Needlebeak
At a casual glance, a hungry Needlebeak looks rather like a hummingbird. After it has gorged on humanoid blood, however, a Needlebeak’s throat sac can fill and store up to half a gallon of blood at a time. The Needlebeak can then digest this, transfuse it into another creature, or spit it back out at threatening creatures. Because of its capacity to hold proportionally large quantities of fresh blood, Needlebeaks are often coveted by dark cultists.
Needlebeak | |||||
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| Monster Level: 1 | |||||
| Diminutive. Monstrosity (Occult) | |||||
| STR | DEX | END | AWR | INT | CHA |
| -2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | -3 | -3 |
| Ref: 18 | Fort: 9 | Ant: 12 | Log: 7 | Will: 7 | |
| Armor Rating 18 | |||||
| Hit Points 5 | |||||
| Speed 5 ft, Fly 60 ft | |||||
| Skills (DEX) Sneaking +4; (AWR) Perceiving +2, Tracking +2 | |||||
| Features | |||||
| Nimble. The Needlebeak gains +5 REF. Its AR equals its REF.
Blood Sac. The Needlebeak can store up to 1⁄2 gallon of blood at a time in its blood sac, and can spit this blood out at will. Lightheaded. Creatures that lose 1⁄2 gallon of blood as a result of the Needlebeak are Shaken for 1 hour. | |||||
| Actions | |||||
The Needlebeak can MOVE and take ONE of the following actions. | |||||
| Move. The Needlebeak can move up to its speed.
Beak. Reach 5 ft Natural Weapon. +3 vs ANT. Hit: 1 (1d2) sharp and the Needlebeak draws 1 pint of blood into its sac. Blood Spit. The Needlebeak must expend 1 pint of blood from its sac to make this attack. Ranged 30 ft Natural Weapon. +3 vs AR. Hit: 7 (1d8+3) corrosive. Nourish. The Needlebeak can expend 1 pint of blood and touch an allied creature to allow that creature to regain 4 (1d8) HP. | |||||