Aquatic Monsters

in OSRIC

• Anuran - Less advanced frog-man tribes without weapons or armour
• Archelon - Cretaceous carnivore; a kind of gigantic turtle
• Barracuda - A fearsome, very fast aquatic predator found in warm salt water
• Batrachian - Advanced frog-man tribes armed with spears and shields
• Bear, Polar - Long, lean carnivores slightly taller than grizzly bears, and just as hostile
• Dragon Turtle - Massive aquatic creatures up to 200 feet long, occasionally mistaken for rocky outcroppings or small islands
• Dunkleosteus - Devonian carnivore; formerly known as dinichthys
• Elasmosaurus - Cretaceous carnivore
• Electric Eel - Non-aggressive fresh water dwellers, preferring warm water
• Eye of the Deep - Globular aquatic monster with a massive central eye, two eyestalks, lobster-like pincers, and a gaping maw
• Giant Crab - Unintelligent crustaceans that lurk in coastal waters and creep along beaches
• Giant Crayfish - Large freshwater crustaceans that ambush prey from concealment
• Giant Crocodile - More than 50' long crocodile that will attack small ships
• Giant Frog - Giant frogs from 2 to 6 feet in length with natural camouflage
• Giant Gar - Large predatory fish that live in deep rivers and lakes
• Giant Leech - Giant leeches that inhabit warmer, fresh water
• Giant Moray Eel - Salt water dwellers with a nasty temper and a mouth full of teeth
• Giant Octopus - Giant, eight-armed cephalopods. Lurk in coastal waters, close to settlements.
• Giant Pike - Aggressive predators found in larger and deeper lakes
• Giant Sea Turtle - Massive beasts, normally placid but ferocious when they feel they are under attack
• Giant Snapping Turtle - Aggressive predators, lying in wait for prey in shallow waters
• Giant Squid - Giant, ten-armed cephalopods. Two of the ten arms are larger, and may be used to attack ships
• Giant Water Beetle - Omnivorous aquatic beetle that hunts by scent and vibration
• Hippopotamus - Large semi-aquatic herbivorous mammals that aggressively defend their territory
• Kraken - Gigantic squid-like creatures that dwell in the deepest ocean depths and prey on ships
• Leviathan - Huge fish that may originate from the deepest oceans or the Elemental Plane of Water
• Lizard Man - Tall reptilian humanoids that excel at swimming and ambush tactics
• Locathah - Aquatic nomads who make their home in warm, shallow, salt waters
• Merman - Aquatic humanoids with human upper bodies and fish-like lower bodies that dwell in tropical seas
• Mosasaurus - Cretaceous carnivore that filled the same ecological niche as sharks
• Nereid - Transparent and invisible in water, appearing as beautiful young women on land
• Nixie - Small water fairies with pale green skin and dark green hair
• Nothosaurus - Triassic carnivore; amphibious like huge seals
• Plesiosaurus - Jurassic carnivore that may have preferred smaller prey than a man
• Portuguese Man O'War - Translucent floating creature with poisonous tentacles that trails below the water surface
• Sahuagin - Humanoid ichthyans of evil alignment that dwell in shallow, warmer salt waters
• Sea Hag - Wretched creatures given to committing dreadful acts of evil, appearing as decrepit old women
• Sea Serpent - Serpentine monsters which live in the sea, ranging from 20' to 40' long
• Shark - Aggressive, predatory fish of low intelligence and unpredictable behaviour
• Spider, Giant Water - Giant spiders that build underwater lairs with air-filled web-sacs
• Triton - Aquatic creatures with fish-like tails instead of legs, dwelling in underwater castles or caverns
• Walrus - Large, flippered carnivorous animals with long ivory tusks
• Water Naga - Naga with scales ranging from deep green to turquoise and eye colour from light green to brilliant amber
• Weed Eel - Found in both salt and fresh water, preferring depths of around 30-ft
• Whale - Large aquatic mammals with considerable variation between species