b'Brumalek \n'b'  Small   beast ,  unaligned  \n'b'  Armor Class  13  Hit Points  40 (9d6 + 9)  Speed  30 ft., burrow 20 ft, climb 20 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 5 (\xe2\x80\x933) DEX:  16 (+3)  CON:  12 (+1)  INT:  4 (\xe2\x80\x933)  WIS:  13 (+1)  CHA:  7 (\xe2\x80\x932)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Skills   Perception  +3  Stealth  +5  Damage Resistances  cold  Damage Immunities  thunder  Condition Immunities   deafened   Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  13  Languages  \xe2\x80\x94  Challenge  1/2 (100 XP)  Proficiency Bonus  +2 \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Pack Tactics . A brumalek has advantage on  attack  rolls against a creature if at least one of the brumalek\xe2\x80\x99s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn\xe2\x80\x99t  incapacitated . \n'b'  Snow Stride . A brumalek can burrow through nonmagical snow and earth. While doing so, it doesn\xe2\x80\x99t disturb the material it moves through. In addition,  difficult terrain  composed of snow doesn\xe2\x80\x99t cost it extra movement. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Headbutt .  Melee Weapon Attack : +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. \n'b'  Reverberating Howl . The brumalek releases an ear-shattering howl in a 30-foot cone that is audible 300 feet away. Each creature in that cone must make a DC 13  Dexterity  saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 5 (2d4) thunder damage and is  deafened  for 1 minute. On a success, the creature takes half the damage and isn\xe2\x80\x99t  deafened . A  deafened  creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. \n'b'\n'b' BONUS ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Skittish . The brumalek can take the  Dash  or  Disengage  action. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' This white-furred, weasel-like creature stands balanced on its hind legs and broad tail. Beneath a wide skull, intelligent eyes peer intently as a frog-like sac at its throat contracts and expands. \n'b' A small and unassuming creature, the brumalek has caught many travelers among the snow-capped peaks unawares with its ramming skull and ear-splitting howl. \n'b'  Avalanche Caller . The skittish brumalek can inflate its vocal sac and emit painful sounds, but it uses this primarily as a defense mechanism. The force of its cry is enough to throw up swirls of mountain snow, obscuring them and helping them escape predators. Large groups of brumalek can coordinate this effect, triggering avalanches on those approaching their nests. \n'b'  Mountain Children . Brumalek broods have deep attachments to the mountains where they were born, keeping their nests hidden close to the summit. \n'b' Working together when a true danger threatens their home, the hit and run tactics of brumalek in these times overrules their otherwise skittish nature. When a threat is deemed great, they even howl warnings to nests on other, nearby mountaintops. \n'b'  Captive Watchdogs . The small size, disarming appearance, and volume of a brumalek has led to some unscrupulous groups to kidnap the creatures for use as guards. Training a brumalek for this role is no easy task, but if one succeeds, they will have earned themselves a dangerous if morose guardian with an alarm loud enough to hear across the valleys.'