Drthak
Level 6Attacks
Abilities
Trigger A creature within 15 feet uses an auditory action
Effect The drthak Strides or Swims towards the creature.
The drthak can hold its breath for about 2 hours.
The drthak can Swim at half Speed while it has a creature Grabbed or Restrained in its jaws, carrying the creature along with it.
The drthak can use its hearing as a precise sense with the listed range. If the drthak takes sonic damage beyond its resistance, its senses are overloaded and all creatures are Concealed from it for 1 round.
Requirements The drthak is underwater
Effect The drthak uses sonic power to push aside water in a 30-foot area, which then collapses in a crushing torrent. All creatures in the area, other than the drthak, take 3d10 bludgeoning damage (DC 24 fortitude save).
When the drthak misses a screech Strike against a creature Grabbed or Restrained in its jaws, it deals that creature 2d6 sonic damage.
Dischorans are a group of predators who hunt via focused sound. Though they possess protuberances that resemble eyes, these are actually auditory sensory organs that can pick up even the slightest sound and are used to locate prey with pinpoint accuracy.
Only a few types of dischorans have been identified, but they all share unifying features: front-facing pseudo-eyes, deceptive speed, and ravenous hunger. Their sensitivity to noise combined with their ability to weaponize sound are likely the primary reasons dischorans spend most of their time alone.
Drthaks are aquatic predators with long trailing fins that are rarely seen, clinging to coasts and estuaries where the high silt content makes them practically invisible to predators and prey alike. Some have been known to come inland, tracking their prey miles upriver before striking. The underwater environment alters the typical dischoran hunting behavior, with drthaks creating bubbles that implode to stun prey.