Monster Mash: E is for Eachy!

Eachy ambush their prey at the water's edge, almost invisible to the senses when motionless --thanks to the thousands of photosensitive cells beneath their translucent skin and the clear layer of mucus that coats their body from head to toe, masking their scent-- before they spew a glob of acid to blind their prey and rush them with sudden violence. The only clue to their presence are the webbed claw prints by the river and the absence of birds-- their favorite prey. These savage predators, more primitive than bullywugs and more vicious than troglodytes, are little more than chameleon crocodiles that can walk upright. They are greatly feared, hated and hunted by grippli.

More Primitive than Primitive. Eachy can live in colonies as large as their territory can sustain and are biologically immortal. They lay their eggs in hollows, either made by digging or re purposed from the ruins they are frequently found living near, and a hatched eachy grows to maturity within a few months. They do not die of old age and invulnerable to poison or disease. Instead, they grow larger and larger until they become a monstrous threat to all swamp dwellers. When an eachy reaches that size, their gluttony knows no end and everything, including other eachy, are on the menu.

This often keeps their population in check.

Living Fossils of a Lost Age. Eachy are believed to be a servant race created by the ancient warty empire of the amphibious bupho, perhaps a hybridization of lesser species or a guided mutation of lizardfolk, and they are often found lingering near the ruins of the bupho. They show little memory of their heritage, even if they were once more than mindless monsters, but they do seem to be attracted to these sites and cultists of amphibious gods, especially Kek, have a way with these creatures and guide them into guarding sacred sites and strongholds of their cults.