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Spotted Hyena Leucrotta
Medium beast, unaligned Medium beast, neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) Hit Points 40 (9d8)
Speed 40 . Speed 40 .
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 3 (−4) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 7 (−2) 14 (+2) 10 (+0)
Skills Perception +3 Skills Deception +2, Perception +4, Stealth +6
Senses darkvision 60 ., passive Perception 13 Senses darkvision 60 ., passive Perception 14
Languages understands Gnoll but doesn’t speak it Languages Gnoll
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Keen Smell. e spotted hyena has advantage on Wisdom Shadowlike. e leucrotta has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth)
(Perception) checks that rely on smell. checks while in darkness and areas of dim light.
Pack Tactics. e spotted hyena has advantage on an attack roll Mimicry. e leucrotta can mimic any words or phrases it has
against a creature if at least one of the spotted hyena’s allies is heard, as well as the voice which said them. It does not need
within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn’t incapacitated. to understand the language spoken. A creature that hears the
voice can tell it is an imitation with a successful DC 13 Wisdom
Actions (Insight) check.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ., one target. Actions
Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage.
Multiattack. e leucrotta makes three attacks: one with its bite
and two with its claws.
When le to their own devices, hyenas are happy to scavenge
carcasses once larger predators have had their ll and seldom hunt Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ., one target.
their own food (with the exception of the spotted hyena, which is Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
a voracious predator). However, in the company of gnolls, hyenas’ Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ., one target.
Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ., one target.
behavior more resembles trained attack dogs, or the worgs kept by
behavior more resembles trained attack dogs, or the worgs kept by Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage.
Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage.
other monstrous races (though the comparison would be taken as
other monstrous races (though the comparison would be taken as
a grave insult by any gnoll who heard it).
a grave insult by any gnoll who heard it).
Born from couplings of gnoll and hyena, leucrottas take on the
Gutter gnolls favor the company of brown hyenas, who Born from couplings of gnoll and hyena, leucrottas take on the
brown hyenas, who
predatory cunning of their parents. More lightweight and lean
can also be found scavenging in cities and so easily
can also be found scavenging in cities and so easily predatory cunning of their parents. More lightweight and lean
than a hyena, with the long legs of a hunting dog, leucrottas
make the transition to their way of life.
make the transition to their way of life. than a hyena, with the long legs of a hunting dog, leucrottas
are swi and silent. By some quirk of
are swi and silent. By some quirk of
striped hyena is preferred
e primarily nocturnal striped hyena is preferred their demonic heritage, leucrottas
their demonic heritage, leucrottas
by rock gnolls, and can be trained to use their
by rock gnolls, and can be trained to use their have the ability to eerily mimic
have the ability to eerily mimic
crushing jaws to pin their quarry in place or voices, which they will most com-
crushing jaws to pin their quarry in place or
voices, which they will most com-
otherwise hamper an escape. monly use to lure unwary travelers
monly use to lure unwary travelers
to their doom, or to split up and con-
, already formidable on their own
Spotted hyenas, already formidable on their own to their doom, or to split up and con-
fuse a defensive force before an attack.
merits, are made even more vicious by the in uence of
merits, are made even more vicious by the in uence of fuse a defensive force before an attack.
their plains gnoll clan mates.

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Appendix A: Beasts of the HordeAppendix A: Beasts of the Horde