Bristled Moorbounder

Large Beast, Unaligned

Armor Class 15 (natural armor)

Hit Points 52 (7d10 + 14)

Speed 70 ft.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

-4

WIS

CHA

-3

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11

Languages —

Challenge 3 (700 XP)

Traits

Bladed Hide. At the start of each of its turns, the moorbounder deals 5 (2d4) piercing damage to any creature grappling it.

Standing Leap. The moorbounder's long jump is up to 40 feet and its high jump is up to 20 feet, with or without a running start.

Actions

Multiattack. The moorbounder makes two attacks: one with its blades and one with its claws.

Blades. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:14 (4d4 + 4) slashing damage.

Lore

A weird and deadly offshoot of the moorbounder has rows of long, bladelike bristles covering its sleek body. The creature weaponizes these blades, using them to slash nearby creatures to ribbons. However, these blades make the bristled moorbounder less suitable as a mount.