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From the Tales of Lothmar Beastiary comes the Island Red Fox, a teleporting trickster that can’t be killed, but can shoot fire beams out of its eyes if it thinks it’s funny.

Tales of Lothmar Beastiary: Island Red Fox for 5E

D&D Beyond: https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/1081541-island-red-fox

Description

Island Red Foxes, of which only three are known to exist, long has been an enigma to the inhabitants of the island chain they inhabit. Benign but annoying, the island red fox will occasionally steal a chicken from a farmer, clothing from bathers, and even toys from children. If it’s food, they’ll proceed to eat it, but other items they play with until bored. “Chase the fox” is their favorite game.

Usually (but not always) found together, the island red foxes are clever and bright (for an “animal”) and can understand the Common language. They will perform tricks for food (sit, roll-over, play dead, shake hands, heel, leave it, and even more complex tasks such as “go to Port Lance and give this to a town guard”), but never stays with a particular person longer than a couple of hours. Sometimes they will sleep next to a campfire, but snap at anyone trying to get them to move.

Several hundred years ago, Garranthe the Sage formally studied the foxes but didn’t find anything people already didn’t know, except for one tidbit: they have a fondness for smoked elk sausage, an oddity as there are no elk on the island chain they inhabit. Garranthe, however, did not study the foxes for long, saying, “he had no interest in revealing any secrets from what appears to be a figment of a long-dead trickster god.”

He did, however, confirm they were not fey.

Currently, if island natives see an island red fox, they believe it is a sign of good luck and coming prosperity.

Combat

If they think it’s funny, an island red fox will use their fire eye beams to light something on fire, including adult people who are trying to harm them. They have a sharp bite, but an island red fox avoids combat with their misty step or teleport.

 Crossbow Man would never shoot a fox. They’re just too dang cute!

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