Manticore

f manticore File:Manticore.png
Difficulty	12
Attacks	Claw 2d4 physical, Claw 2d4 physical, Bite 1d8 physical, Sting 1d4 poison (strength), Arrow 1d6 paralysis

f manticore File:Manticore.png
Difficulty	12
Attacks	Claw 2d4 physical, Claw 2d4 physical, Bite 1d8 physical, Sting 1d4 poison (strength), Arrow 1d6 paralysis
Base level	8
Base experience	183
Speed	12
Base AC	3
Base MR	30
Alignment	−1 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	800
Nutritional value	600
Size	huge
Resistances	poison
Resistances conveyed	poison
A manticore: can fly. has no hands. is an animal. can see invisible creatures. is poisonous to eat. is carnivorous. is nasty. is strong. can be seen through infravision. appears only in Gehennom. cannot be tamed.

The manticore is a feline in dNetHack with multiple melee attacks, a poisonous sting, and a paralyzing ranged attack. Without free action or some other means of resistance, the manticore's ranged paralysis attack is not to be taken lightly, as a player could be quickly incapacitated and killed.

The manticore is a true monster, with a leonine torso and legs,
batlike wings, a man's head, a tail tipped with iron spikes, and
an appetite for human flesh.

The manticore stands 6 feet tall at the shoulder and measures 15
feet in length. It has a 25-foot wingspan. Each section of the
manticore closely resembles the creature it imitates. The leonine
torso has a tawny hide, the mane is a lion's brown-black color,
and the batlike wings are a dark brown with sparse hair. All
manticores have heads that resemble human males; the mane
resembles a heavy beard and long hair.

In combat, the manticore fires volleys of 1-6 tail spikes.
The spikes are coated in a paralyzing venom.

[ Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition
Complete Monstrous Manual ]