Fantasy Monster: Saint Of Claws

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Saint Of Claws

A gigantic crab with an enormous pincer and dozen of smaller clawed arms. Its red shell is overgrown with patches of green algae and white salt deposits, clams, mussels, and other living things.

CR 20; XP 307,200
N Colossal Vermin (aquatic)

Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +34

Defense
AC 36, touch 4, flat-footed 34 (+2 Dex, +32 natural, –8 size)
hp 412 (33d8+264)
Fort +26; Ref +15; Will +17

Defensive Abilities all-around vision, overgrown carapace; Immune mind-affecting effects

Offense
Speed 30 ft., burrow 30 ft., swim 30 ft.; side-step

Melee giant pincer +31 (8d6+14 plus grab), smaller claws +29 (4d6+7)

Space 30 ft.; Reach 10 ft. (20 ft. with giant pincer)

Special Attacks constrict (8d6+21), countless claws

Statistics
Str 38, Dex 14, Con 26, Int –, Wis 19, Cha 7
Base Atk +24; CMB +46 (+50 grapple); CMD 67

Feats Defensive Combat Training^B, Improved Reflexes^B, Iron Will^B, Lightning Reflexes^B, 

Skills Perception +34, Swim +22; Racial Modifiers +30 Perception

SQ amphibious

Ecology
Environment warm aquatic, coastal or underground
Organization solitary
Treasure standard

Special Abilities

Countless Claws (Ex) The saint of claws can make any number of attacks of opportunity with its smaller claws each round, and one attack of opportunity with its giant pincer as long as it doesn't hold a victim already. When the saint of claws takes a full attack action, it can make one attack or a grapple check to maintain a grapple with its giant pincer against single enemy and up to two smaller claw attack against each enemy within the reach of its smaller claws.

Overgrown Carapace (Ex) The shell of the saint of claws is covered with living and dead corals, deposits of salt and calcites, clams, mussels, and other small living things growing all over. All touch attacks hitting the saint of claws have 50% chance of hitting an inorganic piece or a minute creature living on the saint and being deflected harmlessly (for the saint, at least). When the saint of claws remains immobile it can be easily confused for an exposed patch of coral reef, requiring a successful Knowledge (nature) or Perception check against DC of 43 to recognize for what it is.

Side-Step (Ex) The saint of claws has enormous legs that let it move around over difficult terrain and Large obstacles easily. When the saint of claws takes a 5-ft. step it can move up to 15 feet and ignore anything smaller than Huge.

The saint of claws is an enormous crab, ultimate form of crab, with the essence of crabness concentrated into one enormous pincer, a dozens of shorter arms sporting smaller, but still dangerously sharp claws, and a mountain of a carapace.

Each saint of claws, if there are indeed more than one that was described by witnesses, is kind of ecosystem of its own, with clams, mussels, and corals, and many small vertebrates and invertebrates living in that small tangle of growths.