b'Retch Hound \n'b'  Medium   monstrosity ,  neutral evil  \n'b'  Armor Class  15 (natural armor)  Hit Points  45 (7d8 + 14)  Speed  40 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 14 (+2) DEX:  15 (+2)  CON:  15 (+2)  INT:  5 (-3)  WIS:  12 (+1)  CHA:  4 (-3)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'     Skills   Perception  +5  Damage Immunities  acid, poison  Condition Immunities   poisoned   Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  15  Languages  \xe2\x80\x93  Challenge  3 (700 XP) \n'b' Special Traits \n'b'   Keen Senses . The retch hound has advantage on  Wisdom  ( Perception ) checks that rely on hearing, sight, or smell. \n'b'  Pack Tactics . Retch hounds have advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the hound\xe2\x80\x99s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn\xe2\x80\x99t incapacitated. \n'b'  Actions \n'b'   Bite .  Melee Weapon Attack : +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 9 (2d6 + 2) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) acid damage. \n'b'  Retch (Recharge 5-6) . The retch hound exhales acidic bile in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 12  Dexterity  saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one. \n'b'  About \n'b' This large, muscular dog has sickly brownish-yellow fur, matted or torn in places. Small sores cover its body, each oozing a thick, yellowish-green liquid. Its mouth is filled with long, pointed yellow teeth, some broken off on the ends. Most disturbingly, it has four large yellow eyes evenly aligned across its canine head. \n'b' Retch hounds are large, yellowish, sickly looking hounds, about the size of war dogs. They are highly aggressive and powerfully built carnivores that love the taste of human flesh and bones. Their appearance lends to the fa\xc3\xa7ade of a sickly dog, which sometimes works to the retch hound\xe2\x80\x99s advantage when hunting its prey. \n'b' Retch hounds are often found in the service of powerful fighters and warriors, who use the dogs to guard prisoners, lead hunting expeditions, and perform other such services. A retch hound is only as loyal to its master as it has to be to ensure its own survival. While the dog won\xe2\x80\x99t necessarily seek escape at the earliest possible time, it often turns on its master at some point. Retch hounds raised in captivity are often more loyal to their masters than those captured in the wild. A typical retch hound stands 4 to 4\xc2\xbd feet tall at the shoulder and weighs about 150 pounds. \n'b' Retch hounds hunt their prey in packs. Using an eerie howl, they seem to coordinate and communicate with one another during these hunts. \n'b' A favored tactic of a retch hound pack is to encircle a foe and then hit it from all sides at once. Usually, the largest hound in the pack is the leader. \n'b' When slain, a retch hound melts into a pile of stinking and bubbling slime.'