Stag beetle

Giant stag beetle

(Creature)

Common

Large

Animal

Level

4

Images of giant stag beetles

Source: Monster Core, pg(s). 42

Giant stag beetles also had the

N

trait in Bestiary 41.

Type

Vermin

CR

4

Environment

Temperate forests

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of giant stag beetles

Source: Bestiary, pg(s). 33

Stag beetles are beetles with large and distinctive mandibles found on the males of most species, which resemble the antlers of stags and are used to impress prospective mates, deter rivals and predators, and defend itself if necessary.

Giant stag beetle

A giant stag beetle is a horse-sized stag beetle. Like their smaller versions, they can fly, if clumsily. They often reside in marshes, caverns, and forests, where they occasionally come into conflict with logging camps.

Chapel beetles are giant stag beetles trained to serve as holy mounts for Droskar-worshiping hryngars in the Darklands. These beetles carry priests of Droskar and are often inscribed with the deity's symbol, allowing the priest to use them as living religious symbols for channeling their god's power.

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