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Lothar

Medium Humanoid (human), Lawful Neutral

Armor Class 13
Hit Points 210 (28d8 + 84)
Speed 30 ft., fly 50 ft.
STR
18
+4
DEX
16
+3
CON
16
+3
INT
11
+0
WIS
10
+0
CHA
10
+0
Skills Insight +4, Perception +4, Stealth +7, Survival +8
Damage Immunities bludgeoning, piercing, slashing, damage from nonmagical weapons that aren't silvered
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common, Orc
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)

Traits

Mimicry. Lothar can mimic simple sounds he has heard, such as a person whispering, a baby crying, or an animal chittering. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check.

Spellcasting

Spellcasting. Lothar casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks):

At will: blade ward, eldritch blast, message

1/day each: bane, charm person, daylight, faerie fire, fear, misty step, plane shift

Actions

Multiattack (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Lothar makes three Greataxe attacks.

Greataxe (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:10 (1d12 + 4) slashing damage, 14 (1d12 + 8) while in a rage.

Beak (Raven or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:1 piercing damage in raven form, or 6 (1d4 + 4) piercing damage in hybrid form. If the target is Humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with wereraven lycanthropy.

Change Shape. Lothar can use his action to polymorph into a raven-humanoid hybrid, or into a Small raven, or back into his true form, which is Humanoid. His statistics, other than his size, are the same in each form. Any equipment he is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. Lothar reverts to his true form if he dies.

Bonus Actions

Rage. Lothar rages for 1 minute. During his rage he has advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws. He gains a +4 bonus to damage while he is in a rage. He has resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage while in a rage. Lothar can't cast spells while in a rage.

Lore

Lothar is an Uthgardt barbarian and priest of the Raven Queen. He was born to the Uthgardt tribe of the Black Raven. His mother left him to be raised by her Uthgardt husband when Lothar was still young. Lothar was struck with wanderlust an early age, both because of a desire to see the world and a chance to escape the superstition of his people. Lothar can sense paths that are invisible to mortal senses. He can walk into a forest glade and emerge in the Feywild or track a stag…