Bestiary
MONSTER
Darkmantle
Floating black squid-like entities, darkmantles tend to nest in dark, damp environments such as subterranean caves.
| 1 | NORMAL | 4 |
| 12 | — | 6 |
| Dodge & Parry 15, Untrained 5 | ||
Floating: Darkmantles can freely fly due to their innate magical properties.
Darkness Aura: An aura of shadow surrounds the darkmantle. Creatures within 2m see as if in darkness, and any light sources (e.g. torch) within 2m are extinguished instantly.
Monster Attacks
| D6 | Attack |
|---|---|
| 1-4 | Bite! Melee attack with its fangs, dealing 1d6 piercing damage. |
| 5 | Face Hug! Attempts to grapple a melee target's head (Brawling to resist). A target grappled in this way is blinded and suffocating. A suffocating target must make a CON check each round to hold their breath, on failure taking d6 damage this and every round after. Can be dodged. |
| 6 | Extend Darkness Aura! The darkmantle projects its darkness aura outward, causing all sources of light within 20 meters to be extinguished. |