Roe Deer

Small beast, Neutral Good

Armor Class 13 (natural armor)

Hit Points 9 (2d6 + 2)

Speed 40 ft.

STR 8 (−1) · DEX 16 (+3) · CON 12 (+1) · INT 10 (+0) · WIS 14 (+2) · CHA 10 (+0)

Skills Perception +4, Stealth +5

Senses passive Perception 14

Languages Understands Common but cannot speak

Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)

Actions

Hoof Strike. Melee Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) Bludgeoning damage.

Lore

Brother and Sister - the tale of a brother who was turned into a young deer.

The brother took his sister’s hand and said, “Ever since our mother died, we have known no happiness. Our stepmother beats us every day, and when we get too close she kicks us away. All we ever get to eat are dry crusts of bread. Even the dog under the table has it better—at least it gets a tasty scrap now and then. Oh, if only our mother knew how bad things are for us! Let’s run away, far from here.”

That’s exactly what they did. They walked all day over meadows, fields, and stony paths. When it rained, the sister whispered, “The sky is crying with us.” By evening they reached a deep forest. Exhausted from hunger and the long road, they crawled into a hollow tree and fell asleep.

From Grimm Legends Bestiary 5E, p. 58 · Fern Flower Press