Nochlean

Medium fey, chaotic evil

Armor Class 16 (earlobe scarf )
Hit Points 82 (11d8 + 33)
Speed 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 12 (+1) 16 (+3) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 9 (-1)

Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t cold iron
Skills Deception +1, Nature +4, Perception +4, Stealth +3
Damage Vulnerabilities thunder
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common, Gnome, Sylvan
Challenge 3 (700 XP)

SPECIAL TRAITS

  • Innate Spellcasting. The nochlean’s innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
  • Child-Scent. A nochlean has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell, but only with respect to humanoid children and immature animals. Thus, the nochlean could sniff out a child’s hiding place or a den of wolf pups, but it could not sniff out the child’s parents or the den mother.
  • Music Susceptibility. A nochlean is sensitive to music of all kinds, and different styles of music affect the nochlean in different ways. A creature within 20 feet of a nochlean can attempt to affect the creature with a Charisma (Performance) check. The nochlean must succeed at a Wisdom saving throw with a DC equal to the result of the Performance check or become affected by the music for as long as the music persists. The nochlean has disadvantage on attacks and saving throws as long as the music is playing. If the nochlean rolls a natural 1 on the saving throw it becomes enraged instead and has advantage on all attack rolls and saving throws and gains an additional claws attack for as long as the music is playing.

ACTIONS

  • Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 14).

ABOUT

Predatory fey that delight in vandalizing homes, murdering pets, and stealing children, nochleans resemble incredibly thin, gangly humanoids with coarse black hair, large yellow eyes, and wickedly sharp claws. Their most recognizable features, however, are their extraordinarily large ears. A nochlean’s earlobes are several feet long, and it usually keeps them wrapped around its neck like a scarf or draped over its hands to conceal its claws from casual notice. A nochlean stands 5-1/2 feet tall and weighs 50 pounds.

Quirky. Nochleans enjoy their wicked activities, frequently tittering from the shadows as they plan to raid a home, murder livestock, or lure away a lonely child. Nochleans are bold and crafty schemers who attack only when they feel like they have the advantage. A nochlean’s careful plans evaporate in the presence of music, however, as the notes echoing around in their large ears affect them in erratic ways. Most nochleans flee from any source of music, and many tales tell of lone travelers unknowingly repelling the lurking creatures with casual whistling.

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