big purple bug alien.

biped bug, mantis like forearms,mandibles, drips acid from bouth, colour changing ability, very territorial. hunts mostly and devours its prey very quickly. most of its food disolves in its acid, so it is usually hungry. usually prefers large targets. mindlessly aggresive.

Combat
suprise attacks are its favorite. likes to latch on with its hooked scythe arms and mandibles. then it sprays acid while eating .its poison is paralysing. will try and completly devour its first prey before moving on to another as the acid will quickly disolve it. will always attack the largest creature in a group first(horses etc.) if confrotned by a large group mantis will hover above and spray down. in the ensuing confusion it will waste little time in moving in to attack.

Vermin are immune to mind influencing effects. Vermin have darkvision with a range of 60 feet.

its acid works like a melfs acid arrow only with a 10ft cone (counts as a 12 level caster)

plus 10 on hide checks when not moving(colour chaning skin)

immune to its own acid

Society
completly unique. from a destroyed plane. race of engineered killers. came to the world as a complete accident

this creature is constanly on th move. it quickly depletes its food source and is forced to relocate.

everything living is considered food.

this creature was designed to be a hungry killing machine.

This creature has been play tested.
This is not a kender type creature.