Ettin monster 946

newmonster   "Ettin"
descr        "It is easy to imagine that two brains would be smarter than one.  The case of the Ettin proves that notion wrong.  Troll-kin are not renowned for their intellectual capabilities and many stories tell us about how Trolls are easily fooled by quick-thinking pig herds or others that get a chance to pass them.  Ettins seem to be even worse off.  Magus Philosoficus Asina at our College launched the theory that most supernatural forces will redirect or reshape reality rather than create new things or forces.  As such, a supernatural creature with two heads will have half the mental ability of a creature with just one.  This claim was vehemently opposed by her colleague Ambustus.  In order to prove her point, Asina performed a ritual that split Ambustus into two smaller versions of him, and he, or rather, they, refuted the theory by creating a ball of fire that burnt Asina to a cinder. ^ When it comes to the Ettin, it does seem to have half the brain of an ordinary Troll and is easily fooled.  The origin of the Ettin is unknown, but some stories claim that it was originally a Giant who was given two equally convincing opposed views to ponder by a captured orator.  According to the same story, the Giant got a splitting headache that turned out to be quite literal."
armor        1
hp           86
str          9
mor          8
mr           3
rank         1
meleeweapon  10 632
meleeweapon  10 496
huge
weaponslots
extraeyes    2
drawsize     15