Destrachan

Destrachan

(Creature)

2E1E

Common

CE

Large

Aberration

Level

8

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Source: Bestiary 2, pg(s). 71

Type

Aberration

CR

8

Environment

Underground

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Source: Bestiary 2, pg(s). 83

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Destrachans are aberrant subterranean predators. Despite its bestial appearance, a destrachan is both intelligent and cruel.

Appearance

A destrachan is a bipedal reptilian creature. Its tube-shaped head has no eyes, and it has complex frilled ears and a great circular mouth ringed with numerous rows of teeth like a lamprey's.

Abilities

A destrachan is eyeless and completely blind, but thanks to its sensitive ears it can effectively everything within 100 feet. Destrachans can emit powerful waves of sound from their mouths that can destroy objects and inflict agonizing pain on living creatures. Destrachans themselves are resistant to sonic harm, including that of other destrachans.

Habitat and society

Destrachans live underground in caves, where they hunt in packs of up to five and feed on both live prey and carrion. Though they cannot speak humanoid tongues, they are quite intelligent and can understand spoken language; they communicate amongst themselves with clicks, shrieks, and whistles. Destrachans are cruel and sadistic, taking pleasure from their victims' suffering.

Despite their intelligence, destrachans can be subjugated by other creatures through means such as magical coercion and rigorous conditioning.

Destrachans and xills are mortal enemies.

On Golarion

Destrachans have been encountered in Varisia in the environs of Guiltspur, and in the Forest of Spirits in Tian Xia.

On distant worlds

Destrachans exist on the planet Triaxus, but are rare. The white dragon warlord Yrax created a half-dragon destrachan "son", Iantor, as his heir. They have also been encountered in the Hao Jin Tapestry.

References

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