Sperm Whale Species in KELLDORIA (DRAGON REALMS) | World Anvil
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Sperm Whale

The Sperm Whale

  Sperm whales are toothed aquatic mammals that can grow to be up to seventy feet long. Their natural predators include whalers and fellow leviathans, such as the Dragon Turtle, and the Kraken. The sperm whale can be found in most seas and oceans of Kelios, many are seen in The Berg Sea, Walrus Bay, The Everchill Sea, The Bay of Seals, and many can be found within the graveyard of The Whalebone Reef.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Beast, Whale:

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

  • Blindsight 120ft, and
  • Passive Perception 11
Origin/Ancestry
Beast (Whale)

Sperm Whale CR: 8 (3,900XP)

Gargantuan beast, unaligned
Armor Class: 13 (Natural Armour)
Hit Points: 189 (14D20+42)
Speed: 0 ft , swim: 60 ft

STR

26 +8

DEX

8 -1

CON

17 +3

INT

3 -4

WIS

12 +1

CHA

5 -3

Senses: Blindsight 120ft, and Passive Perception 11.
Challenge Rating: 8 (3,900XP)

Echolocation

The whale can't use its blindsight while deafened.    

Hold Breath

The whale can hold its breath for 90 minutes.    

Keen Hearing

The whale has Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) Checks that rely on hearing.

Actions

Multiattack

The whale makes two attacks: one with its Bite and one with its Tail.    

Bite

Melee Weapon Attack: +11 To Hit, Reach 5ft, One Target. Hit: 21 (3D8+8) Piercing Damage. If the target is a large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity Saving Throw or be swallowed by the whale. A swallowed creature has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the whale, and it takes 3 (1D6) Acid Damage at the start of each of the whale's turns.   If the whale takes 30 Damage or more on a single turn from a creature inside it, the whale must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution Saving Throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, which fall Prone in a space within 10 feet of the whale. If the whale dies, a swallowed creature can escape from the corpse by using 20 feet of movement, exiting Prone.    

Tail

Melee Weapon Attack: +11 To Hit, Reach 15ft, One Target. Hit: 18 (3D6+8) Bludgeoning Damage, or 37 (6D6+16) Bludgeoning Damage if the target is an object.

Suggested Environments

The Deep Oceans and Seas of the World.

Comments

Author's Notes

The Original Article from Icewind Dale Rime of The Frost Maiden (WoTc)


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