[MW Batch X-2] Rompopowlbear - CR 5 Large Monstrosity

“Heed my words, colleagues! I will take your owlbear and make it into something more monstrous, frightening… fowl! You will rue the day you ridiculed Dr. Francis N. Stein!”

-Dr. Francis N. Stein, after being mocked for his creation of the owlboar

After a failed attempt to impress his colleagues by presenting them with the owlboar, Dr. Francis Stein came up with an infallible plan to cement his place as the greatest biomancer in the world. He augmented an inferior biomantic creation, the infamous owlbear, with the gular sack of turkeys and the tongue and of a poisonous frogs, the mad scientist created something entirely new and undeniably hideous.

Territorial Turmoil. Created from a desire to prove its superiority over the creatures that inspired it, the rompopowlbear was genetically imbued with an animosity for owlbears and the ability to instinctively seek out their territories. Once a rompopowlbear finds an owlbear lair, it will track down and challenge the resident over control of the area. These clashes are extremely violent, and, much to Dr. Stein’s chagrin, generally a toss-up if both parties are equally experienced. Knowing this, rompopowlbears prefer to fight younger, less battle-hardened owlbears in order to claim victory more easily. 

Puff & Tough. The most striking feature of a rompopowlbear is its multitude of inflatable air sacs, which it uses in a variety of ways: it can puff itself up to intimidate owlbears during a territorial challenge,  eject bursts of air through its tail to throw its enemies off balance, or, as a last resort, slowly float away in shameful retreat if a fight against an owlbear takes a turn for the worst. 

Unexpected Employment. Rompopowlbears’ unique pneumatic abilities caught the interest of the entrepreneur extraordinaire Baron Bodrum, who theorised that the bursts of air generated by a rompopowlbear’s tail could be profitably utilised in fracking. After a series of successful tests, rompopowlbears are now frequently used to surface oil and other valuables buried deep below the ground, requiring no form of payment other than a juvenile owlbear to do battle with every so often. 

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