Behtu

Small humanoid, chaotic evil

Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d6 + 24)
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
17 (+3) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 7 (-2)

Saving Throws Dex +5
Skills Athletics +5, Stealth +5
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Behtu, Common, Infernal
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2

ACTIONS

  • Multiattack. The behtu makes one Bite attack and one Spear attack.
  • Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
  • Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage, or 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.
  • Fire Breath (Recharge 6). The behtu exhales fire in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area 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.
  • Ichorous Infusion. The behtu ingests an infusion made from Mechuiti’s blood. For 1 minute, the behtu has advantage on saving throws and ability checks that use Strength and Constitution, and its walking and climbing speeds are doubled. In addition, it has disadvantage on saving throws and ability checks that use Intelligence and Wisdom for the duration. A non-behtu that ingests the infusion must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the creature takes 10 (3d6) poison damage and is poisoned for 1 minute. On a success, the creature takes half the damage and isn’t poisoned. The behtu typically has 1d4 + 1 infusions in its possession.

ABOUT

With the face of a mandrill and the tusks of a great boar, these ferocious half-ape, half-human pygmies have demon blood flowing in their veins. Only the desperate or the suicidal travel to their volcanic temple-islands. Once a peaceful people, the behtu have since been corrupted by the demon lord of apes, cannibalism, and torture. By feeding his blood to the behtu, he filled them with the cruelty and power of a demon, transforming them into the creatures they are today. The behtu carry his worship from island to island, subjugating, devouring, or converting all they meet.

Temple Builders. The behtus raise shrines to Mechuiti wherever they go. Some are kept and prosper, while others fall into decay and return to the jungle.

Ichor Drinkers. In his volcanic temples, Mechuiti’s idols weep his ichorous demon blood. Behtus use the ichor to create infusions that give them inhuman strength and speed, and their leaders use it to perform a ritual that transforms simians and humans bathed in the ichor into more behtu. Behtus also etch demonic tattoos using the ichor, granting them infernal powers and protection.

Scaly Mounts. Behtus breed demonic iguanas as war mounts (use the statistics of a giant lizard). The most powerful behtu sorcerers and druids have been known to ride large crimson drakes and small flame dragons as personal mounts.

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