Weasel, Giant

WEASEL, Giant

FREQUENCY: Rare
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Dungeon Level III])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Temperate Wilderness Forest], [Temperate Wilderness Swamp])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Wilderness Plains])

NO. APPEARING: 1-8
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVE: 15"
HIT DICE: 3 + 3
% IN LAIR: 15%
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 ~ 16
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-12
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Drain blood (2-12/r)
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
INTELLIGENCE: Animal
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: M
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: III | 125 + 4

Giant weasels are very vicious and hunt prey aggressively.
They will attack until destroyed.
They favor woodlands but also roam subterranean places in hunting.

Drain Blood (2-12/r): In addition to its bite, a giant weasel drains blood, for on the melee round
after it successfully bites an opponent, it does not release its jaws, but
instead the giant weasel sucks the blood from the victim at a rate of 2-12
hit points of damage per melee round.

If taken before half-grown, and carefully trained, giant weasels can
sometimes (25%) be used as hunting animals and guards. When
encountered in their lair, there will always be 4 or more giant weasels --
2 parents and young from 10% to 80% mature. The young also attack, doing
damage appropriate to their development.

Weasel pelts sell for 1,000 to 6,000 g.p..