Bugbear Elder

Family: Bugbear

Medium humanoid (goblinoid), chaotic evil

Armor Class 11
Hit Points 45 (13d8 ? 13)
Speed 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (+0)	12 (+1)	8 (-1)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)	18 (+4)

Skills History +5, Medicine +6, Religion +5, Stealth +5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common, Goblin
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)

Special Traits

• Padded Feet. The bugbear elder has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks to move silently.
• Spellcasting. The bugbear elder is a 13th level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). It has the following cleric spells prepared:
• Cantrips (at will): mending, sacred flame, spare the dying 1st level (4 slots): cure wounds, healing word
• 2nd level (3 slots): prayer of healing 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, mass healing word
• 4th level (3 slots): death ward
• 5th level (2 slots): mass cure wounds
• 6th level (1 slot): heal
• 7th level (1 slot): regenerate

Actions

• Sickle. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) slashing damage.

About

While the headman makes the day-to-day decisions and rules the tribe’s affairs in the physical realm, the tribe’s elders dictate the long term and the spiritual. Only a foolish headman ignores the words of the elders, and it is not unknown for the tribe to rise up against one who does so.