Dune Trapper

When a victim comes to drink at or is near the pool (the real center of the plant), the trapper pulls itself down the pit it rests in, thus trapping the victim. The trapper will deposit digestive fluids onto the victim it has swallowed until the victim is liquified. Any individual who wants to attack the trapper must spend a minute digging to expose an area of the dune trapper before attacking.

The trapper is some form of symbiotic/ parasitic plant-animal that defies traditional classification. Dune trappers can grow to be as large as an acre (an acre equals 200’ x 200’). A dune trapper will dig a large sand pit that it covers with its star-shaped head. It buries itself inches under the sand, except for the center of its throat which is left exposed above the ground. The trapper’s roots can extend miles into the ground to a deep water source. Pumping up small amounts of the precious fluid, it holds the water in the top of its throat to attract prey. The pools range from 5’-50’ across depending on the size of the dune trapper, but they are never more than an inch deep. Creatures that can smell water will travel many miles to the trapper’s ‘oasis’ only to meet their deaths. Although solitary in nature, dune trappers will sometimes encourage the growth of surrounding plants by furnishing them with traces of water. This helps the dune trapper further enhance its oasis disguise.

 If slain, the dune trapper will be found to contain a large quanitity of water. The trapper itself is inedible to most humanoids (except for b’rohgs who consider it tasty).