"A large, gangling humanoid that constantly looks malnourished. This monstrosity preys on wild animals and makes their home in caves and on cliffs. Unlike most other monsters, the Skreltir does not like to prey on humanoids and actively avoids encountering them. They are said to hold funerals for any creature they kill, and will mourn humanoids for a week after killing them. It is unknown where they came from, but the Skreltirs have only been seen in the last few decades...."

"Their intelligence is remarkable, they are shown to read and write common, undercommon, Elvish, Draconic, Dwarvish, and more. They make traps efficiently and remembers always where they place them. Their lairs are well trapped and they constantly add more traps to the surrounding area. They mourn humanoids, and hold funerals for everything. They never take more than what they need, despite their massive size. They can hide just about anywhere and they are not innately hostile!" - Journal entry found on a corpse, unidentified writer, fell into a punji pit.

Another thing to note about Skreltir, is that they often have a giant bird accompanying them, it is likely that the bird shows them where best to trap, and the Skreltir provides the giant bird with food and shelter.

The Lair of Skreltirs are their homes, typically a decorated cave, or cliff. Their lairs are coated with traps they nimbly avoid.

Lair Actions

On initiative count 15 (losing initiative ties), the Skreltir takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the Skreltir can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:

• A hidden trap goes off, either from a player activating it, or from the Skreltir activating it. Roll a d4 to determine the trap.
• On a one, a opponent is caught in a snare, and cannot move until they cut the snare ( DC 10 Dex check. )
• On a 2, a hangman's snare catches a opponent and they are hung by the foot 20 feet off the ground, they must be freed by another creature and take 1d4 bludgeoning on landing.
• On a 3, an opponent is dragged to the closest wall by a snare, and their leg gets caught in the wall, they must be freed by another creature, this second creature makes a dc 10 dex check or deals their weapon's damage to the first Creature.
• On a 4, An opponent is caught by a hangman's snare, and take 1d6 slashing damage from the wire cutting into their skin.
• Or, An opponent makes a DC 16 Dex saving throw or falls into a Punji pit, they take 3d10 piercing damage. ( Recharge 12 rounds )

Regional effects

In the surrounding area, of the Lair of the Skreltir, traps appear every 100 feet. These traps can be any trap, except punji pits.