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Boneclaw
Stone Camouflage. The balhannoth has advantage
on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky The boneclaw (CR 12) can have a maximum of 5
terrain. talents.

Thick Armor Plating Hungry Darkness (Recharge 5-6)

Type: Trait. Type: Action.
The balhannoth is resistant to bludgeoning, Talent Cost: 2 (Counts as 2 Talents).
piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical
Hungry Darkness (Recharge 5-6). The boneclaw
attacks that aren't adamantine.
creates a magical darkness identical to the darkness
spell, except the boneclaw can see through it. This
effect lasts for 1 minute. Any creature that starts
its turn within this area of darkness takes 5 (1d10)
necrotic damage. When a creature moves into or
Berbalang within the area, it takes 5 (1d10) necrotic damage

for every 5 feet it travels. The boneclaw is immune
The berbalang (CR 2) can have 1 talent.
to any damage caused by hungry darkness.

Dark Secret

Type: Action.
Dark Secret (Recharges after the berbalang casts
speak with the dead). The berbalang chooses a
creature within 30 feet of it and shares a dark,
shocking secret about it. Each ally of the target
within 30 feet of the berbalang that can hear it
must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or
be stunned until the end of the berbalang's next
turn.

Flyby
Type: Trait.

The berbalang doesn't provoke opportunity attacks
when it flies out of an enemy's reach.

Portent
Type: Trait.
Portent (Recharges after the berbalang casts

speak with the dead). When the berbalang or a
creature it can see makes an attack roll, a saving
throw, or an ability check, the berbalang can roll a
d20 and choose to use this roll in place of the attack
roll, saving throw, or ability check.

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