Smaller bone eaters (lesser and mundane) appear to be undead skeletons. The actual ooze component of these creatures is reddish, projecting the illusion of rotting musculature. Of course, their true ooze-nature is revealed when they grow to Large or larger sizes. Still, many Omerian borrowers and abjurers assume that these horrors are reanimated skeletons and make the poor choice of using magic that works against undead on them. Imagine their horror when they discover that bludgeoning damage actually splits them into two separate, smaller bone eaters.
Fortunately, bone eaters are usually only found in locations heavy with inaks, leading many Pexian Aberrationists and Warriorbrood gunmages to believe that they are a byproduct of the inak's unusual method of "breeding."
Art by Nacho Lazaro.
DM Dave
2020-12-03 00:55:37 +0000 UTC