Giant Hagfish (5e Creature)

Giant Hagfish

Medium beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4) Speed 0 ft., swim 30 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 1 (-5) 10 (+0) 4 (-3) Senses darkvision 30 ft. (blind beyond this range), passive Perception 10 Languages — Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Slippery. The hagfish has advantage on ability checks and saving throws made to escape a grapple. Water Breathing. The hagfish can breathe only underwater. ACTIONS Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (2d4) piercing damage. Exude Slime (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The area in a 10-foot radius around the giant hagfish is filled with slime. Creatures that can breathe underwater that start their turn in the slime must make a DC 11 Constitution check or become unable to breathe. Creatures that do not have a swimming speed that start their turn in the slime must make a DC 11 Strength check or have their speed reduced to 0 feet. Affected creatures can repeat these saving throws at the start of their subsequent turns to end the effects. At the start of the hagfish's next turn, the slime expands to a 20-foot radius.

Giant Hagfish Source Hagfish are eel-like animals with smooth, purple, loose-fitting skin and simple eyes that cannot see far. They have several rows of horizontal teeth in a jawless mouth. This giant variant feeds on the carcasses of large aquatic animals by burrowing into its interior. Giant hagfish are most commonly encountered when another animal – or an adventurer – disturbs such a corpse and the hagfish squirms out of the rotting matter. They are also found hiding in caves or under large rocks. Although it has a tearing bite, it is not a predator and prefers to flee from threats. It has glands along its body that produce microfibrous mucus when threatened, which expands into a huge amount of sticky slime. This can clog up a predator's gills or hinder a non-aquatic creature's ability to swim. Giant hagfish can be hunted for their meat and for their skin, which makes good leather. If the slime of an agitated hagfish is gathered and dried out, it creates a silk-like substance suitable for clothing or ropes.

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