Sea Cloaker
A manta-shaped cousin of the cloaker that drops from dark reef ceilings, wraps a swimmer in its body, and gnaws away until it is killed or torn loose.
Appearance
Shaped like a manta ray, the sea cloaker has a flat black back dotted with small red eyes. Its underside is pale gray and holds a savage, fang-lined mouth.
Combat
Its one special attack, on a hit, envelops the target, which then takes 1-6 plus its unadjusted Armor Class each round (AC below 0 counts as 0), so a leather-clad victim suffers 1d6+8. Its tail lashes others for 1-6.
Damage to a cloaker holding prey is split with the victim. At 25% of its hit points, roll 1d20 against its morale; if it fails, it lets go and flees.
Habitat and Society
They lurk in cramped, dim hollows or cling to walls and ceilings to drop on passing prey. They live in a drowned, sunken kingdom and may serve its rulers.
Ecology
Normally scavengers, they turn predator readily. They can survive 1-4 turns out of water but move slowly and attack at -4 on land. A victim who staggers ashore keeps taking damage until the cloaker is killed or removed.
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Related: Cloaker · Resplendent Cloaker · Shadow Cloaker · Undead Cloaker
Statistics
| Climate/Terrain | Salt water/a drowned, sunken kingdom |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Very rare |
| Organization | School |
| Activity Cycle | Any |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Intelligence | Low (5-7) |
| Treasure | E |
| Alignment | Chaotic evil |
| No. Appearing | 1-6 |
| Armor Class | 2 |
| Movement | 6, Sw 18 |
| Hit Dice | 5 |
| THAC0 | 15 |
| No. of Attacks | 1 + special |
| Damage/Attack | 1-6/1-6 + victim's AC |
| Special Attacks | Envelopment |
| Special Defenses | Nil |
| Magic Resistance | Nil |
| Size | M (5' tall) |
| Morale | Average (8-10) |
| XP Value | 270 |