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Elemental, Permafrost

Size
Large
Type
Elemental
Challenge Rating
6
Source
Tome of Beasts 3
Alignment
Neutral
Armor Class
16
Speeds
20, burrow 30
Walking Speed
20
Burrowing Speed
30
Strength Score
19
Dexterity Score
8
Constitution Score
18
Intelligence Score
5
Wisdom Score
15
Charisma Score
5
Skill Proficiencies
Perception
Languages Ref
Terran
Hit Points
133
Condition Immunities
Exhaustion 1, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Unconscious
Resistances
Vulnerable to Fire Damage
Languages
Terran

Large elemental, neutral


Armor Class 16 (natural armor)

Hit Points 133 (14d10+56)

Speed 20 ft., burrow 30 ft.


STR
19 (+4)
DEX
8 (−1)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
5 (−3)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
5 (−3)

Skills Perception +2

Damage Vulnerabilities fire

Damage Resistances nonmagic B/P/S attacks

Condition Immunities exhaustion, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, unconscious

Senses darkvision 60', tremorsense 60', passive Perception 12

Languages Terran

Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)

Earth Glide. Can burrow through nonmagical unworked earth/stone with o disturbing material it moves through.

Elemental Nature. Doesn't require air food drink or sleep.

Frigid Footprints. The ground within 10 ft. of the permafrost elemental freezes over and is difficult terrain.

Plague Bearer. If it takes 15+ fire on single turn each creature within 10 ft. of it: infected with primordial plague disease (DC 14 Con negates). Alternatively creature becomes infected with sewer plague or cackle fever (elemental's choice) instead. Primordial plague takes 1 min to manifest in infected creature. After 1 min creature poisoned until disease cured. Every 24 hrs that elapse creature must re-save reducing its hp max by 5 (1d10) on failure. Disease is cured on success. Reduction lasts until disease is cured. Creature dies if disease reduces its hp max to 0.

Actions

Multiattack. Two Slam attacks.

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, 10 ft., one target, 13 (2d8+4) bludgeoning damage + 7 (2d6) cold.

Plague-Ridden Pound (Recharge 5-6). Brings both of its fists down striking ground and sending ice shards from its body flying at nearby creatures. Each creature on the ground within 20' of it: 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage and 10 (3d6) cold knocked prone and becomes infected with primordial plague (see Plague Bearer; DC 14 Dex half damage and not prone or infected).

Stat block from Tome of Beasts 3 (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Tome of Beasts 3. ©2022 Open Design LLC. All rights reserved. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.