Krua

This illustration is from my Kickstarter project to create drawings of all of the inimical nonhumans and sea creatures from Professor M.A.R. Barker's wonderful Tékumel (aka Empire of the Petal Throne) role-playing world setting.

"The Kruá is a platter-shaped, shelled creature of basically crustacean appearance. It has six long spidery legs and two sawtoothed fighting arms tipped with massive pincers. There are three sizes: 10 feet, 15-20 feet, and 30-40 feet across. Missile bounce harmlessly off its armour plate, and even magic arrows will not penetrate it. It thus must be disabled by cutting off its legs and fighting arms. It can be turned away by blood, however, and many a ship has saved itself through the sacrifice of some hapless slave or oarsman (60 percent chance of its departure after receiving such a sacrifice). Once it is satisfied, it scuttles back to the depths, defending itself and chittering at its enemies."

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My next TSR Art Kickstarter is coming soon. This time around I'll re-create four pieces of full-color artwork from classic AD&D modules: the back cover of D3 Vault of the Drow, the front and back covers of T1 Village of Hommlet, and the front cover of X1 Isle of Dread! Follow me on Kickstarter for all the updates: [link]