Stormblood Tiger
Level 7Attacks
Abilities
The stormblood tiger can communicate with felines.
Orc with fist +16 for 1d4+12 bludgeoning, or tiger with Speed 30 feet and Wrestle.
This curse only affects humanoids.
Saving Throw DC 22 fortitude. Each night of flood season, the cursed creature must succeed at another Fortitude save or transform into a stormblood tiger until dawn. The creature is under the GM's control and goes on a rampage for half the night before falling Unconscious until dawn.
As the night falls in flood season, the stormblood tiger must enter hybrid form, can't Change Shape thereafter, becomes one size larger, increases its reach by 5 feet, and increases the damage of its jaws Strike by 2. When the sun rises or the lands dry again, the stormblood tiger returns to humanoid form and is Fatigued for 24 hours.
Claw
Imbued with an insatiable predatory instinct, stormblood tiger Leaps up to 15 feet and makes a claw Strike at the end of that movement. If the attack hits, the stormblood tiger can immediately Rend.
The tiger makes a claw Strike against a creature it is Grabbing. If the attack hits, that creature is knocked Prone.
Whereas most werecreatures follow the monthly rhythms of the full moon, the stormblood tiger's change is connected to the floods brought by annual rainfall. In parts of the world where flooding or heavy rains are both regular and predictable, such as during the Deluge in Belkzen, these lycanthropes stalk the land hunting for prey. Every night after the floods begin, a stormblood tiger is forced into its hybrid form until sun rises or the waters recede, usually 2–3 months later. The remainder of the year, stormblood tigers walk undetected among the population, often mistaken for hunters or scouts.
Sought Out Because of the stormblood tiger's fearsome reputation and powerful abilities, some foolhardy orc warriors view becoming a stormblood tiger as a path to greatness—a blessing instead of a curse. In their minds, it's more important to have this power at hand during times of conflict than worry about disrupting peace during the Flood Truce. Wiser voices argue that too many stormblood tigers roaming about during the Flood Truce risks ending the accord altogether.