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Sterling

horatio.fairburn
Challenge 1
(200 XP)
Robinloft Estimated CR 1
Medium humanoid (high elf), any non-good alignment (allegedly)
Armor Class 14 (studded leather)
Hit Points 45 (7d8+14)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
13 (+1)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
11 (+0)
Saving Throws Str +5, Wis +3
Skills Athletics +5, Intimidation +2, Perception +3, Survival +3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages common, elvish, sylvan
Environments
Fey Ancestry.

Sterling has advantage on Saving Throws against being Charmed, and magic can’t put Sterling to sleep.
Pack Tactics.

Sterling has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of Sterling’s allies is within 5 ft. of the creature and the ally isn’t incapacitated.
Trance.

Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, it can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, it gains the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.
Innate Spellcasting. Sterling's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 11, +3 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: prestidigitation

Actions

Multiattack. Sterling makes two melee attacks.
Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
Leadership (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest).

For 1 minute, Sterling can utter a special command or warning whenever a nonhostile creature that it can see within 30 ft. of it makes an attack roll or a saving throw. The creature can add a d4 to its roll provided it can hear and understand Sterling. A creature can benefit from only one Leadership die at a time. This effect ends if Sterling is incapacitated.

Reactions

Parry. Sterling adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, Sterling must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.

Sterling

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