Fire Infused. The Brambleback can pass through non-magical flames without taking damage. Any creature that touches the Brambleback or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet takes 1d6 fire damage.
Multiattack. The Brambleback makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage plus 2 (1d4) fire damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 4) slashing damage plus 2 (1d4) fire damage.
Fire Spurt. When the Brambleback takes more than 10 damage in a single turn, it releases a burst of fire. Each creature within 5 feet of it must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Description
Bramblebacks are enigmatic entities where the animate vitality of animals meets the serene resilience of plant life. These creatures, mirroring the form and behaviors of bears or wolves, roam with a lumbering gait through the dense foliage of exotic realms like the Kumungu jungle. With bark for skin and a leafy mane rustling with each footfall, one might dismiss them as another oddity of the ever-growing forest—if not for the arcane embers glowing within their cores and the scorched earth left in their wake.
Stewards of an ancient and cryptic magic, Bramblebacks' origin is lost to the annals of time, perhaps a result of an arcane experiment or a naturally occurring marvel of evolution. Wielding the destructive force of fire melded with a body of wood and foliage, they embody an elemental contradiction.
Adventurers seeking the secrets of Kumungu may cross paths with a Brambleback shuffling through the underbrush, its amber eyes glowing with an internal inferno ready to defend its territory from unwary intruders. Despite their brute strength and affinity for fire, Bramblebacks maintain an aspect of the natural world's elusive beauty—a rare sight to behold before either party succumbs to fight or flight.
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