Horn Caterpillar
CR: 1 XP: 400
N Small vermin
Init: +1 Senses: darkvision 60 ft. Perception: +0
Defense
AC: 14, touch 12, flat-footed 13 (+1 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size)
hp: 16 (3d8+3)
Fort: +4 Ref: +2 Will: +1
Defensive Abilities: bristles
Immune: mind-affecting effects
Offense
Speed: 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
Melee: bite +5 (1d6+2), bristles +0 (1d4+1 plus poison)
Special Attacks: poison, web (+4 ranged, DC 12, 3 hp)
Statistics
Str: 14 Dex: 13 Con: 13 Int: — Wis: 11 Cha: 2
Base Atk: +2 CMB: +3 CMD: 14 (can’t be tripped)
Skills: Climb +10
SQ: compression
Ecology
Environment: temperate or warm forests
Organization: solitary, pair, or clutch (3–12)
Treasure: none
Description
Bristles (Ex) A creature that attacks a caterpillar with a natural attack or non-reach melee weapon must succeed at a DC 12 Reflex save or take damage as if the caterpillar had struck the creature with its bristles. The save DC is Dexterity-based.
Poison (Ex) Bristles—injury; save Fort DC 12; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d4 Strength; cure 1 save.
Unlike normal caterpillars, voracious giant horn caterpillars don’t pupate into butterflies. Instead, they remain in their worm-like forms for their entire life cycle, growing between each molt until they eventually reach the size of large dogs.
Horn caterpillars feed on the hooves and horns of dead ungulates, which they usually scavenge from corpses. Their sharp mandibles allow them to effortlessly shear through tendon and bone.