River Sloth (5e Creature)

River Sloth

Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4) Speed 20 ft., burrow 5 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 12 (+1) 7 (-2) 15 (+2) 2 (-4) 12 (+1) 7 (-2) Saving Throws Con +4 Skills Athletics +3, Perception +3 Proficiency Bonus +2 Senses passive Perception 13 Languages — Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) Bear Hug. The sloth has advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks made to initiate a grapple. Fossorial. The sloth has advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks made to dig. Keen Smell. The sloth has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Mud Tunneller. The sloth's burrowing speed is doubled in muddy soil. Thick Skin. If a melee attack deals 10 damage or less to the sloth, it is reduced to 5. Ultraviolet Dampened. Creatures with Keen Sight have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks made to see the sloth and the sloth has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide from them. ACTIONS Multiattack. The sloth makes two claw attacks. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) slashing damage.

Among the sloths of Kaimere, the gopher sloths, descended from mylodontin sloths such as Simomylodon, are the most abundant and diverse clade of sloths. The river sloths of the genus Potamocnus ("river sloth") are a fairly successful genus of this clade, so named for their preference of having burrows close to lowland rivers and wetlands. Despite digging complex burrows into the banks of waterbodies and retreating to water when threatened away from their den, they don't typically seek out wetland vegetation, instead preferring grasses, ferns and low hanging branches to feed on. Like the massive hukolgur, their reputation for violence is not representative of reality: they typically only fight when cornered or near their den, and the latter is the cause of many attacks since these sloths like to make homes near the same rivers people often use for drinking water. Potamocnus is a primarily Ni’Khari genus, with three species in the Crescent alone, though their most successful species, the red river sloth (P. rhodocheros), spread south to Arvel 1.5 mya during the low sea levels. The fur of river sloths is actually quite thin and doesn't offer much cold tolerance, mostly being for their skin against sunburn. Sows live in small groups of related animals but boar are mostly solitary. Variant: Seridic River Sloth The Seridic river sloth (P. amphibius) is mostly hairless and is the only semi-aquatic species in the genus, sinking to the bottom like a hippo. Perhaps a little ironically, limited fossil study suggests that they were much more common before the arrival of the hippopotamus, though their versatile diet has helped them survive: they need some grass in their diet but as long as they meet that requirement, they can avoid grass patches and competition from hippos. A Seridic river sloth has the following trait: Dense. The sloth always sinks in water. It ignores the extra movement cost for moving through water

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