b'Ala \n'b'  Medium   fey ,  chaotic evil  \n'b'  Armor Class  17 (natural armor)  Hit Points  127 (15d8 + 60)  Speed  30 ft., fly 40 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 20 (+5) DEX:  16 (+3)  CON:  18 (+4)  INT:  10 (+0)  WIS:  16 (+3)  CHA:  8 (-1)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Skills   Athletics  +8,  Perception  +9,  Stealth  +6  Damage Immunities  lightning, poison, thunder  Condition Immunities   poisoned   Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  19  Languages  Common, Draconic  Challenge  8 (3,900 XP)  Proficiency Bonus  +3 \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Flyby . The ala doesn\xe2\x80\x99t provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy\xe2\x80\x99s reach. \n'b'  Poisonous Flesh . The ala\xe2\x80\x99s poison infuses its flesh. A creature that touches the ala or hits it with a  melee attack  while within 5 feet of it takes 7 (2d6) poison damage. \n'b'  Storm\xe2\x80\x99s Strength . If the ala is outside and an electrical storm is within 1 mile of it, creatures have disadvantage on their saving throws against the ala\xe2\x80\x99s Lightning\xe2\x80\x99s Kiss. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Multiattack . The ala makes one Bite  attack  and two Claw attacks. \n'b'  Bite .  Melee Weapon Attack : +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage. \n'b'  Claw .  Melee Weapon Attack : +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 8 (1d6 + 5) slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage. \n'b'  Lightning\xe2\x80\x99s Kiss (Recharge 5\xe2\x80\x936) . The ala launches a bolt of lightning at up to three targets it can see within 30 feet of it. Each target must make a DC 16  Dexterity  saving throw, taking 28 (8d6) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' Alas are born from galls that grow on  treant  trunks. Within this parasitic pocket, an ala sickens the treant and consumes its life force. When the  treant  dies, the ala is born in a black whirlwind. \n'b'  Daughters of the Whirlwind . Alas have windblown hair and wear smoky black rags, but their true form is that of a whirlwind, which can always be seen by \xc5\xa1estaci, those men and women with six digits on each hand. In flight or in battle, an ala takes on a form with the upper body of a hag and a whirling vortex of air in place of hips and legs. When an ala enters a house in human form, the whole building groans in protest, as if it had been struck by a powerful storm wind. Alas live in the hollows of trees that were struck by lightning. They are most active when thunder rocks the forest, and when they travel, hail or thunderstorms spawn around them. \n'b'  Enormous Appetites . The huge-mouthed alas have voracious appetites. In the wild, they devour wolves, bears, and badgers. They prefer to hunt in settled areas, however, because they favor the taste of innocents above all else. Unsavory humanoids may beg an ala\xe2\x80\x99s favor (or divert its wrath) with gifts of bound captives. \n'b'  Energized by Storms . In battle, an ala is constantly on the move, weaving between foes like the wind. It tears at its foes with claws and a poisonous bite, or throws wicked lightning bolts and hailstorms from afar. Woe betides the hero who confronts an ala while a storm rages overhead\xe2\x80\x94such storms energize the ala and make its lightning stronger. Because alas wield lightning with such mastery, some sages associate them with the god of lightning.'