Category:Umber Hulk Race

Umber hulks are four-eyed monstrosities who live deep under the earth. Their massive claws tunnel through rock with ease and their thick armor is as strong as full plate.

Abominable monsters with horrifying physical aptitude, umber hulks easily smash through their opposition before disappearing after killing their quarry. They then tunnel away, collapsing their exits behind them and leaving the memories of those who survive dazed and confused.

Umber hulks look somewhat like a cross between a gorilla and a beetle. Their most prominent feature is probably the huge pair of mandibles, each roughly 8 inches (20 centimeters) long and their mouths are filled with many rows of sharp triangular teeth. Umber hulks have two sets of evenly spaced eyes: compound eyes that lay on the sides of its head, and forehead eyes that are small and apelike. They are extremely bulky creatures, often standing 4.5-5 feet (1.4-1.5 meters) or 8-9 feet (2.4-2.7 meters) tall. They are stout and had a highly muscular physique weighing 800-1750 pounds (360-790 kilograms). Their bulk is covered in chitinous armored plates, tougher than steel, that lay over their hair-like feelers. In addition, their powerful arms and legs both end in tough claws, able to rip through rock with ease. Rather than a nose, they have a series of gill-like openings in their almost non-existent necks, potentially due to aquatic origins. Owing to their wide and heavy bodies, they can't properly maneuver in open spaces and end up lumbering around when not traversing their tunnels. As indicated by their name, their hides are mostly black, although their front is usually burnt brown or yellowish gray.

Umber hulks are commonly viewed by other races as unthinking brutes. This is a misconception they are perfectly happy to propagate. Whilst not particularly intelligent, umber hulks are perfectly capable of rational thought and forward planning. Umber hulks normally have no need for complex plans, magic, numbers, or technology to accomplish their goals and so do not employ such things. If a situation warrants more than sheer force, they are intelligent enough to use their earth-shaping abilities to out-think an enemy. Umber hulks are solitary, not due to a hatred of one another but simply because working together has no perceivable benefit, as they can handle most threats individually. They prefer to stay underground, as there is also no use in going above ground, and they disliked the light.