Decayed Parasite (5e Creature)

Decayed Parasite

Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 1 (1d4 - 1) Speed 20 ft., burrow 15 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 1 (-5) 15 (+2) 9 (-1) 1 (-5) 13 (+1) 2 (-4) Saving Throws Con +1 Skills Stealth +4 Proficiency Bonus +2 Damage Resistances cold, poison Damage Immunities necrotic Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned, restrained Senses passive Perception 11 Languages — Challenge 1 (200 XP) Death Burst. When the parasite dies, it explodes in a burst of poisonous gas. Each creature within 10 feet of it must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 1 minute. An affected creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. ACTIONS Latch. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: The target is grappled (escape DC 12). Until this grapple ends, the creature must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw at the start of each of its turns as the parasite leeches away its vitality. On a failed save, the creature takes 7 (2d6) necrotic damage. The parasite can only grapple one creature at a time, though a creature can be grappled by more than one parasite.

Decayed parasites are organisms resembling shiny reddish-shelled creatures not unlike a horseshoe crab for reference. They are just the size of a dwarf's hand, and under the reddish shell is a dark speckled creature similar in appearance to a leech. The few who bothered to report about the parasites state that they are part of a hive. This is true, as the parasite's brood mother is the origin and controller of all the parasites it produces. These parasites scour the area around the brood mother to guard it. When a decayed parasite is killed, it poisons the area around it. As a result, their hive locale is often highly toxic so that no other creatures can come close.

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