Tomb Squigs

"Sometimes when you open up a tomb, you find this pale white fungus growing in it. If you do, watch out—nine times out of ten there’ll be Tomb Squigs nearby. I’ve found them in Dwarf tombs, an ancient barrow, and even a graveyard in Bretonnia. Anywhere you find the dead, you might find Tomb Squigs. Oddly enough, what you aren’t likely to find with them are Undead. Ghouls are competition for food, and Zombies and Skeletons are food, so it’s one or the other. In any case, don’t underestimate them. They’re dumber than a dead Ogre but amazingly fast and have a powerful bite. I saw one chomp clear through the arm of a Bretonnian knight, including his plate and mail. They are also surprisingly tough. They may look like a big white puffball, but I hit one dead centre with a heavy crossbow, and it didn’t even slow him down."

- Heinrich Johannes, procurer of ancient artefacts

The first sign of a Tomb Squig infestation is usually the white fungus and mushrooms found growing nearby. Tomb Squigs feed upon the remains of the dead, finding bones particularly appetising. Often found in Dwarfen tombs that have been broken open and looted, they are sometimes also found in graveyards, where they burrow through the soft soil, going from corpse to corpse. Slightly smaller than regular Squigs, they are pasty white or pale grey in colour and have small, blood red eyes. They possess amazingly powerful jaws, which they use to break open stone sarcophagi and to bite through the ceremonial armour Dwarfs often bury their dead in. Tomb Squigs can really ruin a tomb robber’s day—not only do they present a threat to life and limb, they can also destroy valuable weapons and armour hidden in the tomb.

Source
Garrapato de Tumba
 * Warhammer Fantasy RPG 2nd ED -- Lure of the Liche Lord
 * pg. 119

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