Digester

Digesters were a ravenous, predatory species of magical beasts.

Description
These creatures stood on average in height upon two powerful hind legs and weighed around. Their bodies sported a long tail, had a grey pebbly hide with dagger-like markings that helped them to camouflaged, and overall measured in length. Their heads were narrow with sucking mouths and sported a tube-like orifice on their forehead.

Behavior
Digesters had a ravenous appetite, rarely feeling full, but when they were the beasts laid low and tried to avoid other creatures.

Abilities
Digesters were capable of seeing in both areas of low-light and total darkness. They were also impervious to harm from acid.

These creatures were capable of shooting acid from the tube-like they sported on their foreheads, either spraying it out in a cone of roughly or as a concentrated stream out to. Once a digester used this function they had to wait some time before they could spray again.

Combat
When a digester spotted a likely target they would charge at them and spray their acid. If they found that was not sufficient to kill their prey, a digester would then attack with their hind legs until they were able to use their acid spray once more.

History
Around 1372 DR, a digester roamed the valley of High Thorog after having been freed from Telkoun's Tower.

A year later, it was found that Quon's shop in Zhentil Keep held a digester in its kennels.

Habitats
Digesters were typically found to inhabit forests within warm climates.

In the Shining South region of south Faerûn, packs of these creatures inhabited the Lluirwood, the Shaareach Forest, and the northern Mhair Jungles. In interior Faerûn, they could be found in the Vast Swamp.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave