Kraaster

Kraaster
Pronunciation	"CRAW-sturr"
Type	Battle Kreature
Rank	D+
Availability	Common
Height	99cm (3'3")
Length	86cm (2'10")
Legspan	2.57m (8'5")
Weight	25.4kg (56lbs)
Powers	Cytotoxic venom, Acid spray, Vibration detection
Diet	Carnivore
Biome	Subterranean, urban, temperate forest, tropical rainforest
Metamorphoses Into	Kraaspine

This vicious predator was engineered for quick and stealthy assassinations. Feral specimens can be found lurking in caves, burrows, cellars, storm drains and abandoned buildings during the day, emerging during the night to hunt. It is armed with huge fangs that inject a deadly venom which inflicts rapid and hideous necrotic tissue damage, effectively predigesting its prey. It also excels at defensive combat; when threatened, it will discharge a noxious, volatile spray from its abdomen at its attacker, and then beat a hasty retreat or reposition itself for a counterattack. Its serrated pincers have a long reach and are more effective for grasping, poking and stabbing than they are for crushing. Females protect their inch-long offspring by carrying them around until they're large enough to fend for themselves. Up to 200 of them will cling to her back and underside at a time.