# Brachyurus >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Brachyurus</div> <div class="CR">CR 23 (819,200 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Epic Level Handbook pg. 170</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.0</div></div> N Large Magical Beast **Init** +18 **Senses** blindsight 240 ft., darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, keen scent; **Perception** +62 #### defense **AC** 40, 23 touch, 26 flat-footed (+14 Dex, +17 natural, -1 size) **hp** 893 (38d10+684); fast healing 10 **Fort** +41, **Refl** +37, **Will** +25 **Feint** 63, **Demoralize** 59 **DR** 10/epic; **SR** 34 **Resist** acid 20, cold 20, electricity 20, fire 20, sonic 20 #### offense **Speed** 80 ft. **Melee** 2 claws +48 (2d6+10/19-20), 1 bite +48 (3d6+10/19-20 plus trip) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 10 ft. **Special Attacks** frightful howl, savage #### statistics **Str** 30, **Dex** 38, **Con** 47, **Int** 18, **Wis** 32, **Cha** 19 **BAB** +38, **CMB** +49 (+53 trip), **CMD** 73 (75 vs. trip), **TA** +47, **RTA** +51 **Feats** [[Alertness]], [[Blinding Speed]], [[Combat Expertise]], [[Critical Focus]], [[Great Fortitude]], [[Greater Trip]], [[Improved Bull Rush]], [[Improved Critical]] (bite), [[Improved Critical]] (claw), [[Improved Initiative]], [[Improved Trip]], [[Iron Will]], [[Lightning Reflexes]], [[Power Attack]], [[Run]], [[Skill Focus]] (Perception), [[Staggering Critical]], [[Weapon Focus]] (bite), [[Weapon Focus]] (claw) **Skills** Acrobatics +55 (+75 when jumping), Climb +51, Escape Artist +52, Perception +62, Sense Motive +53, Stealth +53 **Languages** Common, Sylvan, Terran **SQ** blinding speed (5 rounds/day), pass without trace #### special abilities ### Frightful Howl (Su) As a standard action, a brachyurus can emit a howl in a 60-foot-radius spread. Creatures in the area must make a successful Will save (DC 33) or become shaken for 1 hour. ### Savage (Ex) If a brachyurus successfully trips an opponent, it latches onto the opponent's body and tears the flesh, dealing an additional 15d6+25 points of damage. #### tactics #### ecology **Terrain** Cold or temperate forests **Organization** Solitary, pair, or pack (5–10). **Treasure** Standard **Advancement** 39–48 HD (Large); 49–58 HD (Huge); 59–66 HD (Gargantuan); 67–135 HD (Colossal) Brachyuruses are the primordial stock from which all lesser wolves and canines devolved. The mythological Fenris Wolf itself springs directly from brachyurus stock. Brachyuruses appear as extraordinarily large wolves with bristling mane of white and burnt red fur. Their teeth and claws, even for their extreme size, seem overlarge, but not in the least clumsy. The howl of a brachyurus can frighten even the most hardened, experienced adventurer. Brachyuruses roam ancient savannahs lost to time, other planar wilds, or as single individuals among their lesser kin in worlds where their presence is generally unrealized. Esoteric hunters prize brachyurus pelts, though more often than not such a hunter becomest he hunted. Brachyuruses can speak Common and can communicate with all wolves.