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SKULK

Armor Class 14
Hit Points 18 (4d8)
Speed 30 ft.
SKULK
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Skulks are the soulless shells of travelers who became 6 (- 2) 19 (+4) 10 (+O) 10 (+O) 7 {- 2) 1 {-5)
lost in the Shadowfell, wandering its gray wastes until ..
they lost all sense of self. They are so devoid of identity Saving Throws Con +2
that they have become permanently invisible. Only Skills Stealth +8
children can see a skulk without the help of a mirror Damage Immunities radiant
or a special candle. On the rare occasions when a Condition Immunities blinded
skulk is visible, it appears as a drab, featureless, hair- Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 8
less humanoid. Languages understands Common but can't speak
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Summoned Servants. A skulk can be summoned
from the Shadowfell by performing a ritual. If the crea-
ture is given a portion of the summoner's identity, the Fallible Invisibility. The skulk is invisible. This invisibility can be
skulk is bound to obey the summoner's commands for circumvented by three things: ..
30 days. If a skulk is visible, an astute observer might • The skulk appears as a drab, smooth-skinned humanoid if its e
deduce who summoned it, because a skulk assumes a reflection can be seen in a mirror or on another surface.
vague likeness of its master. • The skulk appears as a dim, translucent form in the light of .·
Cruel and chaotic, skulks carry out their orders in a candle made of fat rendered from a corpse whose identity
the most violent manner possible. A summoned skulk is unknown.
• Humanoid children, aged 10 and under, can see through this
can't return to the Shadowfell until it dies, so it has
invisibility.
every motivation to throw itself into creating bloodshed
and mayhem. Trackless. The skulk leaves no tracks to indicate where it has
Hollow Lives. After killing a person in the material been or where it's headed.
world, a skulk sometimes takes up a silent imitation of ..
that person's life. In extreme cases, skulks have invaded ACTIONS
villages, killed all the occupants, and turned the places Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
into seeming ghost towns, where flavorless food is pre- Hit: 6 {ld4 + 4) slashing damage. If the skulk has advantage on
pared daily, colorless clothes are hung up to dry, and the attack roll, the target also takes 7 (2d6) necrotic damage.
livestock is shifted from pen to pen until it starves.

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