The Beastmaster Needs Accounting

A lot of people feel the 5e ranger class is a bit lacking. I think the Hunter archetype is fine, but I agree that there are issues with the Beastmaster.

Reddit user Leuku wrote up what I thought was a nice solution to solve the Beastmaster's issues.

Check it out: What the Beastmaster Needs is Accounting

The Firenewt

Way back when in 1981, the firenewt appeared in the 1st edition Fiend Folio. I read that the firenewt was created by Albie Fiore for White Dwarf Magazine but I am uncertain if that is true or not. It has since appeared in Monstrous Compendium of the Forgotten Realms in 1986 and in Monsters of Faerun in 2001.

I've decided to update these charming monsters for 5e, because can you really have too many man-eating horrors?

I don't know who did this picture. It's one of the official D&D pictures for the firenewts & giant striders.

Firenewt

Medium humanoid, neutral evil

Armor Class 16 (chain mail)

Hit Points 22 (4d8+4)

Speed 30 ft.

Str                    Dex                  Con                  Int                    Wis                  Cha

13 (+1)             10 (+0)             13 (+1)             8 (-1)               13 (+1)             7 (-2)

Damage Vulnerabilities cold

Damage Immunities fire

Skills Perception +3, Survival +3

Senses passive Perception 13

Languages Draconic

Challenge ½

ACTIONS

Glaive. Melee weapon attack: +3 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10+1) slashing damage.

Longsword. Melee weapon attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+1) slashing damage or 7 (1d10+1) slashing damage if used with two hands.

Fire Breath (Recharge 6). The firenewt exhales fire on a single creature within 5 ft. The creature must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Elite Firenewt Warrior

Medium humanoid, neutral evil

Armor Class 16 (chain mail)

Hit Points 32 (5d8+10)

Speed 30 ft.

Str                    Dex                  Con                  Int                    Wis                  Cha

15 (+2)             10 (+0)             14 (+2)             9 (-1)               13 (+1)             7 (-2)

Damage Vulnerabilities cold

Damage Immunities fire

Skills Perception +3, Survival +3

Senses passive Perception 13

Languages Draconic

Challenge 1

ACTIONS

Battleaxe. Melee weapon attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2) slashing damage or 7 (1d10+2) slashing damage if used with two hands.

Fire Breath (Recharge 6). The firenewt exhales fire on a single creature within 5 ft. The creature must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Firenewt Overlord

Medium humanoid, neutral evil

Armor Class 16 (chain mail)

Hit Points 52 (8d8+16)

Speed 30 ft.

Str                    Dex                  Con                  Int                    Wis                  Cha

16 (+3)             11 (+0)             15 (+2)             9 (-1)               14 (+2)             9 (-1)

Damage Vulnerabilities cold

Damage Immunities fire

Skills Perception +4, Survival +4

Senses passive Perception 14

Languages Draconic

Challenge 2

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The firenewt overlord makes two battleaxe attacks.

Battleaxe. Melee weapon attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+3) slashing damage or 7 (1d10+3) slashing damage if used with two hands.

Fire Breath (Recharge 6). The firenewt overlord exhales fire on a single creature within 5 ft. The creature must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Firenewt Priest

Medium humanoid, neutral evil

Armor Class 16 (chain mail)

Hit Points 27 (5d8+5)

Speed 30 ft.

Str                    Dex                  Con                  Int                    Wis                  Cha

14 (+2)             10 (+0)             13 (+1)             10 (+0)             15 (+2)             8 (-1)

Damage Vulnerabilities cold

Damage Immunities fire

Skills Animal Handling +4, Perception +4, Survival +4

Senses passive Perception 14

Languages Draconic

Challenge 2

Spellcasting. The firenewt is a 5^th level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). The firenewt has the following cleric spells prepared:

Cantrips (at will): control flames, guidance, light, sacred flame

1^st level (4 slots): bane, cure wounds, shield of faith

2^nd level (3 slots): hold person, spiritual weapon

3^rd level (2 slots): bestow curse, dispel magic

ACTIONS

Glaive. Melee weapon attack: +4 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10+2) slashing damage.

Longsword. Melee weapon attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8+2) slashing damage or 7 (1d10+2) slashing damage if used with two hands.

Fire Breath (Recharge 6). The firenewt exhales fire on a single creature within 5 ft. The creature must make a DC 11 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Giant Strider

Large monstrosity, unaligned

Armor Class 12 (natural armor)

Hit Points 32 (4d10+8)

Speed 40 ft.

Str                    Dex                  Con                  Int                    Wis                  Cha

17 (+3)             12 (+1)             15 (+2)             2 (-4)               10 (+0)             5 (-3)

Damage Vulnerabilities cold

Damage Immunities fire

Senses passive Perception 10

Languages –

Challenge 2

Healing from Fire. Every 3 rounds that the giant strider is exposed to intense heat, it is healed as if with a cure wounds spell cast at 1^st level. If it is hit by magical fire, the giant strider is healed as with a cure wounds spell cast at a level equal to the number of damage dice.

Magic Resistance. The giant strider has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

ACTIONS

Beak. Melee weapon attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10+3) slashing damage.

Kick. Melee weapon attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target (behind the giant strider). Hit: 10 (1d12+3) slashing damage.

Fireball (Recharge 5-6). The giant strider emits a small fireball from ducts near its eyes with a 60 ft. range. Each creature in a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on a point chosen by the giant strider must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw. Creatures take 7 (2d6) damage of a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Cruel marauders believed by many to be distantly related to lizardmen, firenewts live in hot and volcanic regions. They lair underground and when encountered outside their lairs, it is usually an expedition setting out to exterminate someone.

Firenewts stand 5 ½ to 6 feet in height, with smooth skin and deep crimson eyes. Their hides are a mottled sepia color, darkest along the spine and fading to near-white on the belly. While their teeth are quite sharp, they are too small to making biting an effective attack.

Cruel and Martial

Firenewts live in a harsh, martial society dominated by their priesthood. They consider all others to be either enemies or prey, including other tribes of firenewts. It is considered a great honor to destroy an enemy tribe’s hatching ground.

When they capture creatures that are not immune to flame, they delight in burning them to death. The agony of a creature burning alive causes firenewts a great deal of amusement.

Bitter Rivalries

Though firenewts are very organized when facing an outside foe, their tribes are rife with vicious infighting.  Petty jealousies abound, and competitiveness can be quite extreme. These conflicts usually take the form of attempts at sabotage or otherwise causing a rival’s downfall rather than direct violence. Murdering a fellow member of a tribe is considered a crime and carries a terrible price: the perpetrator is tortured for three days before being fed to his own giant strider mount.

Larger tribes will have a firenewt overlord, who is the strongest of the tribe’s warriors. He and his cadre of elite warriors lead the tribe in war. The priesthood controls the hatching ground, trains the giant striders and leads the tribe in the worship of whatever fire god they venerate. Struggles for control and dominance of the tribe can be rather frequent between the overlord and the priesthood. Though these battles of will can be quite bitter, they don’t usually result in open bloodshed.

 Masters of the Giant Striders

The firenewts have domesticated the giant striders, and use them as mounts. A firenewt expedition usually has two thirds of its number mounted, with the remaining one third marching on foot. Most giant striders encountered will be in the service of the firenewts; very few are wild and free roaming.

Giant striders are large, flightless birds adapted to living in hot, volcanic regions. They stand about 8 ft. tall, with mottled, leathery skin of dusky red. Their eyes glow a dull red and steam constantly billows from their noses and mouths. Giant striders are highly aggressive, and fear very little, making them excellent war mounts. They can deliver a vicious bite with their saw toothed beaks, or deliver a powerful kick with a clawed foot to someone standing behind them.

Fire Lizard (Young)

Large monstrosity, unaligned

Armor Class 13 (natural armor)

Hit Points 85 (10d10+30)

Speed 30 ft.

Str                    Dex                  Con                  Int                    Wis                  Cha

19 (+4)             10 (+0)             16 (+3)             2 (-4)               10 (+0)             5 (-3)

Damage Vulnerabilities cold

Damage Immunities fire

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages –

 Challenge 3

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The fire lizard makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.

Bite. Melee weapon attack: +6 to hit, 5 ft. reach, one target. Hit: 14 (2d8+4) piercing damage.

Claw. Melee weapon attach: +6 to hit, 5 ft. reach, one target. Hit: 9 (1d8+4) slashing damage.

Fire Breath (Recharge 5-6). The fire lizard can exhale fire in a 15-foot cone. Each creature must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Firenewt priests will typically have 1-3 young fire lizards guarding the tribe’s hatching ground.

Fire lizards, also called “false dragons”, have a strong resemblance to wingless red dragons. Their scaly hides are grey, with mottled red & brown along the back. Their eyes are yellow with black, slitted pupils.

Hatchlings leave to fend for themselves very shortly after hatching. Fire lizards are attracted to shiny objects, so the incidental treasure found in their subterranean lairs will typically be gems or objects made of metal.

Scholars do not believe that these reptiles are related to dragons, though this is far from certain. Dragons certainly don’t have any particular desire to spend time with these creatures.

The Ghasts of the Vaults of Zin

In HP Lovecraft's Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath, the protagonist ends up in the Underworld of the Dreamlands. There, he encounters all sorts of monstrous things, ghasts being one of those things. Vicious, predatory, possibly the result genetic experimentation long ago, they are repulsive beings that fear the light of the sun.

I don't have a picture for this one. If you look online, you will see that a lot of different people have interpreted what the creature looks like in their own unique way.

Ghast

Large monstrosity, chaotic evil

Armor Class 12 (natural armor)

Hit Points 52 (8d8+16)

Speed 40 ft.

Str                    Dex                  Con                  Int                    Wis                  Cha

19 (+4)             12 (+1)             15 (+2)             7 (-2)               12 (+1)             6 (-2)

Skills Perception +3, Stealth +5

Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13

Languages Ghast

Challenge 2

Keen Smell. The ghast has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The ghast takes 10 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The ghast makes two attacks: once with its bite and once with its kick.

Bite. Melee weapon attack: +6 to hit, 5 ft. reach, one target. Hit: 13 (2d8+4) piercing damage.

Kick. Melee weapon attack: +6 to hit, 5 ft. reach, one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) blunt damage.

Ghasts are large, semi-bipedal creatures that live deep underground. They fear the light of day, and will quickly sicken and die if exposed to the ray of the sun.

Ghasts hop on long legs that end with hoofed feet. Their eyes are yellowish red, and they their hides have been described as scabrous. Their faces are curiously human-like, even though they lack a nose or forehead. They speak their own debased language.

Pack Hunters

 Ghasts hunt in packs and will readily devour any meat they can find. They fear little, and will use their numbers to bring down larger and more powerful prey. If there are no other sources of meat available, they will resort to cannibalism without hesitation.

The Nightgaunt Flies Again

Halloween has sparked some inspiration in me. I was going to write up some alternate types of vampires, but then I was suddenly hit with the desire to write up the nightgaunt, a species of flying humanoid created by HP Lovecraft. They lived in the Dreamlands where they served the god Nodens and guarded the mountain known as Ngranek.

The nightgaunts appeared in the poem Night-Gaunts as well as in the novella The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, both by Lovecraft. Lovecraft apparently wrote once that when he was 6 or 7, he was tormented by a nightmare in which night-gaunts would snatch him up and carry him off.

Picture by Maichol Quinto.

Nightgaunt

Medium monstrosity, neutral evil

Armor Class 14 (natural armor)

Hit Points 78 (12d8+24)

Speed 30 ft., fly 50 ft.

Str                    Dex                  Con                  Int                    Wis                  Cha

19 (+4)             15 (+2)             15 (+2)             6 (-2)               14 (+2)             10 (+0)

Skills Perception +4, Stealth +6

Damage Resistances cold, psychic

Condition Immunities blinded, frightened, paralyzed

Senses blindsight 120 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 14

Languages understands Deep Speak but can’t speak

Challenge 3

Camouflage. When in dim light or darkness, the nightgaunt has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.

Faceless. The nightgaunt doesn’t have a face, nor does it need to breathe. As a result, the nightgaunt is immune to gaze attacks as well as any attacks that require inhalation, such as Stench.

Magic Resistance. The nightgaunt has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Tickle. When the nightgaunt has successfully grappled a creature, as a bonus action it can tickle the creature with its barbed tail. Every round, a tickled creature must make a DC 14 Constitution save or be stunned for 1 round. The nightgaunt may continue to attempt to tickle the creature for as long as it is grappled. The nightgaunt may move its full speed when grappling a stunned creature.

Actions

Clawed Hands. Melee weapon attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 14). Until this grapple ends, the nightgaunt can’t use its clawed hands on another target.

The nightgaunt (or night-gaunt) is a strange and mysterious species of wholly unnatural origin. Thought by scholars to have been summoned from another plane long ago, their motivations are unknown. Nightgaunts are more or less humanoid in shape, very thin and with slick, black skin. They have a pair of clawed hands and a long barbed tail that they use to “tickle” victims into submission. Perhaps their most unsettling feature is their complete lack of a face, while a pair of inward-facing horns adorn their head. They fly using a pair of membranous wings, and are incredibly silent.

Oddly, they are extremely reluctant to fly over large bodies of water.

Night Time Predators

Nightgaunts only come out at night. They avoid exposure to the sun, though as far as can be determined, they aren’t harmed by its rays. When they spot prey, they silently swoop down upon it, grappling it and then using their barbed tails to “tickle” it into submission. This is by no means a pleasant experience; rather, it is a disorienting and humiliating experience that can leave prey helpless.

Once subdued, the nightgaunt carries its victim to someplace typically dangerous. If it needs to, it can drop the prey while in flight, but it prefers to set the victim down safely and leave it to the tender mercies of whatever creatures may be near-by. Some think that nightgaunts, having no mouths, feed on the psychic energy produced by their victim’s fear and anguish rather than the victim’s physical flesh. It has been observed that once it has set down a victim, a nightgaunt will frequently stay close so as to observe what happens next.

Silent Sentinels

Nightgaunts are frequently encountered guarding something. How one entices these creatures to stand guard is a secret known to only a few. If they aren’t guarding something on someone’s behalf, then they are guarding their own territory against invaders. They can be very territorial and will defend their domain aggressively, groups of the creatures flocking together to challenge invaders.

An Elf's Best Friend

The Cooshee, or elven dog, was first introduced to 1^st edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the adventure The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, published in 1982. It subsequently reappeared in 1983 as an entry in Monster Manual II. Then it returned in the Monstrous Manual (1992) and the Complete Book of Elves (1992). The Cooshee has most recently turned up in the Pathfinder game, first in Forgotten Foes by Tricky Owlbear Publishing, Inc. in 2010 and then in Tome of Horrors Complete by Necromancer Games, Inc. in 2011.

The Cooshee would appear to be heavily inspired by the Cù-Sìth, the mythological hound of Scottish legend. It was the size of a young bull and bore a strong resemblance to a wolf, with a shaggy coat that was usually green, though was occasionally white. It could hunt silently, but would sometimes let out three bays that could be heard for miles. The baying could fill a person with such terror that he or she could potentially die.

The Cù-Sìth was feared as a harbinger of death, thought to carry the soul of the recently deceased to the afterlife. The Cooshee is a little less supernatural than that, being a very long-lived dog bred by the elves to serve as a guardian & hunting companion. It is most frequently encountered with elven war bands.

The Cooshee will probably make an official appearance in D&D 5^th Edition eventually, but in the meantime, here is my take on an elf’s best friend.

Cooshee

Medium beast, unaligned

Armor Class 13 (natural armor)

Hit Points 16 (3d8+3)

Speed 40 ft.

STR                  DEX                  CON                 INT                   WIS                  CHA

14 (+2)             15 (+2)             13 (+1)             3 (-4)               13 (+1)             6 (-2)

Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4

Senses passive Perception 13

Languages –

Challenge ½ (100 xp)

Camouflage. The cooshee has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks when in forested terrain.

Keen Hearing and Smell. The cooshee has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Pounce. If the cooshee moves at least 20 ft. straight towards a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the cooshee can make one bite attack against it as a bonus action.

Sprint. Once per minute, the cooshee can move 4x its current speed for 1 round.

ACTIONS

Bite. Melee weapon attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4+2) piercing damage.

Claws. Melee weapon attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) slashing damage.

Cooshee, also known as elven dogs, are large dogs only found in the forests and meadows frequented by elves. They are most commonly encountered in the company of elves and rarely on their own. They are quite large, typically weighing between 170 and 200 lbs, with some occasionally reaching up to 300 lbs. Their coat is green with brown spots, and their paws are large with heavy claws. Cooshee usually avoid other dog species.

Loyal Guards & Companions

Elves typically use cooshee as guard animals and hunting companions. This extraordinarily long-lived breed is completely loyal to its elven masters, immediately following any command and unafraid to put itself in danger to defend its master. Cooshee only bark to warn their masters of danger, and their bark can be heard up to a mile away.

The Ukobach

I believe that Ukobach was originally a proper name for a specific demon, detailed in Dictionnaire Infernal back in 1818, written by Jacques Collin de Plancy. I've decided to make it into an entire race (if that is the right word) of devils that exist at the bottom of the totem pole in the Nine Hells.

This is the picture of Ukobach from Dictionnaire Infernal.

I kind of prefer this look, created by monkeynohito over on Deviant Art. Actually a mix of a kobold & Ukobach, but I still like the look.

Anyway, on to the stats:

Ukobach

Small fiend (devil), lawful evil

Armor Class 13 (natural armor)

Hit Points 32 (5d6+15)

Speed 30 ft.

Str                    Dex                  Con                  Int                    Wis                  Cha

11 (+0)             15 (+2)             16 (+3)             11 (+0)             13 (+1)             8 (-1)

Tool Proficiencies Cook’s utensils

Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing and slashing from nonmagical weapons that aren’t silvered

Damage Immunities fire, poison

Condition Immunities poisoned

Senses Darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11

Languages Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.

Challenge 2

Devil’s Sight Magical darkness doesn’t impede the devil’s darkvision.

Magic Resistance The devil has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

Coal pan. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) fire damage.

Hurl Flame. Ranged Spell Attack: +4 to hit, range 150 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d6) fire damage. If the target is a flammable object that isn’t being worn or carried, it also catches fire.

These diminutive, red-skinned creatures are one of the lesser kinds of devils that reside in the Nine Hells. According to legend, the Ukobach are charged with tending the boilers of Hell, using oil made with the blood of the damned. They have spindly limbs, a slightly hunched posture, and almost comically large eyes, nose and ears. The only clothing they wear is an apron made from various sorts of leather, and they always carry a long-handled coal pan that constantly burns with hellfire. The Ukobach are able to deftly use these pans as weapons, heedless of the collateral damage the hellfire may cause. This hellfire is a product of the Ukobach’s magic, not the coal pan itself.

Pyromaniacs. The Ukobach love setting things on fire. The bigger the flame, the more they like it. They also aren’t overly picky about what they set aflame, taking a sadistic glee throwing their hellfire at random creatures. Fortunately, as they are only rarely summoned from their infernal home, they do not often have opportunities to indulge in this particular pastime.

Superlative Chefs. Ukobach love to cook and they can be quite skilled at it. Of course, what an Ukobach considers acceptable to cook can be quite different from what a mortal may find appropriate. It is possible to appease an Ukobach with an interesting recipe that it hasn’t seen before, and it is less likely to resent summoning if it has the opportunity to indulge in this pastime. The denizens of Hell typically don’t need to eat, so the Ukobach rarely have an appreciative audience to showcase their skills to. On some worlds, legend has it that it was an Ukobach who invented the art of deep frying foods.

The Caterwaul

This is the first official D&D creature that I have converted to 5e. I've always liked the caterwaul for some reason, despite not ever having used it in game.

I believe this is the official 2nd edition AD&D picture of the caterwaul.

Caterwaul

Medium monstrosity, chaotic evil

Armor Class 14 (natural armor)

Hit Points 65 (10d8+20)

Speed 50 ft., climb 40 ft.

Str                    Dex                  Con                  Int                    Wis                  Cha

14 (+2)             16 (+3)             15 (+2)             6 (-2)               13 (+1)             8 (-1)

Skills Perception +5, Stealth +7

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15

Languages -

Challenge 3

Evasion. The caterwaul can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain area effects. If the caterwaul is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails.

Haste. The caterwaul is able summon up incredible speed in combat. For one minute, it gains +2 to AC, has advantage on Dexterity saving throws, and it gains an additional action on each of its turns. That action can only be used to take the Attack (one claw or bite attack only), Dash, Disengage, Hide or Use an Object action. After the minute ends, a wave of lethargy comes over the caterwaul, making it unable to move or take actions until after its next turn. The caterwaul must complete a long rest before it can use this ability again.

Screech. Once per minute, the caterwaul can emit a piercing screech as an action. All creatures within 60 ft. of it must make a DC 12 Constitution save. On a failed save, the screech deals 2d8 thunder damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half damage.

Sprint. Once per minute, the caterwaul can drop to all fours and move 4x its current speed for 1 round.

Actions

Multiattack. The caterwaul makes two attacks: one with its claws, one with its bite.

Bite. Melee weapon attack: +4 to hit, 5 ft. reach, one target. Hit: 7 (1d8+2) piercing damage.

Claws. Melee weapon attack: +4 to hit, 5 ft. reach, one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+2) slashing damage.

Caterwauls are solitary, semi-bipedal feline predators with short midnight-blue fur, gleaming yellow eyes and a long tail. They are capable of walking on their hind feet, but are equally comfortable walking on all fours. Some who have encountered them and lived to tell the tale say that their facial features are somewhat reminiscent of elves.

They are typically found in temperate forests and mountains, and make lairs in caves littered with twigs, sticks and leaves. The walls are usually covered with scratch marks where the feline has honed its claws.

Like many cats, caterwauls hate water. They will only enter a body of water if it absolutely must.

Natural Born Killers

Caterwauls are vicious predators. They use their stealth to stalk prey, and then use their speed when they attack. They typically open with their screech, then continue the attack with their bite & claws. They have no fear of attacking humanoid prey, but are intelligent enough to know when they are outclassed.

When it catches prey, it will gorge itself so that it won’t need to hunt again for as long as possible. Its diet is exclusively meat, and it will only eat something that is freshly killed.

Caterwauls are also very territorial, willing to challenge intruders anytime, anywhere. It will only back down from an obviously more dangerous foe.

Shiny Baubles

Caterwauls don’t particularly value money or other treasure, so anything they have in their lair is usually incidental. They do, however, like shiny objects, particularly gems.  A gem will always attract their attention, regardless of its monetary value.