An ahuizotl was a semi-aquatic aberration that mimicked voices and preyed on unwary travelers. It resembled a doglike monkey and had a clawed hand on its tail.
Description[]
Although the ahuizotl was large, it resembled a monkey with a long canine snout and teeth and a long feline neck, and it was capable of submerging its entire body beneath as little as three feet of water.[1] Its long, prehensile tail had a large, muscular, clawed hand with which it attacked its victims. Its forelegs were like a monkey or ape's, articulated for knuckle-walking, while its hind legs were similar to those of a dog. Its fur was mostly sleek and brown, with white hair on its chest, belly, and under legs. It also had brown and white facial patterning similar to a ring-tailed lemur or raccoon.[1]
Combat and abilities[]
Excellent swimmers, ahuizotls lived in lakes and preyed on people who came too near the banks or who ventured out on boats.[1] Submerging itself out of sight like a crocodile, an ahuizotl would raise only its snout out of the water, through which it could mimic voices calling for help.[1] Its attack always began with its tail, with which it drowned its victims.[1] It's tail also possessed a blinding strike whereby it could permanently blind its opponents.[1] Once drowned, victims were brought down to the depths of the lake, where the ahuizotl ate its favored parts, the eyes, teeth, and fingernails.[1]
In addition to mimicry, it was intelligent enough to be able to speak Common on its own as well.[1]
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matthew Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and James Wyatt (April 2003). Fiend Folio. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 14. ISBN 0-7869-2780-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jeff Grubb and Tim Beach (September 1991). Fires of Zatal. (TSR, Inc), p. 61. ISBN 1-5607-6139-3.