Dobarcuu

== Description ==
A hideous, furless creature with a slimy, bony body and pale flesh, the Dobarcuu vaguely resembles a dog the size of an elephant, but with fins and gills, and an oversized humanoid head with thick, matted hair at the end of a long, distended neck. It does not have eyes, but black pits that writhe with small tendrils, and its mouth has a huge, slathering mess of sharklike fangs instead of regular teeth. The creature’s jaws are capable of opening to a distressing degree, and can easily swallow a man whole. The eye sockets also lead to its throat – it can consume its prey through those as well. Its tail is a great fin capable of projecting it through the water. Its four legs end in prehensile hands, eerily similar to those of a human, but with two thumbs each.
== Behavior ==
The Dobarcuu is a hateful creature with almost-human intelligence, and a capacity for cruelty to match. The creature hides in water, salt or fresh, and waits for travelers to pass by. If the travelers camp by the water, the Dobarcuu will try to pick them off one at a time, luring them away with vague human-sounding whispers, and then attacking and messily devouring them. The survivors will be left fearful for the night, but will not be attacked. If they sleep near the water again, the Dobarcuu will repeat the process. If they move inland, sometimes it will follow them, if they are close enough. The creature’s sense of smell is acute, but it fears moving inland because of its slow speed outside of the water.
The Dobarcuu is a patient, cunning predator, and it will not fall into simple traps, but one temptation it cannot resist is pregnant women. The Dobarcuu hungers for unborn children above all other delicacies, and will even risk attacking in broad daylight if the chance to consume one arises. 
== Range ==
Dobarcuu are mostly found in the Slivers, and are increasingly rare, as the Unkindlies have grown very proficient at hunting them.
Category:Monsters