The Snipe

A Snipe hunt is an North American practical joke dating back to the 1840s. In a snipe hunt a person is instructed on how to catch a rare Snipe, usually by holding a bag and making some strange noise, in order to laugh at the absurdity that the person is believing. There is in-fact a cryptid called the Arkansas Snipe or Skeeteroo. The Skeeteroo is described as a large mosquito that stands on two legs and has racoon like hands. In its stories the Arkansas Snipe eats horses and cows, using the cowbell of the dead cow to lure in more. There are also accounts of two Snipes working together to fly off with someone, often discussing with each other were to hide the body for later.

In pandemonium I picture the Snipe as an elusive creature, one can rarely find one on purpose with most attempts to find one ending in an obsession of finding the fiend. Snipes are stealthy humanoid mosquitoes that seek out solitary creatures as prey, usually acting alone they will occasionally work in pairs or small groups to accomplish larger tasks. Snipes often lurk among the edges of towns and camps, waiting to a lone target to stray too far from the rest. Crawling along the cavern surfaces and seemingly being unaffected by the winds of the pandemonium. I have provided a stat block for the snipe, making it a low to mid level threat, very effective in duels but quickly being outmatched against larger numbers.

Snipe

Commission by @erie_dini