I orginally posted this in the "Creature Tree" post. Enjoy!
Creature Tree
http://gamingsteve.com/blab/index.php?topic=1528.0Name: Naucean
Type: Warm-blooded Bipedal Marine Vertebrate
Lifestyle: Social Omnivore
Habitat: Mangrove-like Wetlands
Size: 10 to 12ft long (females), 8 to 10 ft long (males)
Weight: 300 to 400 lbs (females), 200 to 300 lbs (males)
Diet: Small aquatic creatures, small terrestrial creatures, fruits, seeds, leaves, roots, eggs
Hunt/Forage Success Rate: 50% hunt, 75% forage
Armor: Skin is weak so they make padded armor out of fibers for protection.
Defenses: Strong tail with fluke as well as strong kicking legs. oral tentacles do not hurt but can pull a target into its very sharp beak.
Weapons: No real natural weapons but Bronze Age in technology.
Tools: 2 hand on 2 of the 6 tentacles. Each with 2 fingers and 2 thumbs (one on either side of the hand).
Method of Eating: Grab with tentacles and bring to beak to slice. Then into the gizzard to be ground up then digested and finally out the anus on the opposite end.
Lifespan: About 60 years
Reproductive Rate: Reaches sexual maturity at 12 years. Can reproduce at any time of the year.
Gestation: 6 months then lays egg.
Offspring incubation: 6 months until egg hatches after being laid.
Number of Offspring: 1 to 4
Offspring Survival Rate (before age of maturity): 90% they are raised in a family group and everyone helps raise the babies.
Description:
http://gamingsteve.com/blab/index.php?topic=1621.0