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Walrus

CR 3.00 Animal N Large
Two long tusks jut from the mouth of this bulky, bewhiskered creature. It walks clumsily on flippers instead of feet.

Walruses normally have gray or brown hides, fading to nearly white when immersed in cold water, and turning pink from increased blood flow when basking in the sun. A thick layer of blubber serves as protection from both predators and cold.

A typical male walrus weighs 1 to 2 tons and measures 10 feet in length, with females about a third lighter and about 9 feet long. Both sexes have tusks up to 3 feet long, and stiff whiskers used to feel out the hiding places of shellfish. A walrus lives up to 40 years.

Owing to their fearsome tusks, prodigious strength, and willingness to fight as a herd, only the most aggressive or hungry polar predators risk attacking an adult walrus. People hunt walruses for meat and for their tusks, valued for their worth as ivory and as impressive trophies in their own right.

STR
21
DEX
11
CON
16
INT
2
WIS
13
CHA
6
HP
30 (4d8+12)
AC
17, touch 9, flat-footed 17 (+8 natural, –1 size)
Speed
10 ft., swim 40 ft.
Init
+0
Melee
bite +8 (1d8+7)
BAB
+3
CMB
+9
CMD
19 (can't be tripped)
Fort
+7
Ref
+4
Will
+2

hold breath

Endurance, Weapon Focus (bite)

Perception +7, Swim +17

Details
Type
Animal
Alignment
N
Size
Large
Environment
cold oceans
Senses
low-light vision; Perception +7
Source
Bestiary 4