Medium plant, chaotic evil

• Armor Class 12
• Hit Points 22 (5d8)
• Speed 30 ft.

• Damage Vulnerabilities fire
• Damage Resistances psychic
• Condition Immunities charmed
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
• Languages understands Common
• Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than a plant, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Medium plant, chaotic evil

• Armor Class 13
• Hit Points 36 (8d8)
• Speed 30 ft.

• Damage Vulnerabilities fire
• Damage Immunities psychic
• Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
• Languages Common
• Challenge 2 (450 XP)

Spore Stench. Any creature that starts its turn within 5 ft. of the ghast must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of its next turn. On a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to the ghast’s Stench for 24 hours.

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Medium plant (lizardfolk), chaotic evil

• Armor Class 15 (natural armor, shield)
• Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
• Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.

• Skills Perception +1, Stealth +4, Survival +3
• Damage Vulnerabilities fire
• Damage Resistances psychic
• Condition Immunities charmed
• Senses passive Perception 11
• Languages understands Draconic
• Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Actions

Multiattack. The Lizardfolk Plant Ghoul makes two melee attacks, each one with a different weapon.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than a plant, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Spiked Shield. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Erelmil (He/Him) (Scout)

Medium humanoid (human), neutral good

• Armor Class 12
• Hit Points 27 (6d8)
• Speed 30 ft.

• Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Investigation +5, Perception +6, Persuasion +5, Stealth +4
• Senses passive Perception 16
• Languages Common, Elvish
• Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Cunning Action. On each of his turns, Erelmil can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.

Sneak Attack (1/Turn). Erelmil deals an extra 7 (2d6) damage when he hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 ft. of an ally of the scout that isn’t incapacitated and the scout doesn’t have disadvantage on the attack roll.

Actions

Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Trait

Muscle Control (IE 2) 

Erelmil’s left arm is contracted, requiring an extra round to load his hand crossbow, and he can only make a single attack per round.

Ryia (Scout) (She/Her)

Medium humanoid (human), chaotic good

• Armor Class 12
• Hit Points 27 (6d8)
• Speed 30 ft.

• Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Investigation +5, Perception +6, Persuasion +5, Stealth +4
• Senses passive Perception 16
• Languages Common, Elf
• Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Cunning Action. On each of her turns, Ryia can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.

Sneak Attack (1/Turn). Ryia deals an extra 7 (2d6) damage when she hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 ft. of an ally of the scout that isn’t incapacitated and Ryia doesn’t have disadvantage on the attack roll.

Actions

Multiattack. Ryia makes two melee attacks.

Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Trait

Tooth Pain (IE 2). You have chronic pain in your teeth. Any action that requires concentration (e.g. maintaining a spell) requires a successful DC 10 + (IE) Constitution saving throw per round to maintain concentration. The pain makes talking difficult, causing a penalty of − (IE) on social Charisma checks, and spells with a verbal component require a successful DC 8 + (IE) Dexterity check to cast successfully. Because this also causes eating difficulty, you must succeed on a DC 8 + (IE) Constitution saving throw to maintain concentration while eating or drinking. Because you’re used to managing pain, even though this doesn’t reduce the experience of pain, you have a + (IE) bonus to saving throws against psychic damage.

Ryia usually speaks in a soft, slurred manner, her tooth pain making it difficult to enunciate.

Elel Talthanryl (He/Him)

Medium humanoid (half-elf), chaotic evil

• Armor Class 11
• Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
• Speed 30 ft.

• Skills Medicine +4, Nature +3, Perception +4
• Senses passive Perception 14
• Languages Common, Draconic, Druidic
• Challenge 2 (450 XP)

Fey Ancestry. Elel has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put him to sleep.

Spellcasting. Elel is a 4th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). He has the following druid spells prepared:

Cantrips (at will): Druidcraft, Produce Flame, Shillelagh

1st level (4 slots): Entangle, Longstrider, Speak with Animals, Thunderwave

2nd level (3 slots): Locate Animals or Plants, Hold Person

Actions

Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit (+4 to hit with shillelagh), reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage, or 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage with shillelagh or if wielded with two hands.

Trait

Refractive Differences (Far-sightedness) (IE 3) The closer things get, the blurrier they get. You have a − (IE) penalty on attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) rolls to see any details closer than (IE) × 5 feet. Elel wears a corrective monocle, which reduces the IE of this trait to 1, but it falls out if he takes bludgeoning damage, at which point he continues without it until the end of combat. Because the Refractive Difference is only in one eye, his penalty is halved.

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