Terrify your players with the Astral Hunter, a massive aberration featuring a vertical chest-maw and a crown of predatory eye stalks. Standing at over 78mm tall, this grotesque masterpiece of biological horror is covered in necrotic pustules and designed to dominate the tabletop as a high-level boss.
The monster is rearing up to strike or seize an intruder, its multiple mouths open in a silent scream.
A major boss monster or a terrifying elite hunter encountered in the Astral Plane or a high-level dungeon.
Artist: Noah Strom
Type: MONSTER
Pose: The creature is rising up from its coiled lower body, with its torso twisted slightly to its right. The left arm is extended forward while the right arm is pulled back slightly near the hip.
Action: Attacking
Mood: enraged
Action Category: Attacking
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror
Suitable Locations: The Astral Plane, Deep-space derelict ship, Subterranean cavern system, Alien hive world, Chaos-corrupted dungeon, Interdimensional rift, Elder god's temple, Sewer system under a cursed city
Encounter Scenarios: A boss encounter in a Far Realm-themed dungeon, A random encounter in the Astral Sea while traveling, The final form of a cult leader who has undergone dark mutation, A predator lurking in a lightless cave
Power Level: Deadly (score 75/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e) (perfect): Excellent proxy for a Neothelid, an unusual Beholder variant, or a high-level homebrew Aberration.; Pathfinder (2e) (perfect): Fits the aesthetic of Great Old One minions or Proteans.; Warhammer 40K (good): Works well as a Chaos Spawn or a unique Tyranid organism.; Starfinder (perfect): Highly suitable for an alien horror found on a dead world or in the Drift.; Mork Borg (good): The grotesque, multi-mouthed anatomy fits the game's grimdark/horror vibe.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Huge, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Realistic
Creature: Astral Hunter / Aberration (Aberration), Size: Huge
Body: Slug-like lower body with a muscular humanoid upper torso. Two arms with sharp claws. Head features a large maw and multiple eye-stalks. Secondary vertical mouth on the chest. The skin is textured with pustules, boils, or eyes.
Also known as: Chaos Spawn, Neothelid, Void Terror, Flesh Weaver
Related creatures: Gibbering Mouther, Aboleth, Shoggoth
Distinctive Features: Secondary chest-mouth, Bulbous eye-stalks, Pustule-covered skin, Slug-like tail
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Bite, description: Two separate mouths filled with jagged teeth., position: Face and torso, type_ja: 噛みつき, description_ja: ギザギザの歯が並んだ2つの独立した口。, position_ja: 顔面および胴体, type: Claws, description: Sharp, thick talons on each hand., position: End of both arms, type_ja: 爪, description_ja: 両手の先に備わった、鋭く太い鉤爪。, position_ja: 両腕の先端, type: Eye Stalks, description: Five distinct stalks with bulbs at the ends, likely for visual range or magical rays., position: Top and sides of head, type_ja: 眼柄, description_ja: 先端に球体がついた5本の独立した柄。視界の確保や魔法の光線用と思われます。, position_ja: 頭頂部および側面, Eye rays / psychic blasts
Defensive Features: Thick, fleshy hide, 360-degree vision from eye-stalks
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Savage / Feral, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Chaos Spawn (Warhammer 40k), Beholder-kin, The Thing (John Carpenter), Gibbering Mouther, Neothelid, Eldritch Horror Archetype
Miniature Dimensions: 78.3mm H x 64.9mm W x 60.2mm D (base: 75.0mm)
Keywords: huge aberration mini, cosmic horror monster, eye stalk beast, chest mouth creature, astral hunter, eldritch horror, body horror miniature, planar predator, alien beast, grotesque monster, slug tail creature, 75mm scale monster, boss fight mini, creepy tabletop monster, multi-eye aberration, star spawn, void hunter, chaos beast, pustule monster, maw creature
