Kurnik

A kurnik is a peculiar creature that thrives within the Feywild. On the outside, they appear as normal huts and homes made of straw and wood, but when they rise from the soft earth they roost in, they expose large chicken legs that sprout from their foundation and even a few tail feathers just dangling from the back of the homestead.

Already Occupied. Other creatures, particularly fey, have been known to settle within an unoccupied kurnik. An intelligent resident may become nervous about adventurers stumbling upon their homestead while they are away. Many in turn, have furnished the house with objects with the express purpose of weeding them out.

Constructed Nature. While a living creature, the kurnik's body is made up of 90% non-living material such as wood, straw, and stone. These creatures also lack a proper mouth to feed or breath and can survive with no water, food, or air.

No Place Like Home. Kurnik's were created on accident by the witches and hags of the Feywild. Always on the move, these arcane users wanted to create a new spell to allow their homes to teleport great distances, but with a few misspoken words instead gave life, feathers, and legs to their not-so-humble abodes.

Rundown and Abandoned. After long periods of isolation from living creatures, some kurnik's start to go into disrepair and enter a state of hibernation. During this time, the kurnik becomes an ordinary home for all intents and purposes. Only once another living creature has lived in and repaired the kurnik's hearthstone, or replaced it with a new one, will the kurnik finally awaken from their hibernation and regain all their abilities.

Great Host. Kurnik's are a very docile race, especially considering they don't require food, water, or even air to survive. They do however enjoy company and have been known to become quite loyal and emotionally attached to those who spend long periods of time with it. Many witches, hags, and other fey have been known to take residence in these creatures bodies and use them as a source of free, mobile shelters.

Treasures Within. Being the home for a multitude of different creatures over it's lifetime, the kurnik contains a variety of strange treasures within its walls for adventures to discover. Many of the items inside tend to be of a mundane nature found in a modest household, but every now and again a magic item could be placed over the fireplace or in a locked jewelery box.

What came first...? A strange phenomenon happens once every 40 years of a kurnik's life. They lay a clutch of eggs. The clutch ranges from 2-8 eggs (2d4) and once laid the kurnik will not move from their roost for a year until the eggs hatch.

The newborn's are quite big when they hatch, as they appear as small huts. Once able to move a few days after being hatched, the kurnik chick will follow the mother and roost around her in a circle. Many people have stumbled into a heard of roosting kurnik's thinking it was an abandoned hamlet or throp. Once the chicks fully matures at the age of 5, they leave the mother's side and go wandering off into the wild

Magical Items in a Kurnik

Kurnik

Huge construction, unaligned

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• Armor Class 16 (Natural Armor)
• Hit Points 92 (8d12 + 40)
• Speed 50 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
23 (+6)	8 (-1)	20 (+5)	1 (-5)	8 (-1)	2 (-5)

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• Damage Immunities poison
• Condition Immunities blinded, deafened, exhaustion
• Senses blindsight 40 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive perception 9
• Languages understands Sylvan but doesn't speak
• Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

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Constructed Nature. The kurnik doesn't require air, food, or drink. The magic that animates the house is dispelled when the kurnik drops to 0 hit points. A kurnik reduced to 0 hit points becomes inanimate and is too damaged to be of much use or value to anyone.

Inviting Presence. If a creature attempts to exit the kurnik, it must first succeed on a DC 14 Charisma saving throw or become charmed by the kurnik for 8 hours. While charmed in this way, it won't voluntarily exit the kurnik. Each time the creature takes damage, it makes repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the kurnik's Inviting Presence for the next 24 hours."

Actions

Multiattack. The kurnik makes an attack with its claws and uses its Swallow.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d6 + 6) slashing damage.

Roost. The kurnik burrows up to 10 ft. into dirt or sand to hide and rest. While in this state the kurnik is indistinguishable from a normal house and it's speed is reduced to 0. The kurnik uproots itself as a bonus action to end this effect.

Swallow. The kurnik chooses a creature within 10 ft. of itself. The target then must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or be forced into the kurnik’s interior.