The Vesk rarely have to engage in open combat on the water, and as such they only have a handful of genetically modified dinosaurs to use in such a circumstance. One of these creatures is the Elasmosaurus – a terrifying predator from their home world and one which has been discovered in the fossil records of many other plants in the galaxy.

They did little to augment this particular predator, except to add a turreted torpedo launcher, and upgrade the eyes with both a laser and dark-vision capability.

The average creature weighed in excess of 10,000 pounds, and was easily 30 feet in length, although due to the creature’s exceptionally long neck, it could reach out to over 40 feet to attack prey. The creature has mottled green-blue flesh, allowing it a degree of natural camouflage in the water.

Many foes which engage the creature are shocked to discover just how far it can stretch its neck in order to bite and swallow prey. Sometimes they are able to get out of range of the bite and think that they might be out of danger only to have the Elasmosaurus shoot them with its powerful built-in lasers.

Then there are those who think that they can simply head further inland, or on board whatever watercraft they are on in order to escape the monster. This tactic often fails as even though it is very ungainly on the land, the Elasmosaurus is still perfectly capable of moving on land, although it is far slower and less graceful.

Starfinder Creature Index

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