This enormous caterpillar is covered with hundreds of sharp, poisonous bristles.
Blood Caterpillar CR 4
XP 1,200
N Large vermin
Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0
Defense
AC 19, touch 9, flat-footed 19 (+10 natural, -1 size)
hp 37 (5d8+15)
Fort +7, Ref +1, Will +1
Defensive Abilities bristles; Immune mind-affecting effects
Offense
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
Melee bite +8 (2d6+6), bristles +3 (1d8+3 plus poison)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks poison, web (+2 ranged, DC 15, 5 hp)
Statistics
Str 22, Dex 11, Con 17, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 2
Base Atk +3; CMB +10; CMD 20 (can't be tripped)
Skills Climb +14
SQ compression
Ecology
Environment temperate or warm forests
Organization solitary, pair, or clutch (3-12)
Treasure none
Special Abilities
Bristles (Ex) A creature that attacks a caterpillar with a natural attack or non-reach melee weapon must succeed at a DC 16 Reflex save or take damage as if the caterpillar had struck the creature with its bristles. The save DC is Dexterity-based and includes a +4 racial bonus.
Poison (Ex) Bristles—injury; save Fort DC 15; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d4 Strength; cure 1 save.
Blood caterpillars are among the largest of giant caterpillars. These massive vermin draw sustenance from rotting meat in the same way many butterflies eat rotting fruit. Behind their mandibles are spinnerets that allow them to manipulate silk, which the caterpillars can discharge to spin webs and immobilize their prey. Their venom weakens the muscles of creatures exposed to it, aiding the caterpillars in restraining and devouring even large, strong, and agile prey.
This monstrous caterpillar's dark-scarlet bristles drip with thick, dangerous-looking venom.
Horn Caterpillar CR 1
XP 400
N Small vermin
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0
Defense
AC 14, touch 12, flat-footed 13 (+1 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size)
hp 16 (3d8+3)
Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +1
Defensive Abilities bristles; Immune mind-affecting effects
Offense
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
Melee bite +5 (1d6+2), bristles +0 (1d4+1 plus poison)
Special Attacks poison, web (+4 ranged, DC 12, 3 hp)
Statistics
Str 14, Dex 13, Con 13, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 2
Base Atk +2; CMB +3; CMD 14 (can't be tripped)
Skills Climb +10
SQ compression
Ecology
Environment temperate or warm forests
Organization solitary, pair, or clutch (3-12)
Treasure none
Special Abilities
Bristles (Ex) A creature that attacks a caterpillar with a natural attack or non-reach melee weapon must succeed at a DC 12 Reflex save or take damage as if the caterpillar had struck the creature with its bristles. The save DC is Dexterity-based.
Poison (Ex) Bristles—injury; save Fort DC 12; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d4 Strength; cure 1 save.
Unlike normal caterpillars, voracious giant horn caterpillars don't pupate into butterflies. Instead, they remain in their worm-like forms for their entire life cycle, growing between each molt until they eventually reach the size of large dogs.
Horn caterpillars feed on the hooves and horns of dead ungulates, which they usually scavenge from corpses. Their sharp mandibles allow them to effortlessly shear through tendon and bone.
