Boneclaw, Greater

''A reptilian quadruped that stands taller than an elf, this beast’s head and torso are covered with serrated, bony armor, leaving only enough room for eyes, mandibles and stubby tail. A feral hunger pulses in the creature’s glowing crimson eyes.''

Tactics
Greater boneclaws are fierce and cunning opponents, who make full use of their array of natural attacks wherever possible. The beast's claws and teeth serve it well in close-quarters fighting, but the greater boneclaw prefers to initiate battle from a distance with a thundering charge.

Description
Once every few dozen generations, a lesser boneclaw litter will be a solitary birth – the psionic mutation known as the greater boneclaw. While sages speculate as to whether this is the next step in the boneclaw's evolution, the boneclaw itself lives a life of predatory hunger, driven to slay and devour all that it can find by the same bizarre mental mutations that give it its psionic powers.

The greater boneclaw dwells in the lairs of creatures it has slain (usually lesser boneclaws), digging its own well and defending the area viciously. Greater boneclaws are sterile and do not mate. They are edible and their carapaces can be used in the construction of sturdy household items and weapons.