These relatives of modern sperm whales were more like orca in their habits, hunting large prey close to the surface. They thrived throughout the Miocene. The largest and most famous was Livyatan, which inhabited the southern Oceans, sharing its habitat with the giant shark Megalodon. Its smaller relatives were Acrophyseter which lived in the south-east Pacific (its remains were found in Peru), Albicetus in the north-east Pacific (California), Brygmophyseter in the north-west Pacific (Japan), Zygophyseter in the Mediterranean (Italy), and Scaldicetus, which may have had a world-wide distribution, or be a 'wastebasket taxon' of multiple only somewhat related whales.
Livyatan
ST 100;
DX 10;
IQ 5;
HT 11.
HP 100;
Will 11;
Per 11;
FP 11;
Speed 4.00;
Dodge 7;
Move 4.
SM +6 (39 hexes), 125,000 lbs.
Bite (12): 11d+10 impaling. Reach C.
Tail (12): 11d+22 crushing. Reach 1-6. Limited Arc, Rear.
Traits: Absolute Direction; Acute Hearing 2; Bad Sight (Low Resolution); Born Biter 3; Colorblindness; Doesn't Breathe (Oxygen Storage ×100; Doesn't Sleep (Temporary Disadvantage, −4 IQ); DR 10; DR 10 (Limited, Crushing; Partial, Skull Only); Enhanced Move 2 (Water Speed 16); Injury Tolerance (No Neck); Nictitating Membrane 1; Night Vision 2; No Depth Perception; No Legs (Aquatic); No Manipulators; Peripheral Vision; Pressure Support 1; Sonar (Water Only; Extended Arc, 240°; Reduced Range, 1,000 yards); Temperature Tolerance 10; Wild Animal.
Skills: Brawling-12; Survival (Open Ocean)-12.
For Albicetus, Brygmophyseter, Zygophyseter, and Scaldicetus (all about 6,000 lbs.) reduce ST and HP to 36, SM to +4 (8 hexes), both types of DR to 4, and Temperature Tolerance to 4. Damage becomes 4d+2 with a bite, 4d+7 with the tail, which has Reach 1-3.
For Acrophyseter (1,800 lbs.) reduce ST and HP to 24, SM to +2 (5 hexes), both types of DR to 3, and Temperature Tolerance to 3. Damage becomes 2d+2 with a bite, 2d+5 with the tail, which has Reach 1-2.
