Gill Man

 

Gill Man
Medium humanoid (aquatic), lawful neutral 

Armor Class: 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 76 (9d8 + 36)
Speed: 30 ft., Swim: 40 ft.

Attributes 
Str: 16 / +3
Dex: 14 / +2
Con: 18 / +4
Int: 10 / +0
Wis: 12 / +1
Cha: 10 / +0

Saving Throws: Dex: +4, Con: +6
Skills: Athletics: +5, Insight: +3, Perception: +3, Stealth: +4, Survival: +3
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception: 13
Languages: Aquan, Common (Rudimentary)
CR: 3 (700 xp) / PB: +2

Traits 
Amphibious.
The gill man can breathe both air and water.

Adapted Physiology.
The gill man has advantage on saving throws against being paralyzed or grappled, and against effects caused by extreme cold.

Empathic Perception.
The gill man has advantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks to read emotions or intent.

Aquatic Camouflage.
The gill man has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made while underwater, in heavy rain, or in dim light or darkness.

Regenerative Flesh.
At the start of its turn, the gill man regains 5 hit points if it has at least 1 hit point. This trait doesn’t function if the gill man has taken acid or fire damage since the end of its last turn

Actions 
Multiattack: The gill man makes two attacks: two claws or one claw and one bite.

Claws.
Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage 

Bite.
Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage 

Special Actions 
Water Jet (Recharge 5–6)
The gill man surges forward in a blast of water. It moves up to 20 feet in a straight line without provoking opportunity attacks, then makes one claw attack. On a hit, the target is pushed up to 10 feet away from the gill man.

Notes 

• The Gill Man is a number of aquatic-based humanoids that dwell off the coast of the ocean and in the brackish rivers in the known world. Their physiology including gills, webbed appendages, and naturally toughened flesh allows them to dwell beneath the surface with little need to appear, however, in addition to gills, these creatures possess a set of air sacs that allow it to dwell for temporary periods on land without suffocating.
• While not necessarily malicious, The Gill Man along with the rest of his kind are territorial and will defend regions that they deem theirs. Any mutual attraction that these creatures have to beautiful human women (and possibly men) is still not understood by scientists. The Gill Man does have an ability to project almost supernatural empathy to create an attraction.
• Has an environmental weakness to drying out. This does require a Gill Man to regularly become submerged, preferring salt or brackish level water over pure fresh water, but any liquid will ultimately suffice in keeping its skin and sensitive organs properly moist.