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HOW

LER

A far-off

wail precedes the s ight of a howler. Even

at a

distance,

one's m ind cringes at the sound and fills

with

horror

at the realization that the noise is drawing

closer.

When howlers go on the

prowl, courage isn't enough to

stand up against the m,

and even one's sanity is at risk.

Prowlers from Pandemonium. These nightmare

creatures, native to Pandemonium, can also

be found

on most of the Lower

Planes, because of the many

fiends that capture

them and train them as war hounds.

Howlers can be domesticated,

after a fashion, but they

respond only to

brutal training during which they are

forced to recognize the trainer as the

pack's undisputed

leader. A trained pack then follow

s its leader without

hesitation. Howler packs course

over the battlefields of

the Blood

War and also serve evil mortals who have

the

power and

the savagery to command their loyalty.

Brutal Hunter s. Howlers

rely on speed, numbers, and

their mind-numbing howl

to corne r prey before they tear

it apart. The howl floods

the minds of its victims, mak-

ing complex thought impossible.

They can do little more

than

stare in horror and stumble around the

battlefield

in a search for safety. Any task more demanding

than

that is beyond their

capability. Fiends especially prize

howlers for this reason,

because for a few crucial mo-

ments in a battle,

their howls can neutralize an e nemy's

ability to use spells and other powers.

CHAPTER 6 I BESTIARY

HOWLER

Large fiend, chaotic

evil

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Armor Class 16 (natural armor)

Hit Points 90 (12dl0 + 24)

Speed 40 ft.

STR

17 (+3)

DEX

16 (+3)

Skills Perception +8

CON

15 (+2)

INT

5 (-3)

WIS

20 (+5)

CHA

6 (-2)

Damage Resistances cold, fire

, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing,

and

slashing from nonmagical attacks

Condition Immunities frightened

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception

15

La nguages understands Abyssal but can't

speak

Challenge 8 (3,900

XP)

Pack Tactics. A howler has advantage

on attack rolls against a

creature

if at least one of the howler's allies is within

5 feet of

the creature and the ally isn't

incapacitated.

ACTIO N S

Multiattack. The howler makes two bi te attacks.

Rending

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,

one target.

Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage, plus 22

(4dl0)

psychic damage if the target

is frightened. This attack ignores

damage

resistance.

Mind-Breaki

ng Howl (Recharge 6). The howler emits a keening

howl in a 60-foot cone. Each creature

in that area t hat isn't

deafened must s ucceed on a

DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or

be

frightened until the end of the howler's next turn.

While a

creature is frightened in

this way, its speed is halved, and it is

incapacitated. A target that successfully saves

is immune to the

Mind-Breaking Howl of all howlers for the

next 24 hours.