 Found in the Ashdodite wilderness, these horseshoe-crab-like creatures can be found in greatly varying sizes, for they never stop growing. Their chitinous shells are very hard and covered with sharp, durable spines, and they have segmented, barbed, whip-like tails that are capable of lashing at enemies or even to propel the creature through the air, arcing like a cannonball shot. Skedats move about on multiple tiny little legs, and they have larger claws useful for handling prey and for flipping themselves back over if they are upended. They are very disagreeable, capable of making loud screeches that sound like fingernails scraping on slate, only amplified ... and they will charge "intruders" on their "territory". Skedat nests are noteworthy for the silvery sheen of the melon-sized eggs. At first glance, they may be mistaken for metal, because of the high silicon content. "Skedat" is also the name used for a weapon favored by the warriors of Ashdod, fashioned from a skedat shell, hollowed out to cover the hand and part of the forearm, held with a supporting grip. Thus, it serves as a shield and a weapon, what with the sharp spikes. Sometimes the segmented tail is left on, used by more experienced warriors as a barbed whip. "Skedat armor" is made from shells of varying sizes, and it is common for warrior cults of Ashdod to send out young warriors to prove themselves by defeating a skedat in unarmed combat, then to fashion a weapon from the shell.
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Found in the Ashdodite wilderness, these horseshoe-crab-like creatures can be found in greatly varying sizes, for they never stop growing. Their chitinous shells are very hard and covered with sharp, durable spines, and they have segmented, barbed, whip-like tails that are capable of lashing at enemies or even to propel the creature through the air, arcing like a cannonball shot.