Killer Whale

Orcinus orca · Mammal

Orcas live in every ocean, from the edge of the polar pack ice to tropical seas, close inshore as well as far out. They travel in tight family pods of up to fifty, several generations together, and move on only when food runs short. Some peoples hunted them for oil and for meat eaten, spread on fields or used as bait.

Danger: Harmless
How it is met: In families, day and night
Size: Huge
In winter: Active in winter

Where it lives

Ice Sheet, Coastal Shelf, Open Ocean

Gives

Killer Whale Meat, Killer Whale Blubber, Killer Whale Tympani

Stat blocks (D&D 5e)

Killer Whale

Huge Beast, Unaligned

AC 12 · Initiative +2 (12)

HP 90 (12d12 + 12)

Speed 5 ft., Swim 60 ft.

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
19 (+4), save +4	14 (+2), save +2	13 (+1), save +1	3 (−4), save −4	12 (+1), save +1	7 (−2), save −2

Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4

Senses Blindsight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 13

Languages None

CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)

Traits

Hold Breath. The whale can hold its breath for 30 minutes.

Actions

Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 21 (5d6 + 4) Piercing damage.

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Sources

Emily Burnett; edited by Tanya Dewey, Orcinus orca (killer whale). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2009.

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