estarabat

No. Enc.: 1 (1d4)
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 120' (40')
Armor Class: 4
Hit Dice: 4d8+2
Attacks: 1 (bite)
Damage: 2d6, see below
Save: F2
Morale: 9
Hoard Class: None

The estarabat is a 5' long beetle with rocky carapace and brilliant-green compound eyes.  It appears after a meteor shower and is sometimes found in craters from fallen stars.  When first encountered, it emits a blazing red light that combusts all non-magical ranged weapons and does 10 points of fire damage to anything in melee.  This lasts for 4 turns or until the estarabat is slain.  Estarabat are immune to their heat auras but not to normal fire or other heat-based attacks.  The estarabat is seen as unlucky and the falling stars that bring them as heralds of misfortune.

(inspired by the Forge-A-Monster challenge at Monsters & Manuals)