Xorn, Elder

Family: Xorn

Large elemental (earth), neutral

Armor Class 21 (natural armor)
Hit Points 125 (10d10 + 70); Wound Threshold 32
Speed 20 ft., burrow 20 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
20 (+5)	7 (-2)	24 (+7)	10 (+0)	8 (-1)	9 (-1)

Skills Perception* +7, Stealth +2
Damage Resistances bludgeoning from nonmagical attacks that aren’t adamantine
Damage Immunities piercing and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t adamantine
Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages Primordial
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)

SPECIAL TRAITS

• Earth Glide. The elder xorn can burrow through nonmagical, unworked earth and stone. While doing so, the elder xorn doesn’t disturb the material it moves through.
• Stone Camouflage. The elder xorn has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.
• Treasure Sense. The elder xorn can pinpoint, by scent, the location of precious metals and stones, such as coins and gems, within 120 feet of it.

ACTIONS

• Multiattack. The elder xorn makes three claw attacks and one bite attack.
• Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) slashing damage.
• Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (5d6 + 5) piercing damage.

LEGENDARY ACTIONS

If the GM wishes to make a xorn or elder xorn more powerful, they can be granted the following legendary actions.

The xorn can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The xorn regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

• Claw. The xorn makes one claw attack.
• Curl Up. The xorn gains a +5 bonus to its AC against the next attack roll targeting it.
• Adapted Resistance (Costs 3 Actions). The xorn gains resistance to a type of damage of its choice until the start of its next turn.