Elder Rothé

Elder Rothé
Voiced by	Andrew Spooner Glen McCready
Hometown	Underdark
Occupation	Working animal
Stats
Size	Large
Type	Beast
Race	Deep Rothé
Balanced Difficulty Stats
Level	1
HP	18
AC	10
Initiative	0
Proficiency	+2
Movement	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	600 kg (1200 lb)
XP reward	40
Ability scores
STR	14 (+2)
DEX	10 (0)
CON	14 (+2)
INT	2 (-4)
WIS	10 (0)
CHA	4 (-3)
Saving throws
STR	+2
DEX	0
CON	+2
INT	-4
WIS	0
CHA	-3
Skills
Athletics	2
Acrobatics	0
Perception	0
Features
Opportunity Attack Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Explorer Difficulty Stats
Level	1
HP	12
AC	10
Initiative	0
Proficiency	+4
Movement	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	600 kg (1200 lb)
XP reward	40
Ability scores
STR	14 (+2)
DEX	10 (0)
CON	14 (+2)
INT	2 (-4)
WIS	10 (0)
CHA	4 (-3)
Saving throws
STR	+2
DEX	0
CON	+2
INT	-4
WIS	0
CHA	-3
Skills
Athletics	2
Acrobatics	0
Perception	0
Features
Opportunity Attack Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Tactician Difficulty Stats
Level	1
HP	23
AC	10
Initiative	0
Proficiency	+2
Movement	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	600 kg (1200 lb)
XP reward	40
Ability scores
STR	14 (+2)
DEX	10 (0)
CON	14 (+2)
INT	2 (-4)
WIS	10 (0)
CHA	4 (-3)
Saving throws
STR	+2
DEX	0
CON	+2
INT	-4
WIS	0
CHA	-3
Skills
Athletics	2
Acrobatics	0
Perception	0
Features
Opportunity Attack Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Technical
UID	S_UND_DuergarCamp_Rothe_02
UUID	e8c50208-b414-42cc-b49a-48003b13c762
Stats	Deep_Rothe_Elder

Elder Rothé is rothé livestock who can be encountered at the Grymforge during Act One. It can be spoken to with  Speak with Animals.

“

Rest, little one. But do not take long - I feel his shadow.

„

— Elder Rothé warning the party about Ketheric Thorm

Involvement

The Elder Rothé is a particularly long-lived rothé. It claims to have outlived its "mother, and her mother's mother, and many mothers beyond". Speaking to either Elder Rothé or Deep Rothé Calf starts a joint conversation with them both. The rothé communicate using the spell  Dancing Lights, which (if not using  Speak with Animals) the party can observe to discern the emotions of the Elder Rothé: pain, sadness, and a fear stretching back generations.

With  Speak with Animals, the party can join in on the conversation. The Rothé speaks of Ketheric Thorm and his Dark Justiciar army, who have left their mark on the area: the rock shivers from the sound. The Ketheric Thorm. The Elder Rothé has lived long enough that it worked during the time of Ketheric's war. It recounts the bloody battle and Thorm's army, and Yurgir, the hellbeast that broke them.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Dancing Lights ()

Illuminate a 9 m / 30 ft radius.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

AoE: 9 m / 30 ft (Radius)

 Frenzied Charge ()

Damage: 1~8

1d8Piercing

Charge forward, attacking all enemies in the way and pushing them back 3 m / 10 ft.

AoE: 9 m / 30 ft (Line)

Recharge: Per turn

 Gore ()

Damage: 16~25

3d4 + 2Piercing

+ 11Force

Impale a target

Deals an additional 11Force damage to targets with  Lesser,  Medium, or  Greater Toughness.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft