Biloko
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| Biloko | |
|---|---|
| (Creature) | |
| Type | Fey |
| CR | ½ |
| Environment | Warm forests |
| Alignment | |
| Source: Racing to Ruin, pg(s). 82-83 | |
The biloko are bloodthirsty, blood red fey are gnome sized man-hunters who stalk the wildest depths of the warm jungles of southern Garund.[1]
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Appearance
While they are roughly the size of a halfling a biloko could never be mistaken for one, while similar in frame their skin is dark red in colour and covered in patches of moss and jungle foliage instead of hair. Despite there bright colour biloko are natural predators adapt at blending in to their verdant jungle surroundings. The face of a biloko is also inhuman, its eyes glow bright red with an unsettling manic glee. Their mouths also stretch into hungry grins far larger than their face should allow. Biloko can even detach their jaw to eat like a snake, there can be few sights as disturbing as watching a small biloko slowly swallowing a human whole over the course of several hours. Biloko normally stand between three and four feet high, a little taller than a halfling and weigh between forty and fifty pounds although after eating they can weigh much more and often the outline of their last meal can still be seen through their swollen belly.[1]
Habitat & Ecology
Biloko dwell primarily in the rainforests that cover much of the Mwangi Expanse though they usually stick to the deeper parts of the forest they have to remain within reach of their favoured prey, foolish lone travellers. Biloko build small shelters for themselves normally in hollowed out trees that are draped in moss and vines to disguise them. Often positioned near trails the biloko will hide in these shelters waiting for suitable prey to pass by. When suitable prey wanders past the biloko whistles creating a strange, alluring melody which slowly infiltrates the prey's mind persuading it to wander alone into the jungle where it is easy prey. Biloko aren't limited to just one hidey-hole they often have many and can build a new one in less than a day.[2]
Biloko subsist entirely on humanoid-meat which is what makes them such a popular staple of fearsome fireside myths, it is also what drives them into such close proximity to the Mwangi Expanse's human population. Thanks to their fey nature biloko do not need to eat nearly as often as creatures of flesh and blood would, they are able to go for weeks without feeding although the hunger slowly drives the creature mad and in desperation they have been known to resort to cannibalism. To make up for the scarcity of their feeding biloko are able to consume an entire human in one go, their acidic saliva and powerful jaws are able to grind human flesh and bones into a compact slurry. The biloko are related to the more civilised but equal bloodthirsty Eloko, despite their similarities their is no love lost between the two species with biloko often attacking the eloko like they would any other humanoid.[1]
Society
While intelligent biloko are not very sociable and only form small groups, their attempts at society pale in comparison to the eloko's city of Elokolobha. When not using stealth to hunt biloko often travel in small, vicious gangs that are not as hierarchical as a tribe. Due to their relatively static territories they rarely encounter a biloko they do not know although there numbers are great enough that they are a menace throughout much of the Expanse. When they do encounter newcomers they regard them merely as rivals for their prey that must be tolerated. Apart from other biloko they have no contact with other intelligent creatures save when they are devouring they prey and this is a very one sided interaction. Biloko's have no concept of wealth although they do gather brightly coloured berries and fruit as they appeal to the biloko's powerful vision. This fascination with brightly coloured fruit means biloko also obsessively collected bright gems which appear even more stunning and are a rare find in the jungle depths.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tim Hitchcock, Patrick Renie, Sean K. Reynolds, Neil Spicer. (2010). Bestiary.Racing to Ruin, p. 82. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-273-9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tim Hitchcock, Patrick Renie, Sean K. Reynolds, Neil Spicer. (2010). Bestiary.Racing to Ruin, p. 83. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-273-9
