Monster Trove: Old Fears and Hungry Things
Namazu
Gargantuan
About
Namazu is an immense catfish beneath the earth whose movement becomes earthquake. A restraining stone or divine guardian normally keeps the creature still, but neglect, distraction, or deliberate sabotage allows the tail to thrash. Responsibility for the ruin lies with failed restraint, ignored warnings, and builders who treated living ground as inert stone.
Stats
HP
218
AC
17
DR
4
Attacks
1
Attack:
3d8+5
Save Rolls
Quick
0
Tough
7
Mind
0
Default Save TN (based on HP): 6
Traits
Alignment:
Impartial Impartial (Wanderer)
Intelligence:
Animal (1)
Magic Resistance:
Magic that stills earth suppresses Earth-Thrashing Tail for 1 round but cannot move Namazu from beneath the battlefield.
Special Attack
Earth-Thrashing Tail: every creature within 120 ft makes a Quick save. A failure takes 5d10 bludgeoning damage, falls down, and drops one held object.
Special Defense
The Pressing Stone: restoring the sacred stone suppresses Earth-Thrashing Tail. Each creature maintaining the stone reduces Namazu's movement and attack bonus by 1, to a maximum of 4.