Hermitaur Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 15 (natural armour)

15 (natural armour) Hit Points 30 (4d8 + 12)

30 (4d8 + 12) Speed 30 ft., burrow 20 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 2 (-4) 10 (+0) 3 (-4) Skills Stealth +3

Stealth +3 Damage Vulnerabilities bludgeoning

bludgeoning Damage Resistances piercing and slashing from nonmagical attacks

piercing and slashing from nonmagical attacks Senses passive Perception 10

passive Perception 10 Languages —

— Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Shell Camouflage. A hermitaur has advantage of Dexterity (Stealth) checks when it is on a beach or riverbed. Actions Multiattack. The hermitaur makes two claw attacks. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage.

Hermitaurs

While their crustaceous cousins, crabs, are fond of both land and sea, hermitaurs are only truly comfortable on land. They still pine for the sea though, finding habitats on beaches and riverbeds.

Natural Defenses. While their anatomy is similar to crabs in many ways, hermitaurs stand out in two majour ways: they are larger, and they grow natural shells on their back for increased defenses and natural shade from the sun. These shells are made of keratin and when

matured, can be quite tough to penetrate.

Stonefist Hermitaurs. Hermitaurs live in packs, and

need a natural leader. They will fight to the death to establish an alpha, and when one is established the alpha is entitled to the majority of food the pack hunts. The excess of food and the process of constantly defending their alpha status leads to tremendous growth spurts.

Stonefist Hermitaurs grow to be nearly three times the size of a regular hermitaur. The bulk of their growth is shown in their claws, which enforce their dominance over the pack. They grow so much that they cannot naturally grow a large enough shell to properly defend themselves, so they will instead seek out the skull of a large creature, often a dragon skull, to act as their shell. Alphas will lead their pack great distances to find these skulls, and when found, their status is solidified.