Xorn

Medium elemental, neutral

Armor Class: 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 102 (12d8 + 48)
Speed: 30 ft., burrow 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	14 (+2)	18 (+4)	10 (+0)	14 (+2)	8 (−1)

Saving Throws: Str +7, Con +7
Skills: Perception +5, Stealth +5
Damage Resistances: Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Weapons
Damage Immunities: Poison
Condition Immunities: Poisoned
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., Tremorsense 60 ft., Passive Perception 15
Languages: Terran
Challenge: 5 (1,800 XP)

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Traits

Earth Glide. The Xorn can burrow through nonmagical, unworked earth and stone without disturbing the material.

Gem Sense. The Xorn knows the location of nearby gemstones, ores, and metal within 60 feet.

Magic Resistance. The Xorn has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Elemental Nature. The Xorn does not need to breathe, eat, or drink, though it consumes minerals for nourishment.

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Actions

Multiattack. The Xorn makes three attacks: two with its claws and one with its bite.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 4) piercing damage.

Devour Minerals (Recharge 5–6). The Xorn consumes minerals or metal objects within 5 feet, gaining temporary hit points equal to the total weight in pounds of consumed materials (maximum 20 HP per use). Nonmagical weapons fully ingested are destroyed.

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Reactions

Stone Retreat. When hit by a melee attack, the Xorn can burrow 10 feet as a reaction, avoiding opportunity attacks.

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Tactics

Xorns are patient and deliberate hunters. In combat, they:

• Use Earth Glide to ambush from below or flank enemies.
• Target adventurers wielding metal weapons first, attempting to devour or destroy gear.
• Focus on separating foes to pick them off individually.
• Avoid spellcasters when possible, relying on Magic Resistance to shrug off dangerous effects.

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Lore

Native to the Elemental Plane of Earth, Xorns are elemental sentinels of subterranean wealth. They are drawn irresistibly to gems, metals, and minerals, which they consume not only as sustenance but to neutralize potential threats. Xorns move silently through stone and mineral, giving the impression that the earth itself has come alive.

Despite their predatory appearance, Xorns are neutral and motivated by hunger and territorial instincts rather than malice. They rarely leave mineral-rich caverns unless pursuing new sources of nourishment, and they often go unnoticed until adventurers stumble into their hidden domains. Legends tell of Xorns ambushing miners or treasure hunters, swallowing prized artifacts whole and vanishing into the tunnels like living avalanches of stone.

Xorn

This squat beast is as wide as it is tall. Strangely symmetrical, it has three arms, three legs, three eyes, and one huge mouth.

Xorn CR 6

XP 2,400
N Medium outsider (earth, extraplanar)
Init +0; Senses all-around vision, darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +14

DEFENSE

AC 21, touch 10, flat-footed 21 (+11 natural)
hp 66 (7d10+28)
Fort +8, Ref +2, Will +5
DR 5/bludgeoning; Immune cold, fire, flanking; Resist electricity 10

OFFENSE

Speed 20 ft., burrow 20 ft.; earth glide
Melee bite +10 (4d6+3), 3 claws +10 (1d4+3)

STATISTICS

Str 17, Dex 10, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 10
Base Atk +7; CMB +10; CMD 20 (22 vs. trip)
Feats Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Power Attack, Toughness
Skills Appraise +10, Intimidate +10, Knowledge (dungeonering) +10, Perception +14, Stealth +10, Survival +10; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception
Languages Common, Terran

SPECIAL ABILITIES

All-Around Vision (Ex)

A xorn sees in all directions at the same time, giving it a +4 racial bonus on Perception checks. A xorn cannot be flanked.

Earth Glide (Ex)

A xorn can glide through any sort of natural earth or stone as easily as a fish swims through water. Its burrowing leaves no sign of its passage nor hint at its presence to creatures that don’t possess tremorsense. A move earth spell cast on an area containing a xorn moves the xorn back 30 feet, stunning the creature for 1 round unless it succeeds on a DC 15 Fortitude save.

ECOLOGY

Environment any (Plane of Earth)
Organization solitary, pair, or cluster (3–6)
Treasure standard (precious metals, gems, and magic gems or jewelry only)

Strange creatures as big around as they are tall, xorns have little interest in natives of the Material Plane—except for the gems and precious metals they might be carrying. Lurking beneath the surface for what might seem long stretches of time to humans, a xorn might wait months, even years, for the right treat to come along, assaulting the being carrying its favorite meal, such as a certain gemstone or the right sort of silver.

Adventurers who frequent regions inhabited by xorns often carry with them small chunks of raw ore or relatively inexpensive gemstones or crystals to use as bribes. While the price of a gemstone or piece of metal is often in direct proportion to the object’s flavor and desirability as a meal, most xorns are quite gluttonous and prefer quantity over quality when it comes to food.

Treasure found carried by a xorn or stashed in its lair amounts to little more than snacks set aside for another day. An offering of a particularly delicious (and expensive) jewel or piece of precious metal can swiftly secure a xorn’s temporary allegiance. Since xorns can swim through solid rock with ease, they make excellent guides in underground regions.