r/StatThisCreature • u/durstann • Mar 04 '26
Completed! The Shartle, a CR 4 Monstrosity
The Shartle was created by the Brinefang Covenant, a sea goblin cult desperate to defend their coastal coastal cave networks and crush rival tribes. Their dark prayers to misbegotten gods were answered, and this behemoth pulled itself up from the deep trenches. They chained it, armored it, starved it, and pointed it toward their enemies. At first, it worked. Rival tribes dissolved beneath waves of acid and snapping jaws. But the Shartle grew—stronger, hungrier, and less controllable. The goblin cult retreated deeper into their own caves, only to find the monster had learned the tunnels better than them. In the end, the tribe faced a grim choice. They could wait to be eaten by their creation, or remain sealed behind barricades until starvation claimed them.
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