Beetle Types:

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Water Beetles: Swarm Type Spawn.

Located Underwater, these curious beetles eat the kelp and other aquatic plantlife that exists beneath the Scamander, however, in large swarms, they won't shy from swarming larger prey smearing the unfortunate victim in their saliva so as to keep them from leaving the water in which they dwell, eating them alive as the victim slowly drowns.

Fire Beetles:
Found in hot, volcanic regions of the Underdark, these beetles often edible and incredibly spicy due to the glands that they possess at the back of their thorax. However, it is heavily advised that when encountered, the party ends them from afar, as they have the unfortunate tendency to charge and explode upon contact with predators, sacrificing themselves for the good of their beetlekind.

Fungus Beetle

Similar to Grove Spiders in their appearance, these six-legged beetles live in obvious symbiosis with the fungus of the Underdark, the mobile platform upon which the fungus grow ensures they receive a steady diet of rothe dung and other such nutritious fecal matter from various Underdark sources. In return, the beetle is well nourished by sacs of fluid that pop off the fungus from time to time. The beetles will violently defend their fungus against which they perceive to desire the sugary fluid as well. The said fluid, however, is often used in Making Underdark candy.

Assassin Bug-
These deadly beetles drop from above the cave ceiling in the Underdark, and go in for a single, brutal strike. Otherwise fragile, the Assassin Bug relies on a quick, brutal fight to finish off its foe.


Troll Tick

Often found near trolls, these small, tiny ticks are more voracious than the leapers, and happily consume their hosts' blood, in return, some grow to gargantuan sizes, and fight viciously to defend their troll hosts, often swarming their assailants as the larger trolls rip them from limb to limb.

Wild Milk Beetle
This is a wild milk beetle. It can be killed for its milky glands which have certain medicinal qualities, and can be eaten raw.
 

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Scroungers - These small and feeble soft shelled beetles burrow into the stomachs of susceptible lifeforms, imbedding themselves in the asphagos. A symbiotic relationship is formed as the beetle draws nutrients from its host though provides the creature noxious projectile vomit and other defense mechanisms to shield itself from harm. Once the host creature dies, the beetle attempts to flee out of the oral cavity or nostril. ((Works similar to freakish, mutated, sickish creatures. Gain a poisonous spew and some other appropriate abilities though are otherwise unremarkable and difficult to spot. Once creature dies, the beetle spawns near its corpse. ))

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White Stag Beetle - Every so many cycles a stag beetle broods an unique larvae. As they mature their chitin becomes like mother-of-pearl and their horn as transparent as glass or crystal. The ivory taken from these majestic beasts is one of the most valuable Underdark commodities, said to possess mystical powers and play important roles in certain rituals.

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Paint Beetle.

Coming in a vast array of colors, the paint beetle is a useful underdark species enabling the denizens of the Underdark to extract the primary colors for their various decorative needs. However, in the wild, paint beetles are known to be volatile, and paint their aggressors in bright, glowing hues of colors, marking them readily to any predators who would otherwise miss them.