Mane, Ice

Family: Devils

Medium fiend, neutral evil

Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 37 (5d8 + 15)
Speed 40 ft., swim 50 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	16 (+3)	16 (+3)	8 (–1)	12 (+1)	8 (–1)

Skills Perception +3, Stealth +5
Damage Resistances poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities cold
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Abyssal, Infernal
Challenge 3 (700 XP)

SPECIAL TRAITS

• Amphibious. The mane can breathe air and water.
• Ice Walk. The ice mane can move across and climb icy surfaces without needing to make an ability check. Additionally, difficult terrain composed of ice or snow doesn’t cost it extra movement.
• Pack Tactics. The mane has advantage on an attack roll against a target if at least one of the mane’s allies is within five feet of the mane and the ally isn’t incapacitated.

ACTIONS

• Multiattack. The mane makes one Bite attack and one Ice Spine attack.
• Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage and 2 (1d4) cold damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or gain a level of exhaustion.
• Ice Spine. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 10/40 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage and 2 (1d4) cold damage.

ABOUT

Ice manes are a cross between a primate and an albino reptile with piercing blue eyes. Their huge heads are surrounded with icy spikes, and their mouths are filled with rows of frozen fangs that shred opponents like crushed glass. They are most frequently found where icy waters pour into the frozen, lowest rings of Hell. Ice manes hunt in wild packs where they are raised from frozen souls trapped in the icy tributary of Styx. Voracious hunters, ice manes are too stupid to retreat, and too numb to feel pain. They sometimes find their way into the Mortal Realms when summoned by spellcasters or though unattended planar gates near areas of ice floes and frigid waters.