Nestled Horror (5e Creature)

Nestled Horror

Medium aberration, neutral evil Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 67 (10d8 + 21) Speed 20 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 18 (+4) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 6 (-2) 16 (+3) 4 (-3) Skills Athletics +6, Stealth +3, Perception +5 Damage Vulnerabilities radiant Damage Resistances necrotic Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, prone Senses blindsight 60 ft, passive Perception 15 Languages Abyssal, Deep Speech Challenge 2 (450 XP) Corpse Eater. As an action, the Nestled Horror can touch the corpse of a medium or smaller creature and absorb it into its body, regaining 10 HP. This ability does not work on undead. Corpse Seeker. A Nestled Horror lives its life in search of more corpses to fuse with its initial body. It has advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks to find corpses. Corrupted Memories. A Nestled Horror contains the most horrific and tragic memories of the bodies which form its body. When it reaches 0 HP, all Good or Neutral characters within 30 feet of it suffer 7 (2d6) psychic damage. Innate Spellcasting The Nestled Horror's spellcasting Ability is its Wisdom (DC 13). The nestled horror can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: minor illusion, vicious mockery (2/day each): animal friendship, charm person, disguise self ACTIONS Multiattack. The Nestled Horror either makes two Tentacle attacks or one Tentacle and one Bite attack. Tentacle Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (1d6+4) Bludgeoning damage. Bite Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) piercing damage and 3 (1d6) necrotic damage. Fusing Vomit: The Nestled Horror regurgitates necrotic slime onto a single creature to weaken them. Target creature within 30 ft makes a DC 12 Dexterity save. On a failure, they suffer 14 (4d6) necrotic damage and becomes restrained.

A flesh cord winged mass of musculature connected at its stalk to a corpse or amalgamation of corpses by yet more tendrils. The Nestled Horror has eyes along its tentacles and body, with a snaking head-like structure that ends in but a gaping maw. The corpses attached beneath and the tentacles holding them in place give off the impression of a toothy cage beneath the creature's winged form. The Nestled Horror seeks a home to call its own, one where it can lay roots and grow into a massive nest of horrors.

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