African Bush Elephant

Loxodonta africana · Mammal

Herds of related cows and calves, from a handful to about seventy, roam the savannas, woodlands and scrub of central and southern Africa, while grown bulls wander alone or in small bachelor groups. They feed day and night and sleep only a few hours; farmers who try to drive them out of their crops can be chased down and killed. People hunted them for their tusks, their meat, and their ears and feet, worked into leather goods and furniture.

Danger: Man-killer
How it is met: In herds, day and night
Size: Huge
In winter: Active in winter

Where it lives

Tropical Dry Forest, Savanna, Hot Desert, Sandy Shore

Feeds on

African Baobab

Gives

Elephant Ivory Powder, African Bush Elephant Hide

Stat blocks (D&D 5e)

Elephant

Huge Beast, Unaligned

AC 12 · Initiative −1 (9)

HP 76 (8d12 + 24)

Speed 40 ft.

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
22 (+6), save +6	9 (−1), save −1	17 (+3), save +3	3 (−4), save −4	11 (+0), save +0	6 (−2), save −2

Senses Passive Perception 10

Languages None

CR 4 (XP 1,100; PB +2)

Actions

Multiattack. The elephant makes two Gore attacks.

Gore. Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 5 ft. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) Piercing damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature and the elephant moved 20+ feet straight toward it immediately before the hit, the target has the Prone condition.

Bonus Actions

Trample. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 16, one creature within 5 feet that has the Prone condition. Failure: 17 (2d10 + 6) Bludgeoning damage. Success: Half damage.

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Sources

Meghan Howard, Loxodonta africana (African bush elephant). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2017.

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