Cliffborer

Cliffborer Worm
DEXTERITY 3D
PERCEPTION 2D+1

Hide 3D+2, search 4D, sneak 3D+2
STRENGTH 2D+2
Climbing/jumping 5D
Special Abilities:
Armored Hide: +4D to resist physical attacks, and +2D versus energy attacks.
Bite: The cliffborer worm’s rock-crushing bite does Strength +4D damage.
Bore: Cliffborer worms can bore through incredibly hard materials. This can be accomplished by rolling the cliffborer’s bite damage against the structure rating of the substance it is boring through.
Claw: Does Strength +1D damage.
Move: 10 (land), 6 (burrow)
Size: Up to 10 meters long and longer
Source: Alien Anthology (pages 26-27)

Cliffborer worms were parasitic, almost mindless, burrowing arthropods common throughout the galaxy. They flourished specially on the many planets that featured mainly arid and rocky climates, such asTatooine and, nearby, Geonosis.

They were long, armored creatures who fed on razor moss and lichen, with a single pair of insectoid legs used primarily for locomotion. During mating season, however, these legs could be used as dangerous offensive weapons. A pair of cliffborers would guard their nest of two to twelve eggs until they hatched, after which they would abandon the young to fend for themselves. Many hatchlings would end up as meals for krayt dragons or dewbacks since their hides did not harden until they reached a meter in length, approximately one month after birth.

Though never proven, some xenobiologists surmised that cliffborers never stopped growing, and did not die from old age, proposing that in deep, secluded desert environments, worms could reach lengths upwards of 20 to 30 meters in length. It is also known that the sentient alien species known as the Riorian is related to the burrowing arthropods.

Economically, the tough hide of the cliffborer was a popular material for use in making sturdy boots.