Sources
CR
Type
Size
Alignment
Movement

Gnarlid

Large Beast, Unaligned

Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 34 (4d10 + 12)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
19
+4
DEX
10
+0
CON
16
+3
INT
2
-4
WIS
13
+1
CHA
7
-2
Skills Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages
Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Traits

Keen Smell. The gnarlid has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Actions

Multiattack. The gnarlid makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage.

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

Lore

Gnarlids are about the size of a large dog and resemble a cross between a bear and a wolverine. They have horns with distinctive shapes that vary by species, and some varieties have similar spikes elsewhere on their bodies. They have an innate ability to grow larger by drawing on green mana in the environment, nearly doubling in size as well as ferocity. In this enlarged state, a gnarlid can be represented with the brown bear statistics in the Monster Manual. If some magic reduces…