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Fleshwarp, Grothlut

CR 3.00 Aberration CE Medium
Pale and glistening with moisture, this sluglike creature stares vacantly as a droning moan escapes its slobbering lips.

Grothluts are sluglike abominations with vaguely human heads and torsos, and rubbery arms that move awkwardly at their sides. They shuffle mindlessly until other creatures come into view, then piteously moan before slithering forward to attack and feed. Those moans are the last vestige of their formerly human selves crying for release as slivers of the creatures' intellects are forced to continuously relive their transformation.

Many fleshcrafters consider the grothlut a failure, as the transformation all but stamps out its human consciousness. Others disagree, arguing that warping the creature's mind makes it more useful, as its stupidity makes it pliable and easy to herd. The drow typically use grothluts only as guardians to slowly patrol the remote edges of their enclaves. Once in position, though, grothluts can be used as crude shock troops, unleashed to soften enemy forces before more valuable warriors wade in and cut down the enemies who have been nauseated by the grothluts' exploded organs and flesh.

STR
15
DEX
6
CON
18
INT
1
WIS
8
CHA
5
HP
42 (5d8+20)
AC
13, touch 8, flat-footed 13 (–2 Dex, +5 natural)
Speed
20 ft.
Init
+2
Melee
2 slams +6 (1d6+3)
BAB
+3
CMB
+5
CMD
13 (can't be tripped)
Fort
+7
Ref
–1
Will
+3

digestive spew, disgusting demise, piteous moan

compression

Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Weapon Focus (slam)

Climb +10

Details
Type
Aberration
Alignment
CE
Size
Medium
Environment
any underground
Senses
darkvision 60 ft.; Perception –1
Source
Bestiary 4