Entity 22 "Snipes"
Found in Zone 10
7' to 8' tall, Hostile, ☠️ III High Snipes are strange bird-like monsters with several limbs and sharp human-like hands. They are known for luring enemies into an isolated area rather than outright attacking in the open or dive-bombing. They make a tenor dreamy-like slightly-distressed bird sound to pique the curiosity of nearby wanderers. They will often await in dark rooms with a narrow bottleneck or difficult escape. If one enters the area, the Snipe is likely to jump down blocking the exit and run full-speed at the victims. They can swipe their sharp claws very rapidly, reducing any sort of living beings to shreds in seconds while picking their massive beaks deeply into flesh. |
Snipes are predators that will devour any living thing and even entities. It is fairly common to find rooms of bloody Yogaite skeletons and robes from a brutal Snipe assault. If one comes across a hallway or rooftop with puddles or splatters of blood, it is very likely a Snipe is nearby and it's very recommended to turn around and leave as fleeing has a vastly higher survival rate than trying to face one. The only real way to defeat a Snipe is with multitudes of missiles and melee attacks coming from multiple heavily-armored sources. Some chemimagickal explosives like Tesseract Dust are suggested to use for a final dissolving blow. Snipes also seem deeply terrified of Queen Yoga, Stars and Moon. One even mentioning her will draw serious rage out of these monsters. It is unknown the details of what history and grudges these entities share.