Nagelbeer

Forest

Grassland

Urban

Claw

Unholy Burst

 can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. the 

 regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.

The nagelbeer is the physical manifestation of cursed ground. It resembles a monstrous bear, but instead of furred flesh, thousands of bent and broken nails coalesce to give it form. Its claws are rusted knives. In the middle of its forehead is a glowing runic pattern that functions as an eye, from which unholy fire and other dark magic can be projected by the nagelbeer. Its distended jaws hang open, spewing forth an unholy breath that smells like a hundred rotting corpses. 

A nagelbeer may be formed where evil forces and fiery destruction reduce settlements to ash, from the nails and other metal material left unconsumed by flame. Nagelbeers are violent, malevolent forces of magic that exist only to continue the destruction from which they were birthed. They roam the landscape in search of settlements to destroy, leaving a trail of smouldering villages across the countryside. They feed only on flesh that has been charred black. 

Nagelbeers attack and destroy entire villages in a single rampage, reducing them to ash. Bent and broken nails marked with abyssal runes are periodically shed from their bodies and left in their wake. Those killed by the nagelbeer’s flames leave shadowy imprints on the environment around them. 

Edged weapons are useless against a nagelbeer unless they strike at its eye. Only blunted instruments such as warhammers and clubs are sufficient to crush the nails that make up its form. Corrosion is deadly to the nagelbeer. Acid damage from spells or magical weapons is highly effective. Weapons coated in the saliva of a rust monster and wielded against a nagelbeer always strike true. 

In combat, the nagelbeer will use its Unholy Breath on its first turn, and then subsequently focus its attacks on those cursed by its breath. On most turns, the nagelbeer will use its legendary actions for spellcasting, prioritising 

 when it can affect at least two enemies at once. 

Nagelbeers take a primal relish in the destruction that they cause. They often linger at their crime scenes for a few nights at a time, holing up inside burned-out farmhouses or meeting halls to bask in the smoke and ash.

It is said that a blade forged from the nails recovered from the nagelbeer’s corpse will cut through demons like a scythe through grain. The eye of the nagelbeer is the primary component in a potion that confers truesight to those that ingest it. The following table provides specific mechanics for harvesting and reward. 

 Wisdom (Survival) check, or other check the GM deems appropriate, to obtain loot from the 

. On a successful check, the GM chooses one piece of loot, or has the PC roll a d4 to determine what they get. On a failed check, the PC gets 2d4 

. A PC can choose to have another make their skill check if they so choose.

Nagelbeer

Actions

Legendary Actions