Dung beetle

Dung beetles were various species of mundane beetles whose names were often used as insults. However, the scarab dung beetles were respected and their likeness even was used to craft various enchanted amulets.

Description
Dung beetles, like other beetles, had a tough external carapace and were known for their virile breeding.

Habitats
A species of Modovian dung beetle‎s was known to be found in Waterdeep and was a delicacy among local lizards.

Sembian farmers used to "drain" the land of all nourishment before they learned to rotate different types of crops grown. Areas that were damaged by this thoughtless farming became only suitable to sustain dung beetles and ragweed.

History
After Volothamp Geddarm's work, Volo's Guide to All Things Magical, was published circa 1369 DR, he angered a great number of wizards. Snilloc threatened Volo with spending the eternity as a dung beetle.

Sometime before 1372 DR, Purfbin Doogrick, a rogueish adventurer from Waterdeep was stuck in Lady Spitalsmore's basement, as the noblewoman came back home earlier than anticipated. The ingenious gnome used a handful of Modovian dung beetle‎s to fashion a trap for lizards and then used lizards to scare the old woman out of her home, allowing the little thief to escape with a handful of food from the Waterdhavian noble's pantry.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Dangerous Games &bull; Star of Cursrah &bull; New in Town &bull; Silver Shadows &bull; The City of Ravens &bull; Whisper of Waves &bull; The Ruin &bull; Frostfell
 * Video Games
 * Planescape: Torment &bull; Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford
 * Planescape: Torment &bull; Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford
 * Planescape: Torment &bull; Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford