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HooK HORROR
A fierce predator of the Underdark, the hook horror
aggressively defends its hunting grounds. The
subterranean caverns where these creatures dwell echo
with the constant clacking and scraping of their hooks
as they wend their way up cliffs and along cavern walls.
The monstrous hook horror has a head resembling a
Large monstrosity, neutral
vulture's and the torso of an enormous beetle, with an
exoskeleton studded by sharp, bony protuberances. It
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d10 + 20) gains its name from its long, powerfully built arms a.nd
Speed 30ft., climb 30ft. legs, which end in wickedly curved hooked claws.
Echoes in the Dark. Hook horrors communicate by
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA striking their hooks against their exoskeletons or the
18 (+4) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 6 (-2) 12 (+1) 7 (-2) stone surfaces around them. What sounds to others like
random clacking noise is actually a complex language
Skills Perception +3 that only hook horrors understand, and which carries
Senses blindsight 60ft., darkvision 10ft., passive Perception 13 for miles through the echoing Underdark.
Languages Hook Horror Pack Predators. The omnivorous hook horrors eat
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
lichens, fungi, plants, and any creature they can catch.
A hook horror's hooked limbs give it excellent purchase
Echolocation. The hook horror can't use its blindsight on rock surfaces, and these creatures use their
while deafened. climbing skills to ambush prey from above. They hunt
in packs, working together against the largest and most
Keen Hearing. The hook horror has advantage on Wisdom
dangerous opponents. If a battle goes poorly, a hook
(Perception) checks that rely on hearing.
horror quickly climbs a cavern wall to flee.
ACTIONS Dedicated Clans. Hook horrors live in extended
family groups or clans. Each clan is ruled by the eldest
Multiattack. The hook horror makes two hook attacks.
female, who typically places her mate in charge of
Hook. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10ft., one target. the clan's hunters. Hook horrors lay eggs, which are
Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) piercing damage. clustered in a central, well-defended area of a clan's
home caverns.

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