Larva
Small Aberration (Zerg)
Hit Dice: 1d8 (4 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 10 ft. (2 squares)
Armour Class: 32 (+1 size, +21
natural), touch 11, flat-footed 32
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-6
Attack: --
Full Attack: --
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: --
Special Qualities: Darkvision
60 ft., immunity to poison and cold, resistance to acid and eletricity 15,
morph, Zerg traits.
Saves: Fort +0, Ref +0, Will +3
Abilities: Str 7, Dex 11, Con
11, Int 1, Wis 13, Cha 7
Skills: Hide +5, Listen +5
Feats: Improved Natural Armor
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary, pair, or
group (3)
Challenge Rating: 1/4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Lawful evil
Advancement: --
Level Adjustment: --
This looks similiar to a
large caterpillar. It possess many legs, small spikes on its back,
three pairs of large compound eyes, and two jagged mandibles.
Description
The closest creatures to the original Zerg insectoids are
the Zerg Larvae. Although their size and toughness were greatly boosted
by the Xel'Naga during their experiments, they still possess the two
traits that originally intrigued the ancient masters: genetic
versatility and psychic sensitivity. Each larva contains within it the
genetic makeup of every other Zerg breed. A young hive will only have
the genetic code for the most basic of Zerg breeds, such as the Drone,
but as it grows and develops new structures the larvae can expand their
library of genetic strains. With a command from the Overmind, the
larvae will enter a pupal state and begin the metamorphosis into
whichever breed is required by the hive.
Combat
The sole purpose of these creatures is to mutate into more
advanced strains of Zerg - though they have a surprisingly hard
exoskeleton, they are essentially helpless in combat.
Morph (Ex): A
Larva can transform into more advanced types of Zerg, as determined by
how much genetic information is available to the hive it came from.
During transformation, the larva is increased inside an egg (hardness
30, HP 40). The transformation process takes one round per hit die of
the new form the Larva is assuming. Zerglings and Scourge hatch two
from an egg.