Groundling Slayer

Medium Monstrosity, Neutral Evil
AU

Skulking Hybrid Servitors

Habitat Hill, Urban — Treasure Armaments

Groundlings are hairy, stinky bullies and insatiable carnivores. They use their claws not only to disembowel their victims but also to dig traps, tunnel beneath buildings, and excavate hiding spots from which to ambush prey.
Groundlings are created, not born. Most are magical mutations of fierce burrowing animals. Groundlings often serve as shock troops or assassins for their creators, though leaderless groundlings sometimes pursue lives as killers or mercenaries.

A groundling that learns subtlety and self-control becomes an efficient killer. These groundling slayers are often entrusted with solo missions of stealth or assassination or are assigned to keep fractious groundlings in line. Slayers usually wait until after a fight is over before consuming foes they've slain.

AC 15

Initiative +5 (15)

HP 58 (9d8 + 18)

Speed 30 ft., Burrow 20 ft.

STR

17 (+3)

Save +3

DEX

16 (+3)

Save +3

CON

15 (+2)

Save +2

INT

10 (+0)

Save +0

WIS

13 (+1)

Save +1

CHA

8 (-1)

Save -1

Skills Perception +3, Stealth +7, Survival +3

Resistances Poison

Gear Daggers (6)

Senses Passive Perception 13

Languages Common

CR 3

Actions

Multiattack. The groundling makes two attacks, using Claw or Dagger in any combination.

Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) Slashing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 13) from one of two paws.

Dagger. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) Poison damage.

Reactions

Go to Ground. Trigger: The groundling is hit by an attack roll while it is on the ground. Response: The groundling halves the damage (round down) it takes from that attack.