Darkmantle

Small Aberration, Unaligned
Initiative +3 (13)
AC 11
HP 22 (5d6 + 5)
Speed 10 ft., Fly 30 ft.
MOD
SAVE
MOD
SAVE
MOD
SAVE

Str
16
+3
+3
Dex
12
+1
+1
Con
13
+1
+1

Int
2
-4
-4
Wis
10
+0
+0
Cha
5
-3
-3

Skills Stealth +3
Senses Blindsight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages None
CR 1/2 (XP 100; PB +2)
Actions

Crush. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) Bludgeoning damage, and the darkmantle attaches to the target. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature and the darkmantle had Advantage on the attack roll, it covers the target, which has the Blinded condition and is suffocating while the darkmantle is attached in this way. While attached to a target, the darkmantle can attack only the target but has Advantage on its attack rolls. Its Speed becomes 0, it can't benefit from any bonus to its Speed, and it moves with the target. A creature can take an action to try to detach the darkmantle from itself, doing so with a successful DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check. On its turn, the darkmantle can detach itself by using 5 feet of movement.

Darkness Aura (1/Day). Magical Darkness fills a 15-foot Emanation originating from the darkmantle. This effect lasts while the darkmantle maintains Concentration on it, up to 10 minutes. Darkvision can't penetrate this area, and no light can illuminate it.

Unnatural subterranean hunters, darkmantles veil themselves in magical shadows and use their bizarre anatomies to disguise themselves as stalactites. When prey passes below, lurking darkmantles drop and unfurl their webbed tentacles, attempting to blind, suffocate, or crush their victims. Darkmantles share similarities with piercers and ropers and often hunt near those monsters. Scholars have attempted to establish a shared origin or life cycle between those creatures, but their efforts are thwarted by those monsters' supernatural physiologies and deadly natures.
Habitat: Underdark
Treasure: None
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Darkmantle