Peluda (animal)
The Peluda is a quadrupedal, serpent-headed creature often found hunting along the rivers of Chevalie. Its body, even larger than ox, is covered in a thick sheet of green spines that from a layer of fur over its scaled skin, so thick and shaggy it is reputed that no weapon can pierce it. With long claws and a serrated tail, the Peluda is the terror of the Marches' riverbanks.
My party have tracked a Peluda nesting beside a river, presumably a mother by the way it guards the heap of branches it lays in. Its shaggy coat glows a resplendent emerald in the light of the sun above us as it rests, but there is one serpentine on the river at all times. We creep even closer to prepare, careful to stay downwind and avoid its keen sense of smell.
The Peluda's coat will not allow me to reach anything vital, too thick to be pierced by any weapon I carry. Likewise, attacking its front will be equally risky; any attempts against its head or neck will put me at the mercy of its razor teeth and its clawed feet. Its only true weakness is its tail, which although spined unlike its neck, is thin enough to be removed and vital enough to disorientate the beast.
I signal to my party that the wind is changing: we will have to move soon.