Echidna, Giant

The real echidna — also known as the spiny anteater — is an egg-laying mammal found in Australia and New Guinea. It bears a slight resemblance to a hedgehog. It measures about 18 inches (45cm) long, is covered with long sharp spines, and has powerful claws for digging. It is a solitary creature, active late afternoons and nights. It feeds mainly on termites which it licks up with its long sticky tongue, and is totally harmless.
Unfortunately, the giant echidna is not so harmless. Its quilllike spines are tipped with a Type H venom. While it has no teeth, its mouth and tongue are equipped with horny serrations that can grind flesh from bone. Unlike the regular echidna, the giant echidna uses its claws to rend prey, eating human-sized victims in about five pieces.
A giant echidna attacks on sight, carelessly waddling forward, hoping to brush up against as many foes as possible. Anyone whose hex it enters must make a successful DX roll to avoid taking spines, which can pierce DR 2 armor or hide. If the echidna slams its opponent, he takes spines automatically. Once it has knocked a foe down, it will begin to rend him with its powerful claws. If the echidna takes half its hit points in wounds, it will curl into a ball and wait until the attackers leave. In a ball, only the body can be hit