The Frog Prince

Tiny beast, Neutral

Armor Class 11

Hit Points 2 (1d4)

Speed 20 ft., swim 20 ft.

STR 2 (−4) · DEX 13 (+1) · CON 10 (+0) · INT 12 (+1) · WIS 10 (+0) · CHA 16 (+3)

Skills Deception +5, Persuasion +5

Gear Golden ball

Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages Common, Sylvan

Challenge 0 (10 XP)

Traits

Amphibious. The Frog Prince can breathe air and water.

Cursed Form. The Frog Prince is a human trapped in a tiny amphibious body by a witch's magic. If he takes damage from being forcefully thrown against a hard surface, or if his specific demands of companionship are fulfilled (eating from the same plate and sleeping in the same bed), the curse shatters. He immediately transforms into a human prince (using the Noble stat block) and regains all hit points.

Actions

Bite. Melee Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.

Bonus Actions

Standing Leap. The Frog Prince leaps up to 10 feet horizontally and 5 feet vertically, with or without a running start.

Lore

An enchanted prince.

The Frog Prince, or Iron Henry Back when magic was part of everyday life and spells still worked, there lived a king. All of his daughters were beautiful, but the youngest was so lovely that even the sun—after all it has seen—paused in wonder whenever its rays shone on her face. Not far from the royal castle stretched a deep, shadowy forest, and in that forest, beneath an ancient linden tree, lay a well so deep you couldn’t see the bottom. On hot afternoons the princess would wander into the woods and sit on the cool stone rim of the well. To pass the time she tossed her favorite toy—a golden ball—high in the air and caught it again.

One day, though, the golden ball slipped through her fingers. It bounced once, rolled to the well, and plopped into the water. She could only watch as it disappeared. The water was incredibly deep, its bottom lost in the shadows. Heartbroken, she burst into tears and sobbed as if she’d never stop. Suddenly she heard a voice:

From Grimm Legends Bestiary 5E, p. 76 · Fern Flower Press