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Pale Tailless Squirrel

One of the encounters the PCs have while investigating the murder at the mining facility near Rosegard is a run-in with a new Sathar bio-construct, the Sathar Poison Squirrel.  Based on a native Pale species, this bio-construct is new in the Frontier, having only been released in the last year or so.  The PCs will be one of the first to encounter it.  Here is the description and stats for both the native Pale Tailless Squirrel and the Sathar Poison Squirrel.

Pale Tailless Squirrel

The Pale Tailless Squirrel is a small rodent, native to Pale remarkably similar to squirrels of the human homeworld but lacking the signature big bushy tail.  They can be found all over Pale in any temperate, tropical, and even some arctic climates.

Pale Tailless Squirrels range in color from light tans and greys to nearly snow white depending on their environment.  They are generally skittish and shy away from members of the Frontier races although may approach if there is a chance of free food.  If cornered these creatures will fight but their small mouths and jaws, primarily designed for eating vegetation and nuts, do not do much damage (1d5 pts).

Pale Tailless Squirrel
STA: 10
RS: 70
Move: Medium (30m/turn)
Size: small
#Appearing: 1d2
Attack: 50
Damage: 1d5

 

Sathar Poison Squirrel

This is a sathar bio-construct based on the native Pale Tailless Squirrel.  This is a new creature in the Frontier that has just been released in the last year or so and is starting to invade the ecosystem. It was engineered in sathar biolab somewhere on Pale.  Although first seen near the village of Rosegard, the bio-lab in question is not near that village.

The Sathar version is more gregarious and will be much more likely to approach members of the Frontiers species.  It is more playful than the native version but will inevitably try to bite, typically fingers or toes.  While the bite only does 1d5 points worth of damage like the native creature, unlike the native squirrel, the bite is highly poisonous.  The Sathar Poison Squirrel’s bite contains a S4/T20 poison. A successful STA check results in half damage.  Standard Anti-Tox will treat the poison if properly administered.

Side by side comparison of the Pale Tailless Squirrel and the Sathar Poison Squirrel showing the faint strip down the back of the latter.
Pale Tailless Squirrel (left) compared to a Sathar Poison Squirrel (right). The only immediate difference is the faint pale stripe down the back of the Sathar Poison Squirrel which is not always obvious.

Physically, they are nearly identical to the native species. The most noticeable difference is that the bio-construct has a stripe of fur down its back that is slightly paler than the rest of the fur. The native species does not have this stripe. If examined closely there are other small details that set it apart from the native version such as stronger jaws, sharper teeth, slightly more hook like claws on its toes, and a stronger musculature.

Sathar Poison Squirrel
STA: 20
RS: 70
MV: Medium (30m/turn)
Size: small
#Appearing: 1d2
Attack: 60
Damage: 1d5
Special Attack: poisonous bite, S4/T20, current STA check for half damage.
June 19, 2018 Tom 1 Comment
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