Bolligrex Urmlock
Ancient Deepwater Predator — “Drangle” Class
Type: Huge Beast (Aquatic)
Alignment: Unaligned
Armor Class: 15 (thick bone-plated hide)
Hit Points: 142 (15d12 + 45)
Speed: Swim 40 ft., land 5 ft. (only if flooded)
STR 21 (+5)
DEX 10 (+0)
CON 17 (+3)
INT 2 (–4)
WIS 12 (+1)
CHA 6 (–2)
Senses: Tremorsense 60 ft., Darkvision 30 ft., Passive Perception 11
Languages: —
Challenge: 8 (3,900 XP)
Description
The Bolligrex Urmlock—known locally as the Drangle—is an ancient aquatic predator, massive and slow, with a jaw that juts like a rusted anvil and tailfins that shimmer with translucent veils. Though not a magical creature, its presence disturbs metaphysical boundaries. Some say its hum unsettles birds and draws dreams up from the lakebed.
Despite its grotesque frame and gluttonous feeding habits, the Drangle is not mindless. It has been known to spare boats, to study silhouettes at shorelines, and to return what it once took—sometimes days later.
The few who’ve met its gaze and survived insist it is old enough to understand what it should not.
Size Note: Stillmere Drangles average 7 to 9 feet in length. Seaforms run larger. One report described a coastal specimen as “longer than the skiff—and watching it.”
Traits and Abilities
Subsonic Hum (1/Day): The Drangle can emit a resonant, low-frequency vibration that pulses through water and fog. Any creature within 60 ft. must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be disoriented (disadvantage on Perception and Insight checks) for 1 hour. Fail by 5 or more: target relives a vivid memory and is stunned for 1 round.
Swallow: On a successful Bite attack against a Medium or smaller creature, the Drangle may attempt to swallow it whole. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, and takes 3d6 acid damage at the start of each of the Drangle’s turns. DC 15 Strength save to escape.
Veil-Bonded Memory: Any magical attempt to read its mind or communicate telepathically delivers a fragmented memory—someone else’s, and usually tragic.
Behavior
- Hunting Instinct: It prefers large, slow prey—oxen, deer, swimmers caught in reeds.
- Surface Interaction: May rise if lured by cutbait or resonance. Often surfaces at twilight but remains just out of reach.
- Territory: Does not stray far. Defends Stillmere and its reef with unexpected consistency.
Known Habitat
Primarily observed in Stillmere Lake, but ancient sightings exist from long-coast river deltas and flooded salt canyons. Rumors suggest a migratory tunnel beneath the lake connects to a now-collapsed ocean trench.
Eshka Vale insists the Urmlock was introduced to the lake—transferred, not native. Its purpose: to anchor the wound below.
Hooks and Usage
- Reef Guardian: The Drangle may serve as a living key to a submerged archive or Veil-locked ruin.
- Dream Trigger: Players who sleep near its waters may receive partial visions—seeds for future quests.
- Returning Beast: If spared, the Drangle may later intervene—gifting a relic, stopping a greater threat, or merely watching from afar.
Harvest & Relics
Note: All components should be harvested respectfully. The lake remembers.
Veil-Laced Scale
Glows faintly in moonlight. Pulses near ley-touched water. Can be shaped into light armor or enchanted jewelry. Carries residual memory static if not cleansed.Urmlock Bile Sac
Rare ingredient in fungal rot cures and Veil-related alchemy. Improper handling may cause hallucinations, dizziness, or psychic bleed-through.Whisker Filaments
Long, nerve-threaded feelers. When soaked in riverwater, can subtly guide lures or act as attunement threads for memory-laced rituals.Unsplit Jawbone
Dense, curved bone—can be carved into resilient blades or talismans. Said to emit a low hum near forgotten doors or buried glyphs.
Regional Variants
While the Stillmere Drangle is considered the last known inland specimen, other forms may exist.
- Lakeform (Stillmere): 7–9 ft, withdrawn unless baited
- Seaform (Coastal Abyss): 10–14 ft, deeply territorial
- Spawning Matriarch: 18+ ft (unconfirmed); may guard reef nests or buried Veil conduits