Beaver, Giant

Frequency: Very Rare No. Appearing: 10-40 Armor Class: 6 Move: 6"//12" Hit Dice: 4 % in Lair: 80% Treasure Type: C No. of Attacks: 1 Damage/Attack: 4-16 Special Attacks: Nil Special Defenses: Nil Magic Resistance: Standard Intelligence: Low to Average Alignment: Neutral Size: M (6' long) Psionic Ability: Nil     Attack/Defense Modes: Nil

These intelligent but docile creatures will flee any attack if at all possible, but if cornered, or if their huge lodge is threatened, they will fight fiercely.  Their habitat is a lake created by their vast dam, and in the middle of the body of water thus created, they build a veritable castle of mud and logs with walls not less than 5' thick.  The entire community lives in this single dwelling, and if an alarm (tail slap on the water) is sounded, all beavers rush to this place to defend it and their young.  For every adult beaver there will be a young one (roll percentile dice for size determination).  Giant beavers sometimes trade, and if coins or other valuables are offered they can sometimes be persuaded to undertake the building of dam-like constructions if there is water near theq building site, for they use such water to work in/from.  They prize highly certain barks and tender twigs, notably birch, aspen, and willow.  Their hides are worth from 500 to 2,000 gold pieces each.  Giant beaver kits of under 8 hit points can be subdued, captured, and sold in the market for from 100 to 200 gold pieces per hit point.