Hippopotamus, Sacred

Stat block

Cha

13

Con

16

Dex

7

Int

7

Str

21

Wis

18

Speed

Walk: 30

Senses

darkvision 120', passive Perception 17

Skills

Perception: 4

Actions

• Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 23 (4d8+5) piercing damage + 9 (2d8) necrotic or radiant (hippopotamus's choice).
• Divine Cacophony (Recharge 5-6). Opens its jaws and releases a cacophony of otherworldly screams songs and roars from the Upper or Lower Planes in a 30' cone. Each creature in that area: 21 (6d6) necrotic or radiant (hippopotamus's choice) and is stunned until the end of its next turn (DC 15 Con half damage not stunned).
• Healing Rumble (2/Day). Touches another with its snout as it hums tone that reverberates through its jaw. Target magically regains 10 (3d6) hp and freed from any disease poison blindness or deafness.

Languages

Celestial, telepathy 60'

Saving throws

Wisdom: 7; Charisma: 4

Damage immunities

poison

Special abilities

• Divine Awareness. Knows if it hears a lie.
• Divine Jaws. Its weapon attacks are magical. When it hits with Gore Gore deals extra 2d8 necrotic or radiant (included) hippo's choice.
• Hold Breath. Can hold its breath for 30 min.
• Magic Resistance. Advantage: spell/magic effect saves.
• Sacred Guardian. Can pinpoint the location of an agent or worshiper of an opposing deity or a creature with ill intent toward its sacred site within 120' of itself. In addition it can sense when such a creature moves within 100' of the site and can sense general direction of such creatures within 1 mile of the site.

Damage resistances

necrotic, radiant

Condition immunities

charmed, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned