The Cave Crocodile

What — A colossal crocodile-man (alias Sir Davendos), an ambush predator lurking in the underground river of The Snatcher's Cave north of Ponterford; a knight "of Laewendas, but not by choice."

Threat — Deadly. GM rates its CR higher than the Grappler Queen — "mini-boss level super threat," the single deadliest thing the party has scouted; a hit in the water is an instant kill at current levels.

Observed abilities

• Jaw-slam ambush — dozes wedged in the rock, then explodes off the rockwall at anything that disturbs the water; missed Lash but the jaw-snap shockwave still flung her ~10 ft downstream Session 40.
• 100+ damage bite — hypothetical damage on a hit exceeded 100, "that would have just 100% killed me" Session 40. (No AC / HP / save DC observed — never fought.)
• Movement-based vision / blindsight — detects the smallest current disturbance; "vision based on movement is for the giant crocodile" Session 41. Knew something passed but did not identify invisible Lash as humanoid Session 40.
• Immune to surprise — already alerted once that day; will not be caught off guard in any fight Session 40.
• Huge — estimated 8–10× Lash's size Session 40.

Resistances / immunities / weaknesses — Immune to the surprised condition (observed) Session 40. No damage resistances/immunities/vulnerabilities ever tested — never engaged. (Gap.)

Tactics & behavior — Pure aquatic ambusher: waits along rocky outcroppings, strikes whatever enters or stirs the water, then "kills people in the river" Session 42. Holds the south side of the river and does not roam/aggro to the rest of the cave Session 43. Avoidance, not combat, is the counter — stay out of the water and stay still when it surfaces. No flee/surrender behavior observed; no evidence it fears Fenric or spellbreakers. (Gap: nothing seen will make it back down.)

Disposition to the party — Hostile in the water, ignorable on land. Kills anyone who enters the river regardless of allegiance — including Laewendas's own agents. Refuged in the cave ~2 months before the party scouted it; its presence shelved Pimothy's scuba-infiltration plan. Party line: leave it be, possibly exploit it (lure enemies into the water).

Status — At large, never engaged; holding the river's south side as of Session 43 / Session 44. Last directly observed Session 40, named Session 41.

SUMMARY: Deadly cave-river crocodile-man; 100+ bite, avoid water, never fought, at large.