OLLOROG

  Armor Class:    4
  Hit Dice:       5+5
  Move:           120' (40')
  Attacks:        3
  Damage:         2-5/2-5/1-8
  No. Appearing:  1-10
  Save As:        Fighter: 4
  Morale:         12
  Treasure Type:  J-O
  Alignment:      Chaotic
  XP Value:       650

These horrible creatures are a nightmare blend of a giant spider and a troll. They are normally found in only a few rugged mountaneous areas, but during their mating season they will rove about as packs in the lowlands.

Ollorogs have the head, arms, and upper torso of a troll, and the body and six legs of a giant spider. On their face are the eight black eyes of a spider, with a fanged mouth surrounded by twitching, hairy mandibles. Ollorogs are slightly shorted than normal Trolls, but occupy a 12' diameter area due to their six legs.

Due to their merged form, the web silk of an Ollorog is insufficiently strong to create a web strong enough to support their own weight. Indeed, a bend bars roll with a -4 bonus is sufficient for any captured prey to break free of the webbing. Thus the Ollorog normally hunt their prey, rather than waiting for the food to come to them.

Combat: The Ollorog attacks primarily with its front claws and a fanged mouth. The two large fangs are equipped with a paralyzing toxin, and any foe bitten by an Ollorog must Save vs. Paralyzation or be completely incapacitated for 1d6 turns.

While an Ollorog is unable to build webs sufficiently strong to support their weight, their light web silk is tough enough to secure even the most powerful foes. However, it requires a full turn for an Ollorog to wrap its paralyzed prey in a silk coccoon.

The body of the Ollorog has much of the regenerative capacity of a Troll. Beginning four rounds after the first wound, the creature will recover 2 hit points per round until fully healed. Unlike Trolls, however, Ollorogs reduced to zero or fewer hit points are slain. Nor do severed limbs continue to fight.

Due to the manner in which Ollorogs were created, they are highly susceptible to sunlight. Each round of exposure to direct sunlight inflicts 1d6 hit points of damage. For this reason Ollorogs are usually found only at night. They have a powerful digging ability that allows them to tunnel through one foot of earth each round. If caught out in the open at dawn, they will use this ability to dig a hole in the ground and bury themselves until dusk.

All Ollorog have a ravenous appetite and are constantly on the hunt for food during the night hours. Thus, because of their limited intelligence, they have a 50% chance to be distracted by some food left behind by fleeing prey.

Habitat/Society: Ollorogs prefer the mountainous heights or the safety of the subterranean depths. Ordinarily the males travel in small groups of one to four. During their infrequent mating season, however, they will wander the lowlands while traversing the distance to distant mountain habitats. These Ollorog males rove the lands in swarming groups, ravishing the lowlands for any form of prey.

Ollorog females form packs with the eldest serving as their leader. These packs will drive away any males who are not rutting. Elegible males battle amongst themselves to determine the dominant male, and the winner mates with the entire pack. Due to their regenerative abilities, these battles can be long, drawn out affairs. But sooner or later one of the males will acknowledge the other as superior.

As the Ollorogs are outcasts from their ancestral deities, they worship no god. Instead they follow a form of ancestor worship, a religious belief that provides no shamanic magical benefits, but does provide some degree of cultural identity.

Ecology: Ollorogs prey on any and all creatures, using their swarming groups and a toxic bite to subdue their foe. Only a fully adult dragon or its ilk has little to fear from this unholy beast. Unlike the Trolls, Ollorogs have no particular dislike for good-aligned giants.

As exposure to direct sunlight will cause Orrologs to burst into flame, alchemists must be carefully to keep their components in opaque containers. The blood of the Ollorog can be used as an antidote to the bite of a spider.