Spiky nut

Spiky nut, known in Japan as kurikuri bonbon, is a figurine enemy in Magical Starsign.

Profile
Spiky nuts are identical in appearance to spiny nuts, but are red with a black shell.

Enemy
Spiky nuts carry affinity for wood, gaining their aura when Gren is in alignment. They have one spell, pepperthorn, which strikes one member of the party with the potential to inflict thorns. They also have the physical skill slug, which similarly attacks one party member.

Bestiary entry
This rare monster wriggles out of its rock-hard shell once a century. It's lazy and in poor shape, but the beast's shell protects it from most attacks.