Runners

From Hot War Wiki

NPC Type: Simple

They are nightmares made real. Runners appeared early in the War, despatched from ships and gates to tear through defensive cordons. Roughly seven to eight feet across and resembling nothing less than huge, bony spiders, they are horrific to behold.

Their ‘head’, a swivelling protuberance slung under the body, is arrayed with a battery of dull yellow eyes and other, more mysterious, sensory organs. Their ‘jaws’ can open up like a flower, expanding out to grasp and suck, exposing row upon row of endlessly renewing, shark-like teeth. The number of limbs a Runner exhibits varies between six and ten. The front two legs always have a subsidiary use as manipulatory appendages.

A disturbing discovery about the Runners was the transmitting equipment grafted into the very bodies of some specimens. Wires run directly from the sensory head to the transmitters, sending images, sound and other information directly back to...where?

There are still many of these creatures hiding in the ruins, scuttling across the countryside or picking their way through underground tunnels. Their savage nature, speed and durability have made them a lasting menace.

Action: 7

Influence: 1

Insight: 2

Traits Astonishingly fast (+) Inhuman sensory capabilities (+) Naturally be-weaponed (+) Many-legged (-) Single minded in pursuit (-)