Shapechanger. Zuleika can use her action to polymorph into a wolf-humanoid hybrid or into a wolf, or back into her true form, which is humanoid. Her statistics, other than her AC, are the same in each form. Any equipment she is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. Zuleika reverts to her true form if she dies.
Keen Hearing and Smell. Zuleika has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
Pack Tactics. Zuleika has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of her allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.
Regeneration. Zuleika regains 10 hit points at the start of her turn. If Zuleika takes damage from a silvered weapon, a spell, or another werewolf's natural weapons, this trait doesn’t function at the start of her next turn. Zuleika dies only if she starts her turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Spellcasting. Zuleika is a 5th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Wisdom (save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). Zuleika has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): guidance, sacred flame, thaumaturgy, toll the dead
1st level (4 slots): bless, cure wounds, inflict wounds
2nd level (3 slots): moonbeam, spiritual weapon (spectral wolf)
3rd level (2 slots): aura of vitality, bestow curse
Eyes of The Dark Veil. Magical darkness doesn't impede Zuleika's darkvision.
Multiattack. (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Zuleika makes two attacks: two with her spear (humanoid form) or one with her bite and one with her claws (hybrid form).
Bite (Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with werewolf lycanthropy.
Claws (Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage.
Spear (Humanoid Form Only). Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage, or 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.
Description
The Beast
Zuleika Toranescu and her mate, Emil Toranescu, are members of The Children of Mother Night clan. The werewolves were a threat to those who wandered too far into the woods, but recently, a rift has formed between Emil and the leader of their pack, Kiril.
Emil opposed Kiril's use of children fighting each other. Emil wanted to make all of the children into werewolves and increase the size of the pack. Kiril opposed this since he felt a larger pack would be harder to control. Kiril and Emil disappeared for a few days and then returned and said that the lord of Barovia, Strahd von Zarovich, had taken care of Emil for disrupting the pack.
Kiril disappeared for several days, causing the other werewolves to wonder whether he had fled or had been quietly disposed of by Emil and his allies. When Kiril returned, he was accompanied by a pack of several dozen dire wolves loyal to Strahd, and he brought word from Castle Ravenloft that Strahd was not pleased with Emil’s attempt to fracture the pack.
Kiril reestablished his dominance, but his ideas and victory over her mate enraged Zuleika. She knows she can’t kill Kiril on her own, and after what happened to Emil, the rest of the pack is unwilling to challenge Kiril’s authority, lest they incur Strahd’s wrath.
During one of Kiril's barbaric selection tournaments, Zuleika attempted to intervene. Unfortunately, Zuleika was quickly overpowered and forced to flee. Chased into the woods by Kiril's most loyal and fiercest hunters, Zuleika is left with nothing but to put her fate in the mercy of Mother Night.
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