Per Saturday's video, I've got some info and stats on this creature, which I've dubbed the Lobhest. The write-up should lend itself to several systems, but for stats, I went to OSRIC. It's an open game license reference document, which makes it useful for statting a monster without worrying about the legality of using the system.
Lobheist
(pronounced "Lobe" "Iced")
[from Scottish Gaelic Lobais (craft, ingenuity) Bheist (beast)]
Hunt-bred Lobhest
frequency: rare
no. encountered: 2d6 (plus a sapient
fae creature to act as handler)
size: man-sized (medium)
move: 220 ft
armor class: 0
hit dice: 4d8+2
attacks: 1
damage: 2d4+1
Special attacks: poison
Special defenses: immune to faerie fire
magic resistance: 15%
lair probability: semi-
intelligence: animal
alignment: none
level/xp: 4/230
Draft-bred Lobhest
frequency: rare
no. encountered:
1-2 (plus a sapient fae creature to act as handler)
size: large
move: 120 ft
armor class: 0
hit dice: 6d8+4
attacks: 1
damage: 2d4
Special attacks:
poison
Special defenses: immune to faerie fire
Magic Resistance:
15%
lair probability:
none
intelligence:
animal
alignment: none
level/xp: 4/230
Feral Lobhest
frequency: rare
no. encountered:
1
size: large
move: 150 ft
armor class: 0
hit dice: 6d8+4
attacks: 2
damage: 3d4/3d4
Special attacks:
poison
Special defenses:
immune to faerie fire
magic resistance:
15%
lair probability:
15%
intelligence:
semi-
alignment: none
level/xp: 6/550
The lobheist is a creature bred by the ancient Fae. When the elves fled their Fae masters, these beasts were used often in the hunt for runaway elves. As a result, the lobheist features prominently as a "boogeyman" of elvish culture and lore.
Several breeds exist. The Fae created breeds of lobheist to be used as hounds of the hunt as well as beasts of burden. Additionally, lost lobheist have been known to go feral. Feral lobheists tend to be solitary beasts who seek out primal natural areas and establish a den.
The small hunting breed grow to be about 1 meter tall at the shoulder and hunt in a pack commanded by a sapient fae. The massive draft breed stand between 3 and 4.5 meters at the shoulder and are used as needed in manual labor under the direction of a handler. They are the least intelligent and have the least training and fewest instincts for combat. The feral breeds fall in the middle, and, while savage, only stand about 2.5 meters tall at the shoulder.
A lobheist will not cross running water; however, this is an inherited fear borne out of their Fae heritage, and the water itself poses no threat whatsoever to their physical being.
This same Fae heritage grants them a noticeable defense to magic, including a complete immunity to the effects of the faerie fire spell. Their diet makes their saliva, functionally, a poison; and following a successful bite attack, the target must pass a poison save or incur an additional 1d4 poison damage.
Enjoy the monster, and stay safe in the dark woods, roleplayers.
