forests, ensnaring them in traps, and consuming their flesh. Keches' lived in thick forests and thrives in any climate. These creatures were not mindless beasts however, and were capable of setting pitfall traps, snares, and set deadfalls. Some kech groups were even known to organize raids on humanoids who lived in forests or close to its edge. These fiends captured and fled with their living prey only to devour it later in the primacy of deep woodlands. Possibly the most devious of keches' traps was their ability to imitate screams of distress and pleads for help that often lured prey to become bloody feast.

Combat
Keches used trap making and cunning as their main weapon and their powerful camouflage as their main defense. When forced into direct confrontation, they attacked with claws rakes and bites. The most common battle tactics for them was ambushing prey, picking and attacking one or two targets, trying to slay them as quickly as possible and then retreat with the corpses into the woods.

Ecology
If captured alive, kech young could be sold for around 550 gold coins.

Appearances

 * Card Games
 * AD&D Trading Cards