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BuLETTE

A bulette is a massive

predator that terrorizes

any lands it inhabits. Also·

calle d a "land shark," it

lives only to feed. Irascible

and rapacious, bulettes

fear no othe r creature, and

they attack with no regard

for superior numbe rs

or strength.

Underground Hunters.

Bulettes use their powe rful

claws to tunnel through the

eaFth when they hunt. Heedless

of obstruction, they uproot trees, cause

landslides in loose slopes, a nd leave sinkholes

behind them. Whe n vibrations in the soil and rock alert

a bulette to movement, it shoots to the surface, its jaws

spre ad wide as it attacks.

Wandering Monster. A bulette ranges across

temperate lands, feeding on any animals and

humanoids it comes across. These creatures dislike

dwarf and elf flesh, although they ofte n kill them before

realizing what they are. A bulette loves halfling meat the

most, a nd it is never happier than when chasing plump

halflings across an open field.

A bulette has no lair, but roams a hunting territory

up to thirty miles wide. Its sole crite rion for territory is

availability of food, and when it has eaten everything

in an area , a bulette moves on. These creature s often

home in on humanoid s e ttleme nts, te rrorizing the m

until their pa nicke d reside nts have fled, or until th e

bulette is s lain.

All creatures shun bule ttes, which tre at a nything

that moves as food- eve n other predators and bulette s.

Bulettes come togethe r only to mate, resulting in a

bloody act of claws and teeth that usually ends with th e

male's de ath a nd cons umption.

Arcane Creation. Some sages believe th e bulette

is th e result of a mad wiza rd 's expe rime nts at

crossbreeding snapping turtles a nd armadillos, with

infus ions of demon ichor. Bulettes have been thought

to be extinct at diffe rent times, but after years without

a sighting, the creatures in evitably reappear. Because

their young are almost never seen, s ome sages suspect

that bulette s maintain secret nesting grounds from

which adults strike out into the world.

B,ULETI:E

Large monstrosity, unaligned

Armor Class 17 (r;1atural armor)

Hit Points 94 (9d10 + 45)

Speed 40ft., burrow 40ft.

STR

19 (+4)

DEX

11 (+0)

Skills Perception +6

CON

21 (+5)

INT

2 (-4)

WIS

10 (+0)

Senses darkvision 60ft., tremorsense 60ft.,

passive Perception 16

Languages-

Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

CHA

5 (-3)

Standing Leap. The bulette's lo ng jump is up to 30 feet and its

high jump is up to 15 feet , with or without a running st art.

ACTIONS

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.

Hit: 30 (4d12 + 4) piercing damage.

Deadly Leap. If the bulette jumps at least 15 feet as part of

its movement, it ca n then use this action to land on its feet

in a s pace th at contains one or more other crea tures. Each of

th ose creatures must s ucceed on a DC 16 Stre ngth or Dexterity

saving throw (target's choice) or be knocked prone and take

14 (3d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage plus 14 (3d6 + 4) slas hing

damage. On a successful save, the crea ture takes only half

the damage, i s n't knocked prone, and is pus hed 5 feet out of

the bulette's space i nto an unoccupied s pace of the creature's

choice. If no unoccupied s pace is within range, the creature

ins tea d falls prone in the bulette's s pace.