Taotie

A Monster from the Book of Engoku.

Description

Taotie used to be simple, flesh eating monsters roaming the land gobbling people up. Eventually, though, some benevolent spirit decided that was enough of that, and punished them by taking away their bodies. Now they are simply heads, rolling about the land chewing on people’s ankles. Those unfortunate enough to be eaten need not worry, though…they simply come out the other side. Taotie are often found wherever humans are sacrificed.

Garb

Taotie mask with horns and fangs, black, nondescript garb

Statistics

Type: Extra-Planar 'Humanoid' (sorta)
Q/M Ratio: 1/1
Armor: 2 points Natural Invulnerability
Weapons: Single short
Immunities: Death, Poison
Natural Lives: 8

Abilities & Traits

• Innate Magical Ability: Wounding (2/life)
• Vulnerability: Slow
• Vulnerability: Short
• Altered Effect: anyone killed by a Taotie will return after their normal death count without the loss of life. Pre-death wounds are persistent.
• Weak
• Sheer Numbers

Levels: None