Skrag Scavenger

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Skrags

200 lbs

97 / 97

Inventory Equipped:
Brigandine

450 gp
Light Shield

5 gp
Shortsword

10 gp

Inventory Unequipped:
Gold Coin

1 gp
Warp Potion

30 gp

Natural Weapon(s):
Bite (d1)

Passive Abilities:
Stoneguard Resilience

1500 gp
Advanced Armor Training - Medium

4000 gp
Advanced Armor Training - Shields

2000 gp

Quick Abilities:
Hidden Steel Curtain

1000 gp

Attack Abilities:
Flourish

150 gp
Piercing Strike

400 gp

Reaction Abilities:
Sturdy Resolve

500 gp
Interposing Block

1500 gp

Opportunity Attack Abilities:
Close Quarters Combat

300 gp

"SKREEEEECH! TAKE THERE SHINY, SHINY!" The rat-man yells, charging forward with others. They brandish damaged swords and battered shields, their red eyes gleaming with desperation and greed.

Skrag Scavenger
The Skrag Scavenger is the frontline fighter among the Skrags, recklessly advancing towards intruders that threaten their loot. These scavengers are often drugged, which numbs their pain receptors and makes them believe they are invisible.

The Grunts Way
Skrag Scavengers look similar to their kin but are distinguished by their more aggressive demeanor and the crude, makeshift armor they wear. Their eyes are often glazed over due to the drugs they consume, and they carry a variety of stolen, battered weapons.

Reckless Behavior
Fueled by drugs, Skrag Scavengers charge headlong into battle without regard for their own safety. Their numbed pain receptors allow them to endure wounds that would incapacitate others, and their belief in their invisibility makes them even more dangerous.

Environments:

Jack's Toy Bin

Skrags

Creature Sub Type

Appearance

Skrags are humanoid rat-men, a grotesque blend of human and rodent features. Standing between four and six feet tall, their bodies are covered in patchy, matted fur of varying shades of brown and gray. Their elongated snouts, sharp teeth, and beady eyes give them a perpetually hungry and cunning look. With wiry, nimble limbs ending in clawed hands and feet, Skrags are well-suited for climbing and scavenging. A long, hairless tail trails behind them, often used for balance and manipulation of objects.

Origins and Evolution

Once a noble race of Ratfolk, the Skrags have devolved into their current state due to their addiction to a mysterious drug called "Warp.

" This substance has not only altered their minds but also their bodies, transforming them into diseased and twisted parodies of their former selves. Prolonged exposure to Warp has granted them a peculiar resistance to necrotic energies but left them vulnerable to holy or radiant powers.

Habitat and Behavior

Scavengers of the Desolate

Skrags are drawn to places of death and decay, such as graveyards, fallen battlefields, and abandoned barracks. These locations offer ample opportunities for scavenging shiny objects and remnants of value. Their obsession with anything that glimmers drives them to steal from even the most dangerous foes, including orcs, ogres, and occasionally, dragon hoards.

Nomadic Tunnels

Skrags inhabit complex tunnel systems and underground warrens, which they constantly expand and fiercely defend. These labyrinthine homes allow them to move swiftly and unseen, making it difficult for enemies to track or catch them.

Social Structure and Hierarchy

Wealth Equals Power

In Skrag society, the accumulation of shiny objects is the primary measure of status. The individual with the most wealth is considered the King of the Skrags.

However, this position is often short-lived, as other Skrags will stop at nothing—including theft and murder—to increase their own wealth and usurp the throne.

Anarchy and Competition

Skrag society is chaotic and cutthroat. Alliances are temporary and based solely on mutual benefit. The constant competition for wealth and power keeps the Skrags in a state of perpetual tension, where betrayal and backstabbing are commonplace.