Adult Male
FREQUENCY: Very rare
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVE: 22"
HIT DICE: 5 + 5
% IN LAIR: Ni
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 bite
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 5-20
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Average
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L (8' long)
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
    Attack/Defense Modes: Nil
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: V/225 + 6/hp

Adult female
FREQUENCY: Rare
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVE: 18"
HIT DICE: 6 + 6
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 bite
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 6-48
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Average
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L (12'+ long)
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
    Attack/Defense Modes: Nil
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: V/350 + 8/hp

Young
FREQUENCY: Rare
NO. APPEARING: 2-12
ARMOR CLASS: 3
MOVE: 20"
HIT DICE: 1 + 1
% IN LAIR: See below
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 bite
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Average
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: S (3' long)
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
    Attack/Defense Modes: Nil
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: I/28 + 2/hp

    The scallion is a feared and thankfully rare predator of the deeps.
Scallions seldom spawn, but the young, called "biters" by sailors,
remain long with their mother. This large female cruises the deeps,
often venturing close to shore or even up rivers if the water is warm.
When she sights likely prey, she opens her great mouth and from it
speed the razor-toothed young, from 2-12 in number. These voracious
fish attack in a swarming pack, biting and slashing at prey
with their teeth. The mother devours what they leave, and comes to
their rescue with her iron jaws and great bulk should they encounter
a strong foe.

    Scallions and octopi are deadly enemies, and a scallion's jaws can
sever the tentacles of an octopus, crush shells and carapaces, and
breach the hulls of ships with ease. They are rarely so roused, however,
and usually rely on their progeny to deal with other creatures.
Scallions have unusual nervous systems which render them insensitive
to vibration, pain, and all forms of paralysis or mental attack.
They hunt by sight and smell rather than by sensing underwater
vibrations.

    A scallion mother carries her young for 1-6 years or until she is
slain by disease, foes, or the young themselves (who upon reaching
physical maturity attack her aggressively from within, literally eating
their way to freedom). These mature young are adults with full hit
dice, but having only half the hit points of a full-grown adult. The
young tend to scatter after slaying their mother. Young do band
together if they become separated from or lose their mother before
they mature.

    The male scallion is rarely seen; a silent, solitary ghost who glides
through uncrowded waters. Black and sharklike, the male is nicknamed
"the shadow" by the aquatic races, for this is ally they normally
see of him if they survive an encounter.

    Sharks seldom accompany scallions, for they soon learn that they
are regarded as food -- and usually end up that way. Scallions never
swallow prey whole.
 

    by Ed Greenwood