Elemental, Permafrost

Stat block

Cha

5

Con

18

Dex

8

Int

5

Str

19

Wis

15

Speed

Walk: 20; Burrow: 30

Senses

darkvision 60', tremorsense 60', passive Perception 12

Skills

Perception: 2

Actions

• Multiattack. Two Slam attacks.
• Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, 10 ft., one target, 13 (2d8+4) bludgeoning damage + 7 (2d6) cold.
• Plague-Ridden Pound (Recharge 5-6). Brings both of its fists down striking ground and sending ice shards from its body flying at nearby creatures. Each creature on the ground within 20' of it: 10 (3d6) bludgeoning damage and 10 (3d6) cold knocked prone and becomes infected with primordial plague (see Plague Bearer; DC 14 Dex half damage and not prone or infected).

Languages

Terran

Special abilities

• Earth Glide. Can burrow through nonmagical unworked earth/stone with o disturbing material it moves through.
• Elemental Nature. Doesn't require air food drink or sleep.
• Frigid Footprints. The ground within 10 ft. of the permafrost elemental freezes over and is difficult terrain.
• Plague Bearer. If it takes 15+ fire on single turn each creature within 10 ft. of it: infected with primordial plague disease (DC 14 Con negates). Alternatively creature becomes infected with sewer plague or cackle fever (elemental's choice) instead. Primordial plague takes 1 min to manifest in infected creature. After 1 min creature poisoned until disease cured. Every 24 hrs that elapse creature must re-save reducing its hp max by 5 (1d10) on failure. Disease is cured on success. Reduction lasts until disease is cured. Creature dies if disease reduces its hp max to 0.

Damage resistances

nonmagic B/P/S attacks

Condition immunities

exhaustion, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, unconscious

Damage vulnerabilities

fire