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ADULT

KRUTHIK

Medium monstrosity, unaligned

Armor Class 18 (natural armor)

Hit Points 39 (

6d8 + 12)

Speed 40 ft.,

burrow 20 ft., climb 40 ft.

STR

15 (+2)

DEX

16 (+3)

CON

15

(+2)

INT

7 (-2)

WIS

12 (+1)

Se nses darkvision 60

ft., t remorsense 60 ft.,

passive Perception

11

Languages Krut hi k

Challenge 2 (450 XP)

CHA

8 (-1)

Keen Smell. The kruthik has advantage

on Wisdom (Perception)

checks

that rely on smell.

Pack Tactics.

The kruthik has advantage on an attack roll

against a c

reature if at least o ne of the kruthik's allies is within

5 feet of t he creature and t he all

y isn't incapacitated.

Tunneler. The kruthik can burrow through

solid rock at half

its burrowing speed

and leaves a 5-foot-diameter tunnel

in its wake.

A CTIONS

Multiattack

. T he kruthik makes two stab attacks o r two

spike attacks.

Stab. Melee Weapon Attack: +S to hit,

reach 5 ft., one target.

Hit: 6 (ld6 + 3)

piercing damage.

Spike. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range

20/60 ft., one

target. Hit: S (ld4 +

3) piercing damage.

CHAPTER

6 I BESTIARY

ADUL

T KRUT HIK

It takes six months of steady

eating for a young kruthik

to reach

adult s ize. The natura l life span of an

adult

kruth ik is roughly seven

years.

Adult kruthiks grow

spiky protrusions on their legs

and can fling these dagger-sized

s pikes at enemies be-

yond the reach of their

claws.

KRUTHIK HI

VE LORD

A hive

lord rules each kruthik hive. When the

hive lord

dies

, the sur viving members of the hive abandon

their

la ir and search for a new

one. When a suitable location

is found, the largest kruthik

in the hive undergoes a

metamorphosis, forming

a cocoon around itself and

emerging several weeks later as a hive

lord- a bigger

and smarter kruthik

with the ability to s pray digestive

acid from its maw.

The hive lord claims the largest

chamber of the lair

and keeps seve ral adult kruthiks

nearby as bodyguards.

KRUTHIK HIVE

LORD

Large monstrosity, unaligned

Armo r Class 20 (natural armor)

Hit Point s 102 (12d10 + 36)

Speed 40 ft., burrow 20 ft., climb

40 ft.

STR

19 (+4)

DEX

16 (+3)

CON

17 (+3)

INT

10 (+O)

WIS

14

(+2)

Senses darkvision

60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.,

passive Perception

12

Languages

Kruthik

Challen

ge S (1,800 XP)

CHA

10 (+O)

Keen

Smell. The kruthik has advantage on Wisdom

(Perception)

checks that rely on sme

ll.

Pack Tactics. The kruthik has advantage

on an attack roll

against

a creature if at least one of the kruthik's allies

is within

S feet

of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Tunneler. The kruthik can burrow through

solid rock at half

its burrowing speed and leaves a 10

-foot-diameter tunnel

in its wake.

ACTIO

NS

Multiatta

ck. The kruthik makes two stab attacks or

two

spike

attacks.

Stab. Melee

Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.

Hit: 9 (ldlO + 4) piercing damage.

Spike. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range

30 /120 ft., one

target. Hit: 7 (1d6

+ 4) piercing damage.

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Acid Spray (Recharge 5-6

). The kruthik sprays acid in a 15-foot

cone. Each creature in that

area must make a DC 14 Dexterity

saving throw, taking 22 (4dl0) acid damage

on a failed save, or

half as much damage

on a successful one.