Wretch (5e Creature)
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Wretch[edit]
Tiny fiend, unaligned Armor Class 9 (natural armor)
Saving Throws Int -2, Cha -2 Sin Sense. The wretch automatically knows the direction of the nearest creature within 50 feet of itself that is not of lawful good alignment and not a fiend, undead, or construct. Pupate. When the wretch is in a safe space and has consumed even part of a soul's corruptness, it sticks itself to a solid surface and hardens its body, becoming a tiny cocoon with 5 hit points and an AC of 16. Depending on the number of times it shifted a creature's alignment while burrowed into that creature's soul, it remains in this state for a certain length of time and transforms into a different creature when it emerges, decided using the Wretch Adult Form table. ACTIONSBite. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage. If the target is a creature that is not a fiend, undead, or construct, the target must make a DC 13 Charisma saving throw. If the creature is under the effects of a protection from evil and good spell or other magic or is of lawful good alignment, they make the save with advantage. If the creature is incapacitated, they automatically fail. On a failed save, the wretch burrows into the creature's soul.
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The wretch, also known as a soul maggot, is the weakest of all known fiends, fitting for its name and stature. Resembling a red maggot roughly as long and thick as a human's thumb, a dozen or so tiny red spikes on its back and four round red eyes are the most intimidating features of this puniest of fiends. However, one should not underestimate it, for as much as it lacks in combat power, it makes up for in potential. A wretch's sole motivation is to consume the rotten parts of a soul, just like real maggots eat the rotting parts of corpses, and in doing so, the wretch leaves only pure souls in its wake, but this is entirely unintentional, as a wretch only seeks to fill its stomach in preparation for its metamorphosis. |
Times alignment shifted | Time spent as pupa | Pupal features | Adult form |
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1 | 1 month | Cocoon swells to the size of a mastiff over the course of the first two weeks. | Cacophoroach |
2 | 3 months | Cocoon swells to the size of a wolf over the course of the first month, and hums throughout the last two. | Malacada |
3 | 6 months | Cocoon swells to the size of a bear over the course of the first two months, adopts a large spiralling pattern during the next two, and emits quiet whispers that sound like Infernal throughout the last two. | Styxopendra |
4 | 1 year | Cocoon swells to the size of a human over the course of the first three months, sprouts red vein-like roots into solid surfaces around it to anchor it, and emits a slow, ominous heartbeat throughout the last nine. Swarms of insects may gather around the cocoon, and attack creatures that approach the cocoon intending to harm it. | Beelzebabe |
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