A Tigersquid has the general body plan of a normal tiger, but its bulbous head has only a large squidlike beak; it has no eyes, ears, nor even nostrils. Tigersquids seem to sense their environment by means of sound alone, in much the same way as hydramanders, but tigersquids have far sharper hearing. They can sense a creature by its heartbeat, for example, and only magical silence will “blind” them.

The most notable feature of a tigersquid is its tentacles; six short, powerful tentacles form a sort of “mane” around its head, and two long, slender tentacles serve as its tail. When stalking prey, the neck-tentacles lie flat against its back in rows, resembling a cape; when attacking, they fan out, making it look even larger than it is. The tail-tentacles twist and twine constantly, but are only used in combat if the creature decides to flee (i.e. fails a morale check).