Drider Husk Harvester (Basic Lore)

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Drider Husk Harvester (HeavyCR 13)

Drider Husk Harvester
Lawful Evil - Large - Aberration
This creature possesses the Heavy role, and therefore counts as 2 monsters for purposes of encounter size, XP award, and treasure.

This monster frequently has the Heavy role, but may be set to other roles if desired.

When the Drow first created the Driders, the great houses could not have been more pleased. Finally, the Drow had a form of loyal trooper that could stand toe-to-toe with the toughest enemies out there!

But the Matriarchs and the mighty Regents felt that the new Driders could be made even stronger, and so the Cocoons were warped even further to produce the Husk Harvester.

The Husk Harvester gave up some flexibility and utility to gain even more punch in melee, and the ability to capture foes alive, which was very strongly desired by certain elements among the Regents.

Unfortunately, the Husk Harvester strain of Driders proved to be MUCH more difficult to control than expected. Indeed, over the millennia since they were created, entire populations of Harvesters have broken off into the wild and live as free-roaming beasts. Since Driders live as long as Elves do, they tend to accumulate over time.

Due to their tendency to 'go rogue', Husk Harvesters are less popular with Matriarchs than other Driders. Regents, on the other hand, love Husk Harvesters for their ability to capture foes, and as a result, there are many Husk Harvesters created each year, despite their drawbacks.