Derej Mongoose

Description

These creatures were created by Derej the Mage to train slaves destined for the fighting pits. As they were designed for training, the number of these creatures appearing is generally equal to the sum of the levels of the group of adventurers facing them. They will always attack until reduced to zero hit points.

Derej Pit Creatures are easily identified as they are all white with a diamond-shaped red mark on their foreheads. When reduced to zero hit points, a derej pit creature dissolves into a harmless white mist.

The Derej Mongoose has 1 attack per round normally, but if it hits an opponent, it adds 1 attack per round for the next round; subsequently, on each round when it rolls a 20 on a d20 for any of its attacks, it adds an additional attack per round for the next round. On any round where it misses with at least one attack, the number of attacks it can make in the next round decreases by 1 (to a minimum of 1 attack per round); if it is unable to attack any foe in any given round, the number of attacks it can make returns to 1 upon the next round.

Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.

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