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ORANGUTAN
FREQUENCY: Very rare
NO. APPEARING: 1-3
MOVE: 9" @ 12"
HIT DICE: 1 + 1 (females) or 2 + 1 (males)
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2/1-2/1-2 (females)
or 1-3/1-3/1-4 (males)
SIZE: M (4' to 5' tall and very broad)
LEVEL/XP VALUE: females II / 28 +2/hp; males II / 50 + 3/hp
All apes in this article have:
ARMOR CLASS: 6
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Rending
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Low
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes: Nil
Orangutans are solitary, tree-dwelling apes. They live deep in tropical forests, and eat mostly fruit. They dislike being approached or followed by humans or other humanlike creatures, and if speak with animals is used they are almost invariably surly and evasive due to their unsociable nature. An orangutan has intimate knowledge of the surrounding terrain, especially with regard to fruit trees. If two orangutans are encountered, they will be a female and an infant. A group of three will be composed of either a female with an infant and a half-grown child, or a female with an infant and a male consort (50% chance of either grouping). Though orangutans are generally unaggressive, 15% of all solitary males will be so enraged at an invasion of their privacy that they will attack immediately. Male orangutans have 17 or 18 strength and weigh about 200 pounds. Many males are so heavy that they must travel on the forest floor rather than through the branches. Females weigh no more than a small human and have 16 strength.
Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #95 (1985).