Safety in Numbers. The Braxi are timid and will always try to use superior numbers to overwhelm a foe. The Braxi Commoner will almost never attack on their own and will retreat as soon as they are outnumbered unless under the command of a superior Braxi's orders.
Wave Attack. When commanded by higher level members of their society, Braxi attack in waves hoping to overwhelm targets with sheer numbers.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) Piercing damage.
Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 (1d4 − 1) bludgeoning damage.
Distracting Wail. The Common Braxi is a bit cowardly and will wail as soon as they are reduced to 3 hp or less. The Braxi Commoner wails as a reaction immediately after anything like an attack, spell, or natural/supernatural condition reduces their hit points (e.g. a strike from a foe reducing their hp to 3 hp).
Any creature within 30 feet must make a Constitution Saving throw (DC 10) or suffer the deafened condition until the Braxi stops wailing or they are outside the 30 foot radius.
The wail is loud and can be heard for 100 feet in an underground or over-grown area, and up to 300 feet in wide open spaces, potentially alerting other creatures as to the Braxi's plight.
Description
Braxi Commoners are timid creatures, but when provoked or when commanded by a superior Braxi, they can present a formidable threat. If overwhelmed they will quickly retreat and shriek with deafening wails when grievously harmed.
Braxi
Braxi are Feywild embodiments of fear, deceit and distrust. They are cowardly, deceitful, and given to attacking only when the situation is unfairly in their favor; either by circumstance or design. Braxi are quick, nimble, and small of stature (mostly) but their threat comes from the fact that they move in packs where the advantage of numbers is on their side. Ranging in appearance, most are covered in a combination of scales and bristling fur that resembles spikes. More robust Braxi assume more powerful roles of command within their social order.
Braxi are weak willed at the lowest levels of their social order, but are easily manipulated by those higher in rank. Higher level Braxi are not above using lower level Braxi as living waves against more powerful combatants, and will use the chaos a wave attack creates to make advantageous attacks against more powerful creatures, or make a quick escape if the battle goes poorly.
The Braxi worship Maglubiyet in a manner similar to Goblins. Maglubiyet claims to be the god of braxi, goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears, and on the Infinite Battlefield of Acheron, the deity commands innumerable Braxi legions of all levels. In ages long past, Maglubiyet witnessed the deceitful yet crafty tactics of Braxi and relocated a population of them from the Feywild along with the Goblins to his realm on the Outer Planes. Braxi chose to stay in the Feywilde, preferring to hunt other creatures of the Fey, but were forced back into the Material Plane by Goblins who were jealous of Maglubiyet's attentions placed on the Braxi. This made the Braxi even more vicious than before and will stop and nothing to prove their worth above those of Goblins to their dark deity.
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