Flyby. The yian garuga doesn't provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
Sensitive Ears. If the yian garuga takes thunder damage or a thunder spell is used within 60 feet of it, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the start of its next turn.
Multiattack. The yian garuga makes two Peck attacks and one Tail attack.
Peck. Melee Weapon Attack. +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) piercing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack. +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage plus 13 (3d8) poison damage.
Violent Roar (Recharge 5-6). The yian garuga lets out a thunderous roar, sending out shockwaves in a 10-foot radius around it. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 31 (7d8) thunder damage and be incapacitated until the end of its next turn on a failed save, or half as much damage and isn't incapacitated on a successful one. If it fails the save by 5 or more, the creature is stunned until the end of its next turn.
Description
The yian garuga is a highly aggressive Bird Wyvern that has a striking purple coloration, large defensive spikes and an extremely tough shell. Its beak is sharp and jagged, and it possesses a silver mane around the edge of its face.
Yian garuga is a close relative of the yian kut-ku that possesses a poisonous tail club and can produce ear-splitting roars to stop foes in their tracks. It is quite crafty, and is known to rationally observe their prey, even when angered. They are not to be taken lightly.
Yian garuga hunts almost exclusively at night, using its deadly poison or stabbing its prey with its sharp beak to finish off its victim. When hunting another predatory species such as velocidrome, yian garuga will let out a ear-deafening roar before launching an attack.
Very war-like in nature, yian garuga are monsters that are best avoided. Yian garuga are very solitary creatures though, they have rarely been seen in groups possibly during a
mating season, the groups consisting of more than two have been seen on islands. After mating, a female will sometimes seek out a Yian Kut-Ku nest, destroy the eggs, and then lay its own eggs in the nest for the oblivious Kut-Ku to raise and care for. This shows that a female garuga can be a Brood Parasite like a real-world cuckoo bird. Yian garuga perform this behavior due to their poor parental behavior.
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