Hruul

Description

A hulking creature with four legs and three arms, a Hruul is a formidable foe. Standing 18 feet tall on average, muscles standing out like fleshy boulders, and wielding a giant stone axe in one hand with a club in another, there are few who would dare to stand their ground when attacked. It is not known if it possesses the faculty of language, but a hruul is known to shake saplings with the terrible roars that issue from its sharp- toothed mouth.

There seems to be a crude form of hierarchy among groups of hruul, though exactly how it functions is not unknown; however, it is clear that the larger the hruul, the more deference it is given by its kind and that they are sometimes seen cooperating in coordinated ways.

Normally a hruul will attack with both weapons that it carries, but if one is surrounded or facing large numbers it will pound the ground with its over-sized third arm, sending a concussive blast that will damage all nearby enemies with flying debris; additionally, all affected enemies must make a saving throw or be knocked prone.

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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