Echolocation. The bortelu can't use its blindsight while deafened.
Nimble Escape. The bortelu can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each turn.
Spider Climb. The bortelu can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Multiattack. The bortelu makes 2 claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage. The target must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or move at half speed until the end of its next turn.
Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage. The bortelu regains hit points equal to the damage the creature takes. The creature must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success.
Grapple. When the bortelu is hit with a melee attack, it can make a grapple attack against the creature that attacked it.
The bortelu can take 1 legendary action, choosing from the options below. The bortelu regains the spent legendary action at the start of its turn.
Clobber. Once between turns, if the Bortelu is adjacent to at least 2 enemies (Max 4), it can grab their heads and smash them together. All creatures must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or take 8 (2d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Description
The rarely seen and rarely heard Bortelu is more myth than reality to most. In the cold and mountainous regions of the world, the 7-foot Bortelu, much like the giant and the wolf, has entered several childrens' tales as a warning to stay close to home.
Apex Predator The bortelu is most commonly found in caves and mines in colder climates. There it awaits animals that wander into the cave mouth (And if it's fortunate, isolated travelers). It's important to note that the creature is often only found alone. Each bortelu is highly aggressive and territorial towards the next.
Perfect Organism The bortelu has evolved to hunt with perfect precision through millenia of natural selection. Though slim and lanky, do not be fooled. Beneath the skin are powerful muscles that allow the creature to scale walls and ceilings in mere seconds. Inside the massive crest upon its head, hides several small tentacles that the creature uses to put its prey in a state of paralysis. Once its immobile, the predator leaps back from the shadows for its prey.
Death Whistle What instills such fear into travelers about the bortelu, more than anything else, is its almost-human demeanor. Its crest, used for echolocation, also produces flute-like notes and whistles that it uses while hunting. Survivors say that its "death whistle" is jarring, as if the bortelu was creating a simple melody.