Nimble Escape. The burly can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of its turns.
Standing Leap. A burly's long jump is up to 35 feet and its high jump is up to 20 feet, without a running start.
Poisonous Skin. Any creature that grapples the burly or otherwise comes into direct contact with it must at the end of their turn succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 1 minute. A poisoned creature no longer in direct contact with you can repeat the saving throw at the end of each its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. A burly succeeds on this saving throw automatically. If the target fails it's Constitution saving throw by more than 5, all their known languages are replaced with the Goblin language until they are no longer poisoned.
False Appearance. While the burly remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal burl on a tree.
Poisoned Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage. On the first successful attack, the target must succeed on the same Constitution saving throw as with Poisonous Skin. For subsequent atttacks, the Burly must take a free action to cover their daggers with their poison again, or they will only give normal Dagger attacks.
Description
Burlies are the descendants of Goblins long ago who were lost in the Feywild. It was a small clan that claimed Fire Giants woke the volcano spirit within their homelands, and so they ran away in terror for safety. They ran for so long that they didn't realize they ran into the Feywild until they were completely lost. Instead of trying to find their way back home, they decided to stay.
The local creatures loathed their new goblin neighbors. The goblins bullied the sprites, teased the treants, and stole from the pixies. All these creatures sent their prayers to Titania to rid themselves of these new pests. In a surprise twist, Titania decided to keep the goblins. She felt her creatures were too complacent and boring, and these goblins introduced a little welcomed change. Of course she couldn't keep them as they were. She altered their forms to better represent their simple-minds.
Burlies are misshaped and camouflaged to better look like burls naturally growing on trees. When they see a new victim, they fall to the ground, start running, and hop through the air with a crazy look in their eyes and a dagger in their hands. Their skin is mystically toxic, and they coat their daggers in their own spit and sweat to attack with it. They love to tease all other creatures, even more than killing. In fact, they'd rather taunt and steal instead of killing, but they will protect themselves.
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