Bugbear Assassin

Bugbear Assassin is a unique humanoid enemy found in Act One. This Bugbear has infiltrated the Emerald Grove, stalking Nadira for easy prey on the high hill east of the gate. If left unchecked, he will kill the tiefling.

Bugbear
Medium Humanoid
Level 3 Bugbear
Stats
Armour Class	14
Hit points	27 (Balanced) 35 (Tactician)
Movement speed	9 m (30 ft)
Weight	110 kg ( lb)
Initiative	+2
Ability scores
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 8 (-1) 11 (+0) 9 (-1)
Proficiency bonus	+2
Saving throws	Str +2 Dex +2 Con +1 Int -1 Wis 0 Cha -1
Features
Brute	Deal an extra +1d8 Physical damage when attacking with a melee weapon.
Darkvision	Can see in the dark up to 12m.
Opportunity Attack	Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach.
Tenacity (passive feature)	Apply Bludgeoning damage, even on a miss.

Attacks and abilities

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Morningstar

Normal weapon damage Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Dip ()

Dip a weapon into a surface to alter the surface or enhance the weapon. If you are dual-wielding, you dip both weapons.

 Range: 3 m / 10 ft

Tactics

While a lone enemy, the Bugbear Assassin can still prove dangerous at a low level. His Brute passive can stack up quite a lot of damage on a strike, making up for his average Strength. He'll also apply a Basic Poison onto his Morningstar, which through the use of his Tenacity passive will always have a chance apply the  Poisoned condition.

Catching the bugbear in the act will inflict  Surprised upon him, giving the party a free round of actions.