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Barroth

Barroth is a large, bipedal monster characteristic of the Brute Wyvern class. It is noted for the large crown structure atop its skull, which houses its nostrils. Its body is covered in rigid plates of armored hide that help protect it from the harsh desert environment. Barroth possesses a pair of small red eyes and a mouthful of long, peg-shaped teeth.

Barroth is capable of using its heavy head as a plow to smash through the environment, as well as cause damage to any living thing caught in its way. Because its nostrils are located on top of its head, Barroth can completely submerge itself in the cool mud during the scorching desert days.

It will occasionally roll in dirt and mud, possibly to cool off from the hot desert sun. Although docile by default, Barroth becomes extremely territorial when disturbed. It will release an initial warning roar. If that fails, it will continuously attack until the threat is exterminated. An insectivore, it is known to attack Altaroth nests in order to feast on the occupants inside.

Barroth is uniquely adapted to a desert lifestyle, and as such can almost exclusively be found in such regions, although it has been known to wander into the woods occasionally.

Uragaan

Huge wyvern (brute), unaligned

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• Armor Class 15 (Natural Armor)
• Hit Points 123 (13d12 + 39)
• Speed 40 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
19 (+4)	10 (+0)	16 (+3)	5 (-3)	12 (+1)	6 (-2)

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• Skills Perception +4
• Senses passive Perception 14
• Languages -
• Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)

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Actions

Multiattack. The uragaan makes one Tail attack and two Chin Slam attacks.

Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit 20 (3d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage.

Chin Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit 17 (3d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.

Roll (recharge 5-6). The uragaan rolls its body into a wheel and moves up to its speed, during this move it may move through other creatures without provoking opportunity attacks . Any creatures the Uragaan moves through must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 28 (8d6) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.

Emit Flames. (2/per Long rest). The uragaan releases a wave of fire from its underside in a 10-foot radius around it. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) fire damage and catches fire on a failed save or half as much on a successful one and does not catch fire. Until someone takes an action to douse the fire, the creature takes 3 (1d6) fire damage at the start of each of its turns.

Uragaan

Uragaan is covered in a lustrous gold-colored hide. Its back is lined with hard crystals and its chin is plated with a rock-like shell, suggesting the Uragaan has evolved a tough exterior due to life in volcanic regions. Its underbelly is covered in a sticky, tar-like substance which it uses to affix explosive rocks to itself.

Uragaan's signature ability is to roll its body into a wheel to increase its speed and agility. The growths on their back stable this rolling ability. It will do this often in an attempt to crush the adventurer. Uragaan create a very effective weapon in the form of its chin by melting minerals and attaching them with lava, which it can use for breaking up rocks. The chin also evens its center of gravity so its legs can compensate for its heavy body. In a group of Uragaan, the one with the largest chin has the highest status among the group.

Uragaan is something of oddity in the food chain - it has almost no natural predators, but is not particularly predatory itself and has no competitors, preferring to consume vast amounts of plants and rock. The rocks that it feeds on are surprisingly nutrient rich, and its rock-hard lower jaw is perfectly designed to break them up, although it does make them awkward to swallow.

Anjanath

Anjanath has a pink face, somewhat resembling a Vulture, along with pink scales covering its underbelly. Its hind legs are powerful and muscular, while its front limbs are much smaller and mostly useless. Black proto-feathers cover Anjanath's back, front limbs, and legs, which give it an appearance similar to the most recent depictions of some theropod dinosaurs like T-rex.

Anjanath has powerful jaws that allow it to rip apart foes, along with a powerful nose used for smelling out prey. It also has the ability to breath fire from its maw.

Anjanath are relentless predators that will chase down anything that dares attack them. Once they've been provoked, Anjanath won't let an enemy get away easily. They are known to leave behind a mucus-like substance in order to marks its territory.

Duramboros

Huge wyvern (brute), unaligned

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• Armor Class 16 (Natural Armor)
• Hit Points 149 (13d12 + 65)
• Speed 40 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
24 (+7)	12 (+1)	21 (+5)	3 (-4)	10 (+0)	6 (-2)

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• Damage Resistances piercing from nonmagical weapons
• Senses passive Perception 10
• Languages -
• Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)

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High Jump. The duramboros high jump is up to 20 feet, without a running start. In addition, the duramboros does not incur attacks of opportunity while jumping.

Jump Attack. If the duramboros jumps 20 feet straight up and makes at tail attack against a target within range. On a Hit, each creature within 5 feet of the target must make a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw or take the same damage as the target on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.

Actions

Multiattack. The duramboros makes two attacks: one with its Horn attack and one Tail attack. It can't make both attacks against the same target.

Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit 26 (3d12 + 7) bludgeoning damage.

Horn. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 23 (3d10 + 7) piercing damage.

Duramboros

Duramboros is a bulky, heavyset, bovine monster with stocky, muscular legs and a thick upper body. It features a very thick outer hide that is riddled with heavy folds, with a row of armored plates running along its back and tail. Duramboros' most distinctive features include its massive tail club, twin brow horns, and a pair of energy-rich dorsal humps. Duramboros' slow lifestyle often results in a layer of moss and algae growing upon its hide, most noticeably along the back.

Duramboros is a herbivore, subsisting primarily on fallen tree trunks. Using its ram-like pair of horns, as well its hammer-like tail club, it is known to push or knock down weak or dead trees in order to comfortably feed on them. Though generally docile, Duramboros has a capacity for aggression if provoked. It is known to use its tail club, horns, and overall mass to attack foes. One of its most unique tendencies is to twirl in place, using its tail club as a counter-balance to build up momentum, allowing it to hurl itself at an attacker and crush them with its body.

Due to its diet, Duramboros is most commonly encountered in highly forested areas.

Radobaan

Huge wyvern (brute), unaligned

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• Armor Class 15 (19 with Bone Armor)
• Hit Points 136 (13d12 + 52)
• Speed 50 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
21 (+5)	14 (+2)	18 (+4)	5 (-3)	12 (+1)	6 (-2)

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• Skills Perception +5
• Damage Resistances fire, lightning
• Senses passive Perception 15
• Languages -
• Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)

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Bone Armor. The radobaan is covered in the bones of fallen creatures granting it +4 AC. When the radobaan takes more than 30 damage in a single turn, the bones snap and break reducing the bonus AC by 1.

Actions

Multiattack. The radobaan makes one Tail attack and two Chin Slam attacks.

Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit 21 (3d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage.

Chin Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit 18 (3d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage.

Roll (recharge 5-6). The radobaan rolls its body into a wheel and moves up to its speed, during this move it may move through other creatures without provoking opportunity attacks . Any creatures the radobaan moves through must succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or take 42 (12d6) slashing damage and are knocked prone.

Sleeping Gas. (2/per Long rest). The radobaan releases sleeping gas from its underside. All creatures within 15 ft must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or, they fall Unconscious until the spell ends, the sleeper takes damage, or someone uses an action to shake or slap the sleeper awake.

Radobaan

Radobaan looks very similar to Uragaan in many aspects but has its own unique features. Unlike Uragaan, Radobaan is covered in a tar-like substance that sticks rows of bones onto its body. These bones vary in size throughout the Radobaan's body but the most distinctive ones are on its legs. The bones on its legs are the horns of Diablos. Though the bones aren't as strong as ore, they are lighter. This lighter weight makes Radobaan faster than Uragaan. Despite not eating ore, Radobaan still has a massive chin like Uragaan. Like Uragaan, Radobaan can roll into a wheel and run over enemies.

It also can emit coma-inducing gas from its body like Uragaan. Radobaan can be fairly calm unless provoked by a threat unlike their ore eating relatives the Uragaan which will become hostile regardless of being threatened or not. Once provoked, they will turn violent.

Glavenus

Huge wyvern (brute), unaligned

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• Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 195 (17d12 + 85)
• Speed 50 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
25 (+7)	10 (+0)	21 (+5)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)

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• Saving Throws Str +12, Con +10, Cha +5
• Skills Perception +6
• Damage Resistance fire
• Senses passive Perception 16
• Languages -
• Challenge 13 (10,000 xp)

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Actions

Multiattack. The glavenus makes two bite attacks and one tail slash attack, or it uses its sharpening and then its tail spin.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit 20 (3d8 + 7) piercing damage + 3 (1d6) fire damage.

Tail Slash. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit 23 (3d10 + 7) slashing damage.

Sharpening. The glavenus sharpens its tail. The next two tail Slashes deal an extra 13 (2d12) of fire damage.

Tail Spin (recharge 5-6) After Sharpening, the glavenus launches itself forward, using its tail to slash at all foes in 15 foot radius around it. Each creature in that area must then make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28(8d6) slashing and 28(8d6) fire damage on a failed save, and half as much on a successful one.

Galvenus

Glavenus is a large Brute Wyvern with dark red scales covering its body. Two rows of blue, bony plates run along its back, going from the eyes to the tail. Its underside is more of a cream color. The main feature of Glavenus's physiology is its huge, sword-like tail. The tail has originally the same color as its back plates, although it will turn a rusty color or a fiery red during the battle. Its hind legs are powerful and muscular, while its front legs are much smaller and mostly useless. The face and mandibles are covered in sturdy plating, particularly resembling a Carnotaurus ' head.

Glavenus most striking feature is its blade-like tail. The blade-like tail is used in many ways by Glavenus such as keeping the body balanced but its primary use is for attacking. This tail can cut prey in two with a single slash, crack the ground easily, and even block some attacks. Though its tail is already a powerful weapon, it can become more dangerous once heated up. By grinding its tail on the ground or nearby hard surfaces violently, it can ignite the tail, heating it up to high temperatures. While its tail is heated all of its tail-based attacks become more deadly, also allowing it to cut through objects much more easily.

Glavenus are relentless and aggressive predators. Glavenus oftens drags its tail across the ground and roars at the foe. This shows the enemy that it uses fire as a weapon in an attempt to scare them off. Not only are they considered one of the strongest Brute Wyverns, they are even believed to be the smartest ones around. Their territory is commonly marked by large gashes on the ground, produced when they scrape their tails along solid objects.

Brachydios

Huge wyvern (brute), unaligned

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• Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 253 (22d12 + 110)
• Speed 40 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
24 (+7)	14 (+2)	20 (+5)	8 (-1)	9 (-1)	9 (-1)

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• Saving Throws Str +13, Wis +5
• Damage Immunities fire
• Damage Resistances slashing, piercing
• Senses passive Perception 9
• Languages -
• Challenge 17 (18,000 xp)

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Actions

Multiattack. The brachydios makes three attacks, one with its horn and two with its fist.

Horn. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit 20 (3d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage + 3 (1d6) fire damage.

Fist. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit 17 (3d6 + 7) bludgeoning damage. + 3 (1d6) fire damage.

Chemical Reaction (Recharge 5-6). The brachydios slams his horn into the ground and causes a chain of explosions in a 60 foot line that is 10 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 19 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (5d8) fire damage + 18 (4d8) bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Legendary Actions

The brachydios can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creatures turn. The brachydios regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

Move. The brachydios moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks

Fist Attack. The brachydios makes a fist attack.

Slam (Costs 2 Actions). The brachydios makes a horn attack or uses chemical reaction.

Brachydios

Brachydios are easily identifiable by their glowing, green slime-covered horns and "fists," as well as their shiny, armored hide covered in many plates and ridges that are made of obsidian. Unlike other Brute Wyverns, Brachydios sports a pair of long, highly developed forelimbs that it uses as its primary means of defense. Brachydios' forelimbs and horn seem to secrete a mysterious slime.

A Brachydios "primes" this mucus to explode with its saliva, hence why it licks its arms, making it appear brighter green. Despite initial appearances, Brachydios does possess claws on its forearms that are tucked away underneath, and serve no apparent purpose in battle.

The symbiotic slime-mold is easily one of the most unique and defining feature of the Brachydios. The theropods armored shell is hardened to protect against the explosive blasts that the mold creates on impact. A Brachydios skin is similar to that of a thermos flask, giving it the ability to withstand both extreme heat and cold. Brachydios body is the only place this mold can survive without turning explosive. When attacking, Brachydios constantly scrapes copious amounts of this mold off of its body, causing it to deplete. However, it seems that the beast's saliva acts as a powerful stimulant, which causes the mold to almost instantly replenish itself.

Brachydios are extremely aggressive creatures and will not hesitate to attack if they feel threatened or challenged. Due to their aggression they are commonly known to invade the territories of other large predators, usurp them, and claim the territory as their own. They will also show no mercy to small monsters. Young Brachydios will live near their parents and their territory, yet the adults will not show any parental care at all. The young will pick up slime mold left behind by adults. However, this can be dangerous as their hides are underdeveloped and can possibly be seriously injured or even killed by the explosions of the slime mold.

Deviljho

Deviljho is a bipedal Brute Wyvern characterized by its uniform forest green colouration and muscular upper body. Its thick hide is littered with short, jagged spines that reach a maximum height along the back and tail. Deviljho has a narrow snout with a large lower jaw, covered in multiple rows of teeth spreading outwards from the mouth. It has massive, powerful hind legs, but tiny, poorly developed forelegs that it rarely utilizes. Their eyes are small and simple, suggesting their vision is rather poor, but their other senses such as smell may compensate for this. Their tails are long and powerful, but their main feature of note is its breath attack. When provoked, Deviljho back and shoulder muscles swell considerably. During this period, areas of its skin will take on a bright red colouration.

Deviljho is a nomadic monster, prone to wandering vast distances in search of prey. Its status as a super-predator allows it to overtake the territory of any monster that stands in its path. Because of the extreme amount of energy its body consumes, Deviljho is always in search of food sources. It is known to be cannibalistic, and is also prone to eating prey alive in order to waste as little time as possible in replenishing its energy.

Zinogre

Zinogre is a quadrupedal monster that very wolf-like if one looks at its face, and has a very muscular set of forelimbs - very comparable to those of big cats. It has surprising agility for such a large monster, similar to Nargacuga. It has sharp claws attached to strong muscular fore-limbs, which are used to deliver a fatal blow to prey and hunters. It also helps them to climb mountains and rocky terrain. The spikes on its body mostly lie flat, but when it has built up an electric charge they stick out vertically into the air.

The Zinogre can also harness the power of electricity, much like a Lagiacrus, using it to take down larger prey and to defend itself and its territory. Thunderbugs are seen gathering around Zinogre when it is "charging" electricity; they may act as a source of energy. Also, Gargwa are known to eat Thunderbugs, so it is possible that Zinogre has a special relationship with Thunderbugs. As Zinogre preys on Gargwa, Thunderbugs become safe, simply by flying around in close proximity to a Zinogre. Zinogre can exploit this by absorbing the energy emitted by the bugs during battle, granting it special abilities. Thunderbugs might glow blue instead of their normal colour to indicate that they have allied with a Zinogre.If you look close at a Zinogre, you can see a energy field around it. Juvenile Zinogre have more hair on their bodies compared to adults and is white in color. It is believed that the increased hair protects the juvenile's shell and help speeds up the storage of electricity. This fur will shed as the juvenile Zinogre mature into adulthood.

Zinogre are somewhat similar to real wolves, they even howl like them. But they do not form packs, quite the contrary, they are solitary hunters. This is no surprise, since they are extremely powerful and agile monsters, not needing teamwork to take down prey. According to eyewitnesses adult Zinogre make herds and raise their young. During this period of time it is ill-advised to go hunting Zinogre as the adults will aggressively attack any intruders getting too close to their offspring

Jagras

Jagras are small and slim compared to Great Jagras. Their body shape is very wolf-like in nature, allowing them to move quickly and stand up right for short periods of time. Jagras have light green scales with blue and reddish stripes covering their body, as well as a blue-colored underbelly.

Jagras will swarm potential prey in an instant, whether it be carrion or raw meat dropped by a hunter. Jagras packs have even been seen attacking injured Anjanath. Though they are bold, Jagras will flee to the trees if they encounter a larger monster.

Great Jagras

Great Jagras greatly resembles an Iguana. It has yellow scales with orange accents and a bluish underside. It also has a distinct mane of hairs that resemble dreadlocks. The monster has incredible stomach capacity and often swallows prey whole, greatly distending its belly. They are typically passive toward adventurers until attacked.

Girros

Girros are snake-like Fanged Wyverns with a head and hood similar to a cobra. They have black onyx scales with yellow stripes on their neck. Girros also have red gill-like organs on the side of their neck. Girros have a paralyzing venom in their fangs used to incapacitate their prey.

Great Girros

Great Girros greatly resembles a cobra in appearance though walks on all fours like a monitor. It is covered in black onyx scales and has yellow stripes running down the back of its neck. On the side of its neck is a hood with red gill-like organs. Great Girros has large fangs filled with a paralyzing venom. It just takes a single bite from these fangs to paralyze prey as big as Radobaan. It can also spit a yellow fluid from its mouth that can paralyze prey. Great Girros also possesses the ability to call Girros during a fight to swarm it's prey with a barrage of paralyzing bites.

Great Girros is an active scavenger that is constantly looking for new corpses to feed on. Great Girros is also surprisingly aggressive as it will attack even Odogaron who is the Apex Monster of the Rotten Vale. Great Girros will fight any monster it can swarm with regular Girros.

Dodogama

Dodogama has blue scales with orange stripes covering its body. It has a massive bottom jaw used for storing rocks in its mouth, which will turn orange when they become volatile. Dodogama is known to eat rocks for defense. When these rocks are combined with its saliva, they become explosive in nature, becoming a powerful projectile that it can spit at predators.

Shamos

Shamos has a wolf-like body shape with huge orange eyes. Though its body shape is akin to a wolf, Shamos' appearance is very similar to fish. Its face is covered in red scales while the rest of its body is covered in grayish-white splotches. Its limbs are navy blue in color. Shamos also has a small fin on its back like a fish. Shamos has unusually large eyes that allow it to see in pure darkness. Shamos are aggressive hunters that will attack in small packs. They will often group together in order to scare off potential predators such as Tzitzi-Ya-Ku.

Tobi-Kadachi

Tobi-Kadachi's face resembles a colubrid in appearance with grayish blue scales covering its slim squirrel-like shape. On its back are patches of white fur as well as a bushy tail covered in rows of spikes. Its front limbs also have a few spikes.

As Tobi-Kadachi fights, it picks up static electricity in its fur by brushing against trees and the ground. Tobi-Kadachi uses this static electricity to increase the strength of its attacks. Like a flying squirrel, Tobi-Kadachi has a membrane between its limbs that allow it to glide for long distances.

Gore Magala

Gore Magala is unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. In light of the discovery that it is the juvenile form of the Shagaru Magala, some scholars have proposed that it be classified as an Elder Dragon , but until a consensus is reached it has been given the placeholder classification of Unknown.

Gore Magala is a very unique wyvern, sharing traits and similarities to that of the Elder Dragons, possessing six limbs, including the clawed wings on its back. Though, its overall appearance and stance resembles a quadrupedal wyvern like the Nargacuga. Its body is covered in dark exoskeleton plates, with notable features including the hidden feelers that are folded alongside its face, the lack of visible eyes and fanged jaws that are actually parts of its external armor plates. The other unique part is its wings, which are covered in jet-black fur that resemble a tattered and ragged cape. The claws on its wings are extremely prehensile, and even seem to possess opposable thumbs. They are used for grabbing, help at running and maintaining stability. When not engaged in combat, Gore Magala tends to cloak its body with its wings by latching them onto its back.

Gore Magala has an unusually high metabolism but rarely feeds on much prey. Due to this metabolism, its hairs on its wings are constantly left behind and flying in the air. These hairs are used to understand their environment and leave behind a trail that Gore Magala uses to see both predators and prey by heat. Once it smells something in the area, it will begin to spread around its hairs around the area in order to find the target and these hairs will attach onto the target, allowing the Gore Magala to see them with heat. As Gore Magala's senses increase and become better from these hairs, its color under its wings will slowly change and get brighter. When its sense are at their highest peak, two antennae will appear from its head and it will release a large amounts of hairs into the air. The hairs in the sky will darken the sky as if an eclipse was in the area and it will begin to walk on all six. This is its Frenzy State. When it enters this state, it will begin to use its wing claws to allow it to walk and attack better using them. These claws can leave deep gouges in prey that are said to never heal.

Prognosis

In sentient races, the virus is not known to be fatal, despite its harmful effects; once the infection has begun, its effects generally last for several minutes before vanishing. Most monsters, on the other hand, die from the Frenzy Virus within a matter of days if they are not killed by hunters first.

The Apex State

When monsters manage to overcome the Frenzy Virus they will be able to suppress the Virus' fatal afflictions while retaining its benefits; and even use the virus itself and weaponize it for their own use, turning them into a completely new threat entirely. This is referred as the Apex State.

Similarly to the Frenzy Virus, monsters affected by the Apex State will have a dark purple hue over their bodies with the addition of some reddish shades. Their eyes will also be red, and they will exhale a dark mist from their mouths. The main aesthetic difference from Frenzy Virus is that Apex monsters will be surrounded by a dark smoke-like aura at all times. A monster's roar will also be greatly distorted when affected by the Apex State.

In full control of the Frenzy Virus with no ill effect, the monster under the Apex state is far more brutal, durable and relentless than they would be under the regular effects of the Virus. In addition to infecting unfortunate victims, some of the Apex monster's attacks may also be enhanced in this state with various upgrades such as longer range or increased damage. While under the Apex state, their skin is far more rigid and harder to damage, They gain resistance to cold, fire, lightning, and thunder damage in addition to immunity to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons.

Infection of the Frenzy Virus

The most common method of infection is a claw or bite attack by an infected creature, but it is also possible to contract by spores from a breath attack. When a creature infected with the virus hit a creature with one of these abilities they gain a Frenzy Charge. When a creature gains 3 charges, they must make a Constitution saving throw, with a DC of 8 + the infected creature's proficiency bonus + the infected creatures Constitution modifier. On a failure, the creature is infected with the Frenzy Virus. A sentient creature may repeat this saving throw each day at Dawn to destroy the virus and recover from its effects. The virus may also be cured by a Greater Restoration spell.

A monster may repeat this saving throw each day at Dawn. After succeeding on three of these saving throws, the creature's immune system suppresses the fatal afflictions but retains its benefits. After failing three of these saving throws, the creature dies.

Frenzy Virus Template

A frenzied monster is any non-sentient creature that has succumbed to the frenzy virus. A frenzied monster appearance varies depending on its type. Typically its eyes will become bright red and will huff a dark purple smoke from its mouth as it exhales.

The Leshen

The Leshen's body structure or biology is completely alien to the known world. The creature stands upright on two limbs that support an eerily humanoid body made of what appears to be wood, which it covers with ragged clothing; branches grow out of its shoulders, which may have the remains of its most recent victims hanging upon them. The Leshen's head is an animal's skull, topped by a pair of antlers unlike anything seen in the Old or New World. The Leshen seemingly lacks any functioning eyes, mouth or any features expected from the head of a living monster. Indeed, in its own world it is thought to be a nature spirit rather than any kind of living creature.

The only features of Leshens that would make sense are its long pair of arms, which end in razor-sharp claws. While Leshens aren't nearly as fast or ferocious in close-quarter combat as many creatures of the known world, the Leshen's cunning mind and magic allows it to make effective use of its claws, often pulling deceptively slow maneuvers or using its teleportation to cut down unwary opponents from behind.

Geralt of Rivia, the Witcher who came from the same world as the Leshen noted that the creature has made itself more powerful than its average brethern in their home world by absorbing the rich nutrients of the New World.

Leshen

Huge monstrosity (unknown), unaligned

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• Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 157 (15d12+60)
• Speed 25 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
19 (+4)	10 (+0)	18 (+4)	16 (+3)	14 (+2)	12 (+1)

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• Saving Throws Str +8, Con +8, Cha +5
• Skills Animal handling +6, Nature +6, Perception +6
• Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed, stunned, unconscious
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
• Languages -
• Challenge 12 (8,400 xp)

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Aura of Crows. At the start of each of the leshen's turns, each creature within 5 feet of it takes 3 (1d6) piercing damage. A creature that touches the leshen or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 3 (1d6) piercing damage.

Crows. The leshen has an infinite number of crows (using the Raven stat block). Should any die, the leshen conjures more at the start of its turn.

Fire Susceptibility. If the leshen takes fire damage, it suffers several effects until the end of its next turn: it cannot teleport, it can't use its Multiattack, and it only regains 2 legendary actions at the start of its turn.

Magic Weapons. The leshen's weapon attacks are magical and its ranged weapon attacks ignore cover.

Actions

Multiattack. The leshen uses its root strike and then makes two claw attack attacks. It can replace one of its claw attacks with its murder of crows attack.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack. +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit 17 (3d8 + 4) slashing damage.

Root Strike. The leshen targets a creature that it can see within 90 feet of it. That creature must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity or Strength saving throw, or they are pushed back 10 feet, knocked prone, and take 14 (4d6) piercing damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and they are not knocked prone, but they are still pushed back 10 feet.

Murder of Crows. Range Weapon Attack. +8 to hit, reach 80/320 ft., one target. Hit 13 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage. If the creature is grappled or restrained, the crows continue to circle the target.
    While they circle, the creature takes 3 (1d6) piercing damage at the start of its turn. The crows stop circling once the creature is no longer grappled or restrained.

Entangling Roots. The ancient leshen chooses a creature on the ground that it can see within 120 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or be restrained by entangling roots. A creature restra⁠ined by the root⁠s can use its action to make a DC 18 Stren⁠gth check, freeing itself on a success.

Gnarled Growth (Recharge 5-6). The leshen releases a pulse of energy through the ground causing gnarled roots to explode outward in a 20-foot radius around it. Each creature in that area must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 35 (10d6) piercing damage on a failed saving throw, or half as much on a successful saving throw.

Legendary Actions

The leshen can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creatures turn. The leshen regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

Attack. The leshen makes a claw or murder of crows attack.

Teleport. The leshen body, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, scatters into a few dozen crows and then reforms up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.

Imprison (Costs 2 Actions). The leshen uses its Entangling Roots.

Summon Jagras (Costs 3 Actions). The leshen calls 3 (1d6) jagras to its aid.

Reactions

Conjure Roots (Recharge 6). When an enemy creature ends its turn, the leshen can use its reaction to create a wall of roots from the ground around it. The wall forms in a circle that has a 15-foot diameter and is up to 20 feet high and 5 feet thick. The wall provides three-quarters cover.
    When the wall appears, each creature within its area is pushed 5 feet away from the leshen. A creature cannot pass through the wall, but each 5 foot section of the wall can be attacked and destroyed. (AC 10; hp 30; vulnerability to fire damage; immunity to bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage).

Ancient Leshen

Huge monstrosity (unknown), unaligned

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• Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 230 (20d12+100)
• Speed 25 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
21 (+5)	10 (+0)	20 (+5)	19 (+4)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)

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• Saving Throws Str +12, Con +12, Wis +10, Cha +8
• Skills Animal handling +10, Insight +10, Nature +10, Perception +10
• Damage Resistances bludgeoning
• Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed, stunned, unconscious
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 20
• Languages -
• Challenge 21 (33,000 xp)

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Aura of Crows. At the start of each of the ancient leshen's turns, each creature within 10 feet of it takes 7 (2d6) piercing damage. A creature that touches the ancient leshen or hits it with a melee attack while within 10 feet of it takes 7 (2d6) piercing damage.

Crows. The ancient leshen has an infinite number of crows (using the Raven stat block). Should any die, the ancient leshen conjures more at the start of its turn.

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the ancient leshen fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Magic Resistance. The ancient leshen has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Magic Weapons. The ancient leshen's weapon attacks are magical and its ranged weapon attacks ignore cover.

Actions

Multiattack. The ancient leshen uses its root strike and then makes two claw attack attacks. It can replace one of its claw attacks with its murder of crows attack.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack. +12 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit 18 (3d8 + 5) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead or a construct, it must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or lose 5 (1d10) hit points at the start of each of its turns due to an bloody wound. Each time the ancient leshen hits the wounded target with this attack, the damage dealt by the wound increases by 5 (1d10). Any creature can take an action to stanch the wound with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Medicine) check. The wound also closes if the target receives magical healing.

Root Strike. The ancient leshen targets two creatures that it can see within 90 feet of it. Each creature must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity or Strength saving throw, or they are pushed back 10 feet, knocked prone, and take 14 (4d6) piercing damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and they are not knocked prone, but they are still pushed back 10 feet.

Murder of Crows. Range Weapon Attack. +12 to hit, reach 80/150 ft., one target. Hit 14 (2d8 + 5) piercing damage. If the creature is grappled or restrained, the crows continue to circle the target.
    While they circle, the creature takes 7 (2d6) piercing damage at the start of its turn. The crows stop circling once the creature is no longer grappled or restrained.

Entangling Roots. The ancient leshen chooses a creature on the ground that it can see within 120 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or be restrained by entangling roots. A creature restra⁠ined by the root⁠s can use its action to make a DC 20 Stren⁠gth check, freeing itself on a success.

Gnarled Growth (Recharge 5-6). The ancient leshen releases a pulse of energy through the ground causing gnarled roots to explode outward in a 20-foot radius around it. Each creature in that area must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 63 (18d6) piercing damage on a failed saving throw, or half as much on a successful saving throw.

Scatter (3/day). The ancient leshen's body scatters into hundreds of crows in all directions. The leshen then attacks each creature within 80 feet of it, with its murder of crows attack. The leshen then reappears in an unoccupied location within 60 feet of its original location.

Legendary Actions

The leshen can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creatures turn. The ancient leshen regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

Attack. The leshen makes a claw or murder of crows attack.

Teleport. The leshen body, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, scatters into a few dozen crows and then reforms up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.

Imprison (Costs 2 Actions). The ancient leshen uses its Entangling Roots.

Summon Shamos (Costs 3 Actions). The ancient leshen calls 3 (1d6) shamos to its aid.

Reactions

Conjure Roots (Recharge 6). When an enemy creature ends its turn, the ancient leshen can use its reaction to create a wall of roots from the ground around it. The wall forms in a circle that has a 15-foot diameter and is up to 20 feet high and 5 feet thick. The wall provides three-quarters cover.
    When the wall appears, each creature within its area is pushed 5 feet away from the ancient leshen. A creature cannot pass through the wall, but each 5 foot section of the wall can be attacked and destroyed. (AC 15; hp 40; vulnerability to fire damage; immunity to bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage).