Blubbery Hide. Attacks targeting the bulette that do bludgeoning damage are made with
disadvantage.
Standing Leap. The bulette’s long jump is up to 30 feet away and its high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start.
Taloned Feet. The bulette ignores difficult terrain related to ice and snow.
Bite. melee weapon attack, +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 37 (6d10 + 4) piercing damage.
Deadly Leap. If the bulette jumps at least 15 feet as part of its movement, it can then use this action to land on its feet in a space that contains one or more other creatures. Each of those creatures must succeed on a DC 16 Strength or Dexterity saving throw (target's choice) or be knocked prone and take 14 (3d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage plus 14 (3d6 + 4) slashing damage. On a successful save, the creature takes only half the damage, isn't knocked prone, and is pushed 5 feet out of the bulette's space into an unoccupied space of the creature's choice. If no unoccupied space is within range, the creature instead falls prone in the bulette's space.
Description
Bulettes are tough, durable creatures. They have a strong survival instinct and it serves them well, particularly those of the arctic offshoot. It tunnels through the frozen tundra and glaciers, taking down other arctic creatures. It is somewhat larger than the rock bulette, as it has developed a firm layer of insulating fat over its muscle. They have also grown a thick, shaggy pelt that follows their spine to their tail. It adds another layer of warmth under their bony shell and spills out over their pale, leathery hide. Their claws are thicker, but no less sharp than their cousins’.
The arctic bulette relies more on the species’ ability to eat inanimate objects and gain
some form of sustenance from them. They’ve eaten rocks, and even the permafrost that
covers the tundra, as it contains decaying organic materials frozen along with the dirt
and minerals. They are more likely to engage with powlbears (arctic owlbears) than other
denizens of the cold lands are, but they are both such deadly creatures, it is anyone’s guess which one would prevail. The only surety is the clash will be loud and messy, frightening away smaller, meeker animals (and people). Still, the victor is sure to eat well
for some time.
Like all bulettes, their burrowing through the ground acts, as strange as it may seem, as a cleaning mechanism, as the rough stone and rocks they pass through dig out dirt from
crevasses. They sometimes pass through mountains to get a thorough cleaning. The
arctic bulette has fewer particles to clean from itself, however, as there are fewer pests and parasites in the frozen lands.
Rumors & Legends
- A frozen lake is a popular area for some of the local children. The cold lands are unforgiving, and they find joy in sliding across the lake and playing. A nearby bulette has taken to stalking the lake for distracted prey.
- Wizards bordering the northern tundra have discovered latent magical properties imbued in a bulette’s hide and bony plating. If given to the right craftsman, to make the armor, and enchanter, to draw out its magical properties, it would be a formidable suit of armor.
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