Sahuagin
Overview
Across fog-shrouded coasts or endless ocean swells, an ominous drone sounded on a conch shell chills the blood of all who hear it. This is the sound of the sahuagin hunting horn - a call to raid and battle. Coastal settlers refer to sahuagin as "sea devils," for sahuagin have no compassion in them, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal villages.Devils of the Deep
Sahuagin are a predatory, fish-like race that ventures from the ocean's black depths to hunt the creatures of the shallows and shore. Though they dwell in the deepest trenches of the ocean, sahuagin view the entire aquatic realm as their kingdom and the creatures in it as blood sport for their hunting parties. The self-styled rulers of sahuagin ocean domains are massive mutant males that grow second sets of arms. They are terribly foes in battle, and all sahuagin bow down before these powerful barons.Way of the Shark
Sahuagin worship the shark god Sekolah. Only female sahuagin are deemed worthy of channeling the god's power, and priestesses hold tremendous sway in sahuagin communities. Sahuagin are driven into a frenzy by the smell of fresh blood. As worshipers of Sekolah, they also have a special kinship with sharks, which they train as attack animals. Even untrained sharks recognize sahuagin as allies and don't prey on them.Elven Enmity
The sahuagin might control the oceans if not for the presence of their mortal enemies, the sea elves. Wars between the two races have raged for centuries across the coasts and seas of the world, disrupting maritime trade and drawing other races into the bloody conflict. So intense is sahuagin hatred for the aquatic elves that the sea devils have adapted to combat their ancient foes. A sahuagin born near enough to an aquatic elf community can enter the world as a malenti - a sahuagin that physically resembles an aquatic elf in every way. Sahuagin are prone to mutation, but whether this rare phenomenon is a result of the wars between the sahuagin and the aquatic elves - or whether it preceded or even began the conflict - none can say. The sahuagin put the malenti to good use as spies and assassins in aquatic elf cities and the societies of other creatures that pose a threat to sahuagin. The mere shadow of the malenti threat incites paranoia and suspicion among aquatic elves, whose resilience is weakened as the prelude to an actual sahuagin invasion.Sahuagin CR: 1/2 (100 XP)
STR
13 +1
DEX
11 +0
CON
12 +1
INT
12 +1
WIS
13 +1
CHA
9 -1
Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but it needs to be submerged at least once every 4 hours to avoid suffocating. Shark Telepathy. The sahuagin can magically command any shark within 120 feet of it, using a limited telepathy.
Actions
Multiattack. The sahuagin makes two melee attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws or spear. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 feet, one target. Hit: 1d4 + 1 piercing damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 feet, one target. Hit: 1d4 + 1 slashing damage. Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 feet or range 20/60 feet, one target. Hit: 1d6 + 1 piercing damage, or 1d8 + 1 piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.
Sahuagin Priestess CR: 2 (450 XP)
STR
13 +1
DEX
11 +0
CON
12 +1
INT
12 +1
WIS
14 +2
CHA
13 +1
Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but she needs to be submerged at least once every 4 hours to avoid suffocating. Shark Telepathy. The sahuagin can magically command any shark within 120 feet of her, using a limited telepathy. Spellcasting. The sahuagin is a 6th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). She has the following cleric spells prepared:
- Cantrips (at will): guidance, thaumaturgy
- 1st level (4 slots): bless, detect magic, guiding bolt
- 2nd level (3 slots): hold person, spiritual weapon (trident)
- 3rd level (3 slots): mass healing word, tongues
Actions
Multiattack. The sahuagin makes two attacks: one with her bite and one with her claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 feet, one target. Hit: 1d4 + 1 piercing damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 feet, one target. Hit: 1d4 + 1 slashing damage.
Sahuagin Baron CR: 5 (1,800 XP)
STR
19 +4
DEX
15 +2
CON
16 +3
INT
14 +2
WIS
13 +1
CHA
17 +3
Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but he needs to be submerged at least once every 4 hours to avoid suffocating. Shark Telepathy. The sahuagin can magically command any shark within 120 feet of him, using a limited telepathy.
Actions
Multiattack. The sahuagin makes three attacks: one with his bite and two with his claws or trident. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 feet, one target. Hit: 2d4 + 4 piercing damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 feet, one target. Hit: 2d6 + 4 slashing damage. Trident. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 feet or range 20/60 feet, one target. Hit: 2d6 + 4 piercing damage, or 2d8 + 4 piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.
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