Carrion Crawler

 

The carrion crawler is a hideous subterranean scavenger that paralyzes prey with its poisonous tentacles, before fiercely devouring it. Thick scales cover its long body, though leaving many gaps and articulations (AC 7)—while a tough shell protects its head (AC 3). Though crawlers in more nutrient-rich environments have reportedly grown to lengths well over nine feet and strike with as many as eight tentacles, luckily the lesser variant you encountered was not longer than six feet and carried only four tentacles each. These crawlers’ paralysis wore off after just 5-8 rounds as well—much shorter than the larger varieties are able to inflict.