# Peryton

*Large* *Monstrosity*

- **Armor Class:** 13
- **Hit Points:** 34 (4d10+12)
- **Speed:** walk 30 ft. fly 60 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 2 (450 XP)
- **Source:** A5e Monstrous Menagerie, page 359

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16 (+3) | 16 (+3) | 16 (+3) | 10 (+0) | 12 (+1) | 12 (+1) |

- **Skills:** perception +3
- **Damage Resistances:** damage from nonmagical weapons
- **Senses:** passive Perception 13
- **Languages:** understands Common and Sylvan but can't speak

### Special Abilities

- **Keen Sight and Smell:** The peryton has advantage on Perception checks that rely on sight or smell.

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** The peryton attacks with its gore and talons.
- **Gore:** Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage. This attack scores a critical hit on a roll of 18  19  or 20. If this critical hit reduces a humanoid to 0 hit points  the peryton can use a bonus action to rip the targets heart out with its teeth  killing it.
- **Talons:** Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage  or 10 (2d6 + 3) damage if the peryton moves at least 20 feet straight towards the target before the attack.