Scarab

Scarabs are insectile creatures that spawn in the present time of the Ancient City of Ma'habre.

Location and Behavior
Scarabs crawl from small holes in the walls in present Ma'habre, crawling around until they spot and pursue the player's party.

Battle
Scarabs will at first start using one attack called Poke, dealing a small amount of damage, with a chance for it to not attack at all, causing the message "its limbs twitch erratically" to appear. After a few turns, the scarab's shell will burst open, spraying acid on a party member, causing a moderate amount of damage, in addition to melting their weapon and rendering it unusable.

Strategy
When fighting a scarab there isn't any real strategy involved, since its limbs are not selectable. As the entire body is highlighted, simply attack it and it will die quickly if the party's weapons are strong enough, ideally in a timely manner before it sprays acid on a party member.

Scarabs can be reasoned with if the player has Mastery over Insects and will agree to a truce if the player Talks and asks not to fight.

Trivia
The face of a Scarab is likely a reference to Eiji Nagoshi from the horror game Siren.

Scarabs can be devoured, giving the player a message saying "its shell was too crunchy for your liking." They cannot be skinned.

When the player first meets Ser Seymor, a dead scarab's blood is trailed to the room right before you see him, suggesting the scarab is what had attacked and injured the heavy knight.