Sour

Sour emerged from the accidental collision of two worlds when a rogue alchemist's fermentation experiment exploded within the Cackling Marshlands, its acidic vapors mingling with the essence of a young hyena caught in the blast. The transformation left Sour with the cunning, pack-hunting instincts of its hyena nature but twisted through a lens of vinegar-soaked consciousness that grants it the ability to secrete caustic brines from its emerald-green, barrel-shaped body. Its bristling fur crackles with fermented energy, and a pungent aura of pickling spices surrounds it wherever it roams, making even the most hardened adventurers wince at its approach. Rather than feeling cursed, Sour embraced its peculiar existence, discovering that its acidic secretions could dissolve nearly any material while its enhanced sense of smell allowed it to track prey through the most overgrown swamps. Now it wanders the wetlands as a solitary scavenger, neither fully accepted by hyena packs nor belonging to any civilized settlement, yet finding strange kinship with other misfits and outcasts. Sour's laugh—a gurgling, bubbling cackle—echoes through the marshes as a warning to those who would dare venture too close, a sound somewhere between the cry of its wild heritage and the hiss of fermentation itself.

Strength

14, modifier +2

Dexterity

16, modifier +3

Constitution

18, modifier +4

Intelligence

10, modifier +0

Wisdom

12, modifier +1

Charisma

8, modifier -1

Bubbling Bite

Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2d8 + 2 piercing damage plus 1d6 acid damage.

Cackling Laughter

All creatures within 30 ft. must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of their next turn.

Acidic Spray

Ranged Attack: 30 ft., one target. Hit: 3d6 acid damage. On a failed DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, the target is blinded until the end of its next turn.

Pack Hunter's Instinct

As a bonus action, Sour can mark a target. For the next minute, Sour gains advantage on attack rolls against that target.

Fermented Aura

Sour emits a pungent aura, imposing disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws for creatures within 10 feet.

Acidic Secretion

Sour's acidic brines deal an additional 1d6 acid damage on successful melee attacks.

strength

+5

dexterity

+6

constitution

+7

wisdom

+4

acid

poison