Zecui

Zecui

(Creature)

Uncommon

Medium

Aberration

Level

6

Adjective

Zecui

Source: Monster Core, pg(s). 355

See also: Xill

Zecuis are parasitic chitinous aberrations who mature within the body of a larger host.

Appearance

Zecuis are four-armed, two legged creatures with insectoid mandibles and antennae, four yellow eyes, and clawed hands. Red fur is visible beneath armor-like segments of black chitin, which they can harden and fuse into a more protective shell.

Abilities

Zecuis are agile fighters who can wield weapons, and can also spit mucus infested with their larva that can adhere a victim to a nearby surface. They can channel their vitality to preserve a near-death foe but makes other healing efforts more difficult—all the better to prepare the unconscious victim to host more zecui larvae.

Zecuis are sapient beings capable of speaking Aklo, and can burrow and climb with notable agility.

Ecology

Zecuis live in nests, often burrowed underground while hibernating for decades at a time. A large population of zecuis known as the Dark Brood lives in the Valashmai Jungle of Tian Xia, where they infest ruins and plot an imminent expansion.