# Ala

*Medium* *Fey* *Chaotic Evil*

- **Armor Class:** 17 (natural armor)
- **Hit Points:** 127 (15d8 + 60)
- **Speed:** walk 40 ft. fly 30 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 8 (3,900 XP)
- **Source:** Tome of Beasts 2023, page 13

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20 (+5) | 16 (+3) | 18 (+4) | 10 (+0) | 16 (+3) | 8 (-1) |

- **Skills:** Athletics +8, Perception +9, Stealth +6
- **Damage Vulnerabilities:** False
- **Damage Immunities:** lightning, poison, thunder
- **Damage Resistances:** False
- **Condition Immunities:** poisoned
- **Senses:** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 19
- **Languages:** Common, Draconic

### Special Abilities

- **Flyby:** The ala doesn't provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
- **Poisonous Flesh:** The ala's poison infuses its flesh. A creature that touches the ala or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 7 (2d6) poison damage.
- **Storm's Strength:** If the ala is outside and an electrical storm is within 1 mile of it, creatures have disadvantage on their saving throws against the ala's Lightning's Kiss.

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** The ala makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
- **Bite:** Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage.
- **Claw:** Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5) slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage.
- **Lightning's Kiss (Recharge 5-6):** The ala launches a bolt of lightning at up to three targets it can see within 30 feet of it. Each target must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28 (8d6) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.