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Yek, the Under-Hide Insulter - AI-generated fantasy Monster

Yek, the Under-Hide Insulter

Yek rose to power not through strength, but by outliving three previous bosses by hiding during every major raid. He claims the 'wet hides' are a sacred mantle of protection, though they are actually just something he found in a tanning pit during a panic attack.

Monsters
Small humanoid · CR 1 · Unique

Yek, the Under-Hide Insulter

A cowardly goblin leader who directs combat from beneath a pile of soggy, reeking animal skins.
AC15
HP27/27
CR1
Init
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA
ConditionsNone

Combat

AC 15 · HP 27 · CR 1

Yek, the Under-Hide Insulter

Small humanoid (goblinoid), neutral evil
Armor Class15 (natural armor while under hides, 12 otherwise)
Hit Points27 (6d6 + 6)
Speed
20 ft. (due to heavy hides)
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA
Saving ThrowsDexterity
SkillsStealthDeceptionIntimidation
Damage Resistances
Bludgeoning (while under hides)
Immunities
None
Weaknesses
Fire
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft.,
Passive Perception 9
Languages
Common,
Goblin
Challenge1
Proficiency Bonus+2
Nimble Escape. Yek can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of his turns.
Wet Hide Cover. While Yek is under his stack of wet hides, he has half-cover against ranged attacks and advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to look like a pile of refuse.
Stink of the Pit. Any creature that starts its turn within 5 feet of Yek must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of its next turn due to the stench of the uncured hides.

Actions

Multiattack. Yek makes two attacks with his Scimitar or uses his Shrieking Insult twice.
Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 () slashing damage.
Shrieking Insult. Yek pokes his head out and screams at a creature within 30 feet. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take 3 () psychic damage and have disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn.
Claim Credit (1/Day). Yek shouts that his 'plan' is working. All allied Goblins and Kobolds within 60 feet gain 5 temporary hit points.

Reactions

Redirect Attack. When a creature Yek can see targets him with an attack, Yek chooses another goblin or kobold within 5 feet of him. The two creatures swap places, and the chosen creature becomes the target instead.
Role
Support and Distraction
Built for
3

Gear

  • The Wet Hides (Armor, 5 cp)A heavy pile of wolf and deer skins, soaked in mud and tanning fluids.
  • Rusty Scimitar (Weapon, 10 gp)A jagged, poorly maintained blade.

Feats

Tough

Augmentations

None

Notes for the game master

Yek's movement is low, but his ability to hide as a bonus action makes him difficult to pin down in the chaos of a three-way battle.

Tactics

  1. Opening

    Yek starts the encounter hidden. He remains motionless until a Bugbear is within range, then uses Shrieking Insult.

  2. Mid-fight

    He moves slowly between clusters of fighting kobolds and bugbears, using Redirect Attack to let his subordinates take hits for him.

  3. End of the fight

    If the bugbears are defeated, Yek stands on his pile of hides and declares himself the Conqueror of the Woods.

  4. Retreat

    If reduced to half health or if all his guards die, Yek ditches the hides (increasing speed to 30 ft.) and sprints for the thickest brush.

How it fights

Stays near allies to use his Redirect Attack reaction
Focuses insults on the strongest looking Bugbear to keep them off balance
Uses Nimble Escape to Hide after every Shrieking Insult

Who it attacks first

Wounded Bugbears
Spellcasters who use fire
Anyone who tries to lift his hides

Works well with

Pairs well with Kobold Dragonshields or Goblin Shields who can provide further physical protection.

How to beat it

Fire damage will ignite the oils in the hides
Area of effect spells like Thunderwave can knock him out from under his cover
Perception checks to track the smell

Ways to avoid a fight

Players can bribe Yek to 'order' his troops to stop fighting by promising him a shinier piece of 'boss-like' clothing.
Yek might trade information about the Bugbear leader in exchange for being allowed to 'win' the fight in front of his peers.

Ecology

Yek is a spindly goblin with overly large ears and a permanent sneer. He is currently invisible to most, being completely covered by a heavy, dripping stack of uncured deer and wolf hides that he drags along with him.

Behavior

Yek is pathologically cowardly. He refuses to engage in direct melee, preferring to pop his head out of his mobile cover, scream a demoralizing insult at a bugbear, and immediately duck back into the safety of the wet, smelly skins.

How it lives

As a goblin boss, Yek consumes the best of the tribe's loot and food, though he spends most of his time trying to avoid the physical consequences of his arrogance.

Lair

Usually a damp hole or the bottom of a refuse pile, though he currently treats his stack of hides as a portable lair.

Habitat
Forests, clearings, and goblin camps.

Signs that it is near

The sound of muffled, high pitched giggling
A trail of muddy, wet animal hair
Vibrant insults echoing from seemingly nowhere

Tags

goblin,
leader,
coward

Lore

Yek rose to power not through strength, but by outliving three previous bosses by hiding during every major raid. He claims the 'wet hides' are a sacred mantle of protection, though they are actually just something he found in a tanning pit during a panic attack.

What drives it

To survive the current skirmish with the bugbears while looking like he was the mastermind behind the victory.

After the fight

If Yek survives, he will tell any other goblin he meets that he single handedly slew the 'giant adventurers' and the bugbears at the same time.

Variants

Yek the Flaming: If his hides are set on fire, he gains a 10ft aura of fire damage but takes 1d4 damage per turn.

Hooks

Plot hooks

The players need to retrieve a stolen map that Yek has accidentally used as a lining for his wet hides.
A local tanner wants his stolen 'sacred' hides back, not realizing they are currently a goblin's fortress.

How to use it

A chaotic forest skirmish where players find themselves between warring goblinoid factions.
A comedic break during a high-stakes forest trek.

Treasure

14 gp in various dented coins
A small jade frog worth 25 gp hidden in his boot
The Wet Hides (if anyone actually wants them)

Connections

Ancestry

Humanoid

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