# Eel, Dire
>[!rimg]+
> ![[Placeholder2.png]]
> >[!debug]+
> >bite: 1d8 (×2)
> >Melee/Ranged: +7/+4
> >Secondary: +2/-1
> >Multiattack: +5/+2
> >M/R_PA: +7/+4
> >2nd/PA: +2/-1
> >MA_PA: +5/+2
> >Itterative: 1
> > xDmg:: Str: +4; Str2: +6; StrOH: +2; StrPA: +4; StrPA2H: +6; StrPAOH: +2
> > xDCs:: Str: 17; Dex: 14; Con: 15; Int: 8; Wis: 14; Cha: 9
> > xFeat:: 3/3 (0)
> >
> >
> > xLang:: 0/0 (0)
<div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Dire Eel (Rework to be better than the Giant Moray Eel +3 HD +4 Str +2 Con)</div>
<div class="CR">CR 3 (800 XP)</div>
<div class="SOU">Stormwrack</div>
<div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div>
N Large Animal (aquatic)
**Init** +1
**Senses** low-light vision; **Perception** +1
#### defense
**AC** 13, 10 touch, 12 flat-footed (+1 Dex, +3 natural, -1 size)
**hp** 42 (6d8+18)
**Fort** +7, **Refl** +6, **Will** +3
**Feint** 15, **Demoralize** 17
#### offense
**Speed** swim 30 ft.
**Melee** bite +8 (1d8+6 plus grab)
**Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 5 ft.
**Special Attacks** gnaw
#### statistics
**Str** 19, **Dex** 13, **Con** 14, **Int** 1, **Wis** 12, **Cha** 2
**BAB** +4, **CMB** +9, **CMD** 20, **TA** +7, **RTA** +4
**Feats** [[Improved Initiative]], [[Toughness]], [[Weapon Focus]] (bite)
**Languages**
#### special abilities
### Gnaw (Ex)
A giant moray eel possesses a second set of jaws in its throat that aid in swallowing. If it begins a round with a grabbed foe, it can make a bite attack (+11 attack, 1d6+3) as a free action before attempting to maintain the grapple.