Armor Class: 5
Hit Dice (HD): 7d8 (31 hp)
No. of Attacks: ram
Damage: 2d8
Special Attacks & Defenses: Fear
Move: 210’ (70’)
No. Appearing: 1 (1)
Save As: Fighter 8
Morale: 5
Treasure Type: See Below
Alignment: Neutral
The extremely rare and extremely valued Nauga Beast is not one encountered often by adventurers but very sought after. The nauga beast looks like a horrid cross between a boar, dog, crow, and a large cow. Some sages believe that the same horrible experiments that gave us the owlbear spawned the nauga. To call the nauga beast "ugly" is generous. It is horrific. Creatures below 2 HD have to make a Saving Throw vs. Paralysis or run away in fear. Creatures with greater HD are still repulsed by this creature.
Their only attack is their ability to run very fast and ram into creatures. Typically though it will run away.
There are very few nauga to be found in Known World. They suffer from the dual problems of being "too ugly and too stupid to breed" according to celebrated Glantri naturalist sage Phygora.
So ugly in fact that the nauga is frightened of each other. Even it's own reflection will cause it to run away as per the cause fear spell.
The nauga has no natural predators or enemies. Indeed the meat of the nauga has been described by goblins, the only creatures known to have tried to eat one, as "rat floating in an open sewer for a week." The beast would be happily ignored if not for its hide. While unsuitable for armor, the hide is often used in other clothing or in covering. It is flexible, waterproof and unlike leather seems to last forever.
The hide of a nauga beast will be worth anywhere from 300 to 800 gp in value (1d6+2), but requires an expert in dealing with the hide.
