Gigantic Bee Drone
Level 4Attacks
Abilities
A gigantic bee drone is Slowed 1 for 1 round if it starts its turn in smoke.
Requirements A Medium or smaller creature is Grabbed or Restrained in the gigantic bee drone's mandibles
The gigantic bee drone Flies up to its Speed, taking the creature with it, then drops the creature, who takes falling damage as normal.
Requirements The monster's last action was a successful Strike that lists Grab in its damage entry, or the monster has a creature Grabbed or Restrained Effect If used after a Strike, the monster attempts to Grapple the creature using the body part it attacked with. This attempt neither applies nor counts toward the creature's multiple attack penalty. The monster can instead use Grab and choose one creature it's grabbing or restraining with an appendage that has Grab to automatically extend that condition to the end of the monster's next turn.
Description
Honeybee drones have a single role in most hives: to mate with a queen. Gigantic bee drones, however, also work as defenders of the nest. Although they lack stingers, their mythic mandibles can do remarkable damage.
The honeybee is industrious and generally quite gentle. Following an upwelling of mythic power, however, a number of bee colonies found themselves transformed into gigantic specimens, along with the fields where they harvest nectar. These bees act mostly as they did prior to the infusion of mythic power, except they're far better able to defend themselves and their hives.
Honey and Medicine
The honey produced by bees possesses several properties that make it useful for the treatment of wounds. It helps prevent infection and inflammation, and many folk remedies make use of it. The honey of gigantic bees, being infused with mythic power, is an even more potent healing aid. A character who manages to get their hands on such a substance heals 1 extra point of damage when using it as part of a successful Treat Wounds skill check.
Other Giant Parasites
With the sudden infusion of mythic energy in Iblydos, the danger of giant versions of parasitic creatures is a very real threat. Increased size usually means increased appetite, and such creatures pose a danger not just to adventurers but livestock as well. Giant ticks, for instance, have long been a danger in the deepest wilderness, and now there are reports of housecat-sized fleas and lice.