# August Rooster

*Medium* *Monstrosity* *neutral evil*

- **Armor Class:** 14 (natural armor)
- **Hit Points:** 75 (10d8+30)
- **Speed:** walk 25 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 4 (1,100 XP)
- **Source:** Tome of Beasts 2, page 33

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10 (+0) | 17 (+3) | 16 (+3) | 8 (-1) | 7 (-2) | 18 (+4) |

- **Skills:** 
- **Damage Resistances:** psychic
- **Condition Immunities:** charmed
- **Senses:** passive Perception 8
- **Languages:** Common

### Special Abilities

- **Aura of Subservience:** A beast or humanoid that ends its turn within 30 feet of the august rooster and can see or hear it must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed for 1 day. A charmed creature that moves more than 100 feet away from the august rooster ceases to be charmed. If the august rooster requests that a charmed creature do more than tend to the creature's own needs, pay devotion to the august rooster, or bring the rooster food and gifts, the charmed creature can make a new saving throw with advantage. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the august rooster's Aura of Subservience for 24 hours.
- **Dive Bomb:** If the august rooster is flying and moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a talon attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 7 (2d6) slashing damage.
- **Jumper:** The august rooster can fly up to 40 feet on its turn, but it must start and end its movement on a solid surface such as a roof or the ground. If it is flying at the end of its turn, it falls to the ground and takes falling damage.
- **Innate Spellcasting:** The august rooster's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). The august rooster can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components.
At will: dancing lights, mage hand, message, vicious mockery
3/day each: bane, charm person, hideous laughter
1/day each: healing word, hold person

### Actions

- **Multiattack:** The august rooster makes two talon attacks.
- **Talon:** Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.