Thornmaws

A Thornmaw is a truly bizarre-looking alien entiity. Its bulk is a rough teardrop in shape and seems to lack an outer skin, formed instead of dense masses of exposed muscle and sinew. The upper half of the xenos creature is heavily covered with projecting spikes and spines that get larger and thicker the further up the body they go. Atop the body is a crown-like arrangement of six to eight large curving horns upon which are often displayed assorted trophies, usually the remains of previous kills. On the bottom of the body is a dripping mouth filled with grinding teeth and surrounded by clusters of menacing, armoured talons. The Thornmaw uses these grasping limbs to snatch up its prey and draw them into its mouth, where it rends them into easily devoured gobbets of flesh.