[MW Batch X-4] Targoyle - CR 8 Large Elemental - $10 Reward

“Sure, gargoyles are ugly, but the ones that spew hot tar all over your face will leave you even uglier than they are. Point is: keep your eyes peeled, or they’ll melt right off your skull.”

— Hank, Molten-Eyed Ranger

Viscous streams of dark pitch drip down the body of a targoyle as it prowls the mountainside, each sizzling bead searing the ground in its wake. Flaming pools of oily black reflect the red glow of heat inside its body, a stream of embers and slag marking its trail through the wilderness.

Parts from the Past. Life nestles in the most unlikely of places, and targoyles are evidence of this—living beings of sentient tar. Their bodies form in a conglomeration of shapes, drawing on faint biological memories of the being the carbon once came from. No two targoyles are exactly alike, but they often adopt forms akin to prehistoric chimeras of dripping stone.

Stone Sentinels. If a targoyle is motionless for long enough, the heat within can fade, causing the dripping tar from its body to harden into a thick stony layer where it perches. In this form, it is nigh indistinguishable from a traditional, weather-beaten gargoyle. This makes targoyles ideal watchdogs for fortresses where aesthetics aren’t the main priority—unless, of course, you’re into melty stone.

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