Ihagnim reproduce by fission. A newly created ihagnim has 8 HD and 57 hp, an intelligence of 8, and a movement allowance of 8″ in astral space (80 yds./round). SNIP
Ihagnim can eat any number of creatures at one “sitting,” subject to the rules below. For every 100 lbs. of living material consumed by an ihagnim, the ihagnim gains 1 hit point. For every 8 hp gained, the ihagnim gains another effective hit die (57-64 hp = 8 HD, 65-72 hp = 9 HD, and so on up to 121-128 hp = 16 HD). Thus, an 8 HD (57 hp) ihagnim that eats a 112 lb. figure gains a point to 58 hp; after eating an 88 lb. figure on the following round, it gains another point to 59 hp (carrying over the excess weight amount from the previous feeding). Once an ihagnim reaches a total of 128 hp, it will begin to divide into two smaller ihagnim, each with 8 HD and 57 hp. This process takes 5-10 rounds; the creature cannot move during that time.
The number of hit dice an ihagnim possesses is equal to its diameter in feet, its intelligence score, and its movement rate in tens of yards per round. Thus, a 16 HD ihagnim that undergoes fission will produce two smaller ihagnim that move at half the speed of the original one (8″ instead of 16″). SNIP
Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #89 (“Creature Catalog”, September 1984) accredited to Roger Moore.
