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Aarakocra
Humanoid •
CR 0.25
AC 12
Acolyte
Humanoid •
CR 0.25
AC 10
Animated Armor
Construct •
CR 1
AC 18
Ape
Beast •
CR 0.5
AC 12
Awakened Shrub
Plant •
CR 0
AC 9
Axe Beak
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 11
Baboon
Beast •
CR 0
AC 12
Badger
Beast •
CR 1
AC 10
Bandit
Humanoid •
CR 0.125
AC 12
Bat
Beast •
CR 0
AC 12
Black Bear
Beast •
CR 0.5
AC 11
Blink Dog
Fey •
CR 0.25
AC 13
Blood Hawk
Beast •
CR 0.125
AC 12
Boar
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 11
Brass Dragon Wyrmling
Dragon •
CR 1
AC 16
Brown Bear
Beast •
CR 1
AC 11
Bugbear
Humanoid •
CR 1
AC 16
Bullywug
Humanoid •
CR 0.25
AC 15
Camel
Beast •
CR 0.125
AC 9
Cat
Beast •
CR 0
AC 12
Cockatrice
Monstrosity •
CR 0.5
AC 11
Commoner
Humanoid •
CR 0
AC 10
Constrictor Snake
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 12
Copper Dragon Wyrmling
Dragon •
CR 1
AC 16
Crab
Beast •
CR 0
AC 11
Crawling Claw
Undead •
CR 0
AC 12
Crocodile
Beast •
CR 0.5
AC 12
Cultist
Humanoid •
CR 0.125
AC 12
Darkmantle
Monstrosity •
CR 0.5
AC 11
Death Dog
Monstrosity •
CR 1
AC 12
Deep Gnome(Svirfneblin)
Humanoid •
CR 0.5
AC 15
Deer
Beast •
CR 0
AC 13
Dire Wolf
Beast •
CR 1
AC 14
Draft Horse
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 10
Dretch
Fiend •
CR 0.25
AC 11
Drow
Humanoid •
CR 0.25
AC 15
Dryad
Fey •
CR 1
AC 11
Duergar
Humanoid •
CR 1
AC 16
Duodrone
Construct •
CR 0.25
AC 15
Dust Mephit
Elemental •
CR 0.5
AC 12
Eagle
Beast •
CR 0
AC 12
Elk
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 10
Fire Snake
Elemental •
CR 1
AC 14
Flumph
Abberation •
CR 0.125
AC 12
Flying Snake
Beast •
CR 0.125
AC 14
Flying Sword
Construct •
CR 0.25
AC 17
Frog
Beast •
CR 0
AC 11
Gas Spore
Plant •
CR 0.5
AC 5
Ghoul
Undead •
CR 1
AC 12
Giant Badger
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 10
Giant Bat
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 13
Giant Centipede
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 13
Giant Crab
Beast •
CR 0.125
AC 15
Giant Fire Beetle
Beast •
CR 0
AC 13
Giant Frog
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 11
Giant Goat
Beast •
CR 0.5
AC 11
Giant Hyena
Beast •
CR 1
AC 12
Giant Lizard
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 12
Giant Octopus
Beast •
CR 1
AC 11
Giant Owl
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 12
Giant Poisonous Snake
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 14
Giant Rat
Beast •
CR 0.125
AC 12
Giant Sea Horse
Beast •
CR 0.5
AC 13
Giant Spider
Beast •
CR 1
AC 14
Giant Toad
Beast •
CR 1
AC 11
Giant Vulture
Beast •
CR 1
AC 10
Giant Wasp
Beast •
CR 0.5
AC 12
Giant Weasel
Beast •
CR 0.125
AC 13
Giant Wolf Spider
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 13
GiantEagle
Beast •
CR 1
AC 13
Gnoll
Humanoid •
CR 0.5
AC 15
Goat
Beast •
CR 0
AC 10
Goblin
Humanoid •
CR 0.25
AC 15
Goblin Boss
Humanoid •
CR 1
AC 17
Gray Ooze
Ooze •
CR 0.5
AC 8
Grimlock
Humanoid •
CR 0.25
AC 11
Guard
Humanoid •
CR 0.125
AC 16
Half-Ogre
Giant •
CR 1
AC 12
Harpy
Monstrosity •
CR 1
AC 11
Hawk
Beast •
CR 0
AC 13
Hippogriff
Monstrosity •
CR 1
AC 11
Hobgoblin
Humanoid •
CR 0.5
AC 18
Homunculus
Construct •
CR 0
AC 13
Hyena
Beast •
CR 0
AC 11
Ice Mephit
Elemental •
CR 0.5
AC 11
Imp
Fiend •
CR 1
AC 13
Jackal
Beast •
CR 0
AC 12
Jackalwere
Humanoid •
CR 0.5
AC 12
Kenku
Humanoid •
CR 0.25
AC 13
Kobold
Humanoid •
CR 0.125
AC 12
Kuo-Toa
Humanoid •
CR 0.25
AC 13
Kuo-Toa Whip
Humanoid •
CR 1
AC 11
Lemure
Fiend •
CR 0
AC 7
Lion
Beast •
CR 1
AC 12
Lizard
Beast •
CR 0
AC 10
Lizardfolk
Humanoid •
CR 0.5
AC 15
Magma Mephit
Elemental •
CR 0.5
AC 11
Magmin
Elemental •
CR 0.5
AC 14
Manes
Fiend •
CR 0.125
AC 9
Mastiff
Beast •
CR 0.125
AC 12
Merfolk
Humanoid •
CR 0.125
AC 11
Monodrone
Construct •
CR 0.125
AC 15
Mud Mephit
Elemental •
CR 0.25
AC 11
Mule
Beast •
CR 0.125
AC 10
Myconid Adult
Plant •
CR 0.5
AC 12
Myconid Sprout
Plant •
CR 0
AC 10
Needle Blight
Plant •
CR 0.25
AC 12
Noble
Humanoid •
CR 0.125
AC 15
Octopus
Beast •
CR 0
AC 12
Orange Faerie Dragon
Dragon •
CR 1
AC 15
Orc
Humanoid •
CR 0.5
AC 13
Owl
Beast •
CR 0
AC 11
Panther
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 12
Piercer
Monstrosity •
CR 0.5
AC 15
Pixie
Fey •
CR 0.25
AC 15
Poisonous Snake
Beast •
CR 0.125
AC 13
Pony
Beast •
CR 0.125
AC 10
Pseudodragon
Dragon •
CR 0.25
AC 13
Pteranodon
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 13
Quadrone
Construct •
CR 1
AC 16
Quasit
Fiend •
CR 1
AC 13
Quipper
Beast •
CR 0
AC 13
Rat
Beast •
CR 0
AC 10
Raven
Beast •
CR 0
AC 12
Red Faerie Dragon
Dragon •
CR 1
AC 15
Reef Shark
Beast •
CR 0.5
AC 12
Riding Horse
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 10
Rust Monster
Monstrosity •
CR 0.5
AC 14
Sahuagin
Humanoid •
CR 0.5
AC 12
Satyr
Fey •
CR 0.5
AC 14
Scarecrow
Construct •
CR 1
AC 11
Scorpion
Beast •
CR 0
AC 11
Scout
Humanoid •
CR 0.5
AC 13
Sea Horse
Beast •
CR 0
AC 11
Shadow
Undead •
CR 0.5
AC 12
Shrieker
Plant •
CR 0
AC 5
Skeleton
Undead •
CR 0.25
AC 13
Slaad Tadpole
Abberation •
CR 0.125
AC 12
Smoke Mephit
Elemental •
CR 0.25
AC 11
Specter
Undead •
CR 1
AC 12
Spider
Beast •
CR 0
AC 12
Sprite
Fey •
CR 0.25
AC 15
Spy
Humanoid •
CR 1
AC 12
Steam Mephit
Elemental •
CR 0.25
AC 10
Stirge
Beast •
CR 0.125
AC 14
Thri-Kreen
Humanoid •
CR 1
AC 15
Thug
Humanoid •
CR 0.5
AC 11
Tiger
Beast •
CR 1
AC 12
Tribal Warrior
Humanoid •
CR 0.125
AC 12
Tridrone
Construct •
CR 0.5
AC 15
Troglodyte
Humanoid •
CR 0.25
AC 11
Twig Blight
Plant •
CR 0.125
AC 13
Vine Blight
Plant •
CR 0.5
AC 12
Violet Fungus
Plant •
CR 0.25
AC 5
Vulture
Beast •
CR 0
AC 10
Warhorse
Beast •
CR 0.5
AC 11
Warhorse Skeleton
Undead •
CR 0.5
AC 13
Weasel
Beast •
CR 0
AC 13
Winged Kobold
Humanoid •
CR 0.25
AC 13
Wolf
Beast •
CR 0.25
AC 13
Worg
Monstrosity •
CR 0.5
AC 13
Yellow Faerie Dragon
Dragon •
CR 1
AC 15
Yuan-Ti Pureblood
Humanoid •
CR 1
AC 11
Zombie
Undead •
CR 0.25
AC 8
Kenku
M
Humanoid
• CN
• CR 0.25 (50 XP)
AC: 13
HP: 13
(3-d8)
Speed:
30
STR
10
DEX
16
CON
10
INT
11
WIS
10
CHA
10
Skills: Deception +4, Perception +2, Stealth +5
Senses: passive Perception 12
Languages: understands Auran and Common but speaks only through the use of its Mimicry trait
Description
Kenku are feathered humanoids that wander the world as vagabonds, driven by greed. They can perfectly imitate any sound they hear.
Fallen Flocks
Kenku wear ill-fitting cloaks, robes, and rags. These garments cover the soft, sleek feathers of their bodies, shrouding their bare arms and legs. They tread lightly when they walk, on talons made for grasping the branches of trees and seizing prey from the lofty skies. Soft as the wind they move, so as not to draw attention to their shameful forms.
Once, the kenku held the wind in their wings, embracing the gusty sky and singing the sweet language of birdsong. Serving a master whose identity is now lost to their memory, the kenku coveted the glittering baubles of his household, and longed to speak so that they could cajole and swindle others out of such treasures. Stealing the secret of speech from a volume in their master’s library, they disguised themselves in rags to beg for pretty things. When their master learned of their greed, he stripped away their wings as punishment, forcing them to beg forever.
Speech in Pantomime
Kenku can mimic the sound of anything they hear. A kenku asking for money might make the sound of coins clinking together, and a kenku referring to a busy marketplace can reproduce the cacophony of hawking vendors, barking dogs, bleating sheep, and the cries of street urchins. When mimicking voices, they can only repeat words and phrases they have heard, not create new sentences. To converse with a kenku is to witness a performance of imitated sounds and almost nonsensical verse.
Kenku speak to one another in much the same way. Because they are adept at interpreting one another’s glances and gestures, the sounds they make to communicate complex ideas or emotions can be succinct. Groups of kenku also develop secret codes. For example, a cat’s meow might be the secret code for “Prepare to attack!” or “Flee for your lives!”
Their talent for mimicry extends to handwriting, and criminal organizations often employ kenku to forge documents. When a kenku commits a crime, it might forge evidence to implicate another creature.
The Wistful Wingless
All kenku pine for the ability to fly, and thus the punishments they mete out to one another often involve false wings, such as heavy wings of wood borne as a mark of shame. As a final, tragic reminder of the wings they once had, kenku carry out executions by hurling their condemned from tall buildings or cliffs.
Abilities
Ambusher
In the first round of a combat, the kenku has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised.
Mimicry
The kenku can mimic any sounds it has heard, including voices. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Actions
Shortsword
Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
Shortbow
Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.