- Below the Light
- Known Creatures
- Hushwing
Hushwing
Layer 1 · Habitat: Dim Galleries
A bat-winged flyer with a flat, mask-like face and no mouth
Description
A bat-winged flyer the size of a large dog, with a flat, pale face like a mask and no mouth at all. Wherever it flies, sound dies: footsteps, voices, the crack of a spell. Delvers notice it only when they realize they can no longer hear each other. It feeds on breath, pressing its face against its prey’s and drawing the air out of them.
Hushwing
Medium Monstrosity, Unaligned
AC 14 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 10 ft., Fly 50 ft.
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 (+1) | 18 (+4) | 14 (+2) | 5 (−3) | 14 (+2) | 8 (−1) |
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +6
Condition Immunities Deafened
Senses Blindsight 60 ft., Passive Perception 14
Languages None
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Traits
Aura of Hush. The hushwing emanates magical silence in a 15-foot radius around itself. No sound can be created within or pass through the area. Creatures inside it have the Deafened condition, and spells with a Verbal component can't be cast there.
Flyby. The hushwing doesn't provoke Opportunity Attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
Actions
Multiattack. The hushwing makes two Talon attacks.
Talon. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 5 ft. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) Slashing damage.
Steal Breath (Recharge 5–6). The hushwing presses its face against one creature within 5 feet. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 12. Failure: 18 (4d8) Necrotic damage, and the target can't breathe or speak until the end of its next turn. Success: Half damage only.