Flesh Hags
Flesh hags are brutish fey that sport a dense hide of rippling muscle and are armed with jagged claws and large teeth. Flesh hags are considered to be primitive variants of their kind that rely on brute strength and endurance over their spellcasting abilities. The rudimentary spellcasting ability that these creatures do possess typically involve spells that physically enhance their hulking forms and incredible strength.
Flesh Eaters
Despite their primitive nature, flesh hags are considered to be even more dangerous than other hags because of their appetite for human flesh. These hags are notorious for forming small covens dedicated to hunting humanoids and will sneak into humanoid settlements under the cover of night to carry off their victims.
Unnatural Physiology
Flesh hags are terrifying creatures to encounter. One of the most disturbing aspects about their physiology is their uncanny ability to slip through narrow passages despite their huge form. Flesh hags have the terrifying ability to disjoint the limbs at will, bending them to unnatural positions to enable the hag to close the distance on its prey with little difficulty.
Flesh Hag Tactics
Unlike the rest of their kind, flesh hags are skilled melee combatants whose primary weapons are their sharpened claws and teeth. Typically, flesh hags can be found in groups of three, each fighting with an unspoken coordination that overwhelms all but the most stalwart of defense.
Hungering Hex
Despite their primitive nature, flesh hags are still quite proficient in the art of hexcraft. Creatures afflicted with this curse are marked with a brand that fuels the flesh hag's hunger. Once marked, it is nearly impossible for their prey to escape the hags as it has the ability to immediately teleport right next to their cursed foe.
Brutal Consumption
However, the most frightening tactic these hags employ is their mid-battle feeding. When a creature dies, flesh hags will not hesitate to gorge upon their prey and invoke a sense of paralyzing fear onto any creature that witnesses such a gruesome act.
Flesh Hag
Medium Fey, varies
- Armor Class 18 (Natural Armor)
- Hit Points 100(8d10+56)
- Speed 30ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 22(+6) 15 (+2) 24 (+7) 9 (-1) 17 (+3) 19 (+4)
- Saving Throws Str +9, Con +10
- Skills Athletics +9, Stealth +5, Perception +10
- Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from non-silvered attacks
- Senses darkvision 120ft., passive Perception 20
- Languages Common, Sylvan
- Proficiency Bonus +3
- Challenge 7 (2900 xp)
Brutal When the hag deals a critical hit, it can triple the damage die instead of doubling it.
Disjointed Limbs The hag can move through a space that is two sizes smaller than it without squeezing.
Keen Senses The hag has advantage on Wisdom(Perception) checks that rely of sight, smell, or hearing.
Pack Tactics The hag has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the hag's allies is within 5 ft. of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated
Spider Climb The hag can climb difficult surfaces without needing to make an ability check.
Magical Attacks The hag's attacks are considered magical for the purposes of overcoming resistance
Magic Resistance The hag has advantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects
Witch Sight The hag can see the true form of any shapechanger or creature concealed by Illusion or Transmutation magic
Innate Spellcasting
The hag is an 8th-level Spellcaster. Its Spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit wi8th spell attacks). The hag has the following Wizard Spells prepared:
- At Will Primal Savagery, Thaumaturgy
- 1st Level (4 slots) Alter Self, Hex
- 2nd Level (3 slots) Enlarge/Reduce, Invisibility
- 3rd Level (2 slots) Bestow Curse, Counterspell, Dispel Magic, Haste, Remove Curse
- 4th Level (1 slot) Locate Creature
Actions
Multiattack. The hag can make a bite and two claw attacks on its turn
Bite Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, 5ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d10+6) piercing damage. If the hag uses this attack against a Hexed creature, it gains temporary hitpoints equal to the amount of damage dealt.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, 5ft., one target. Hit: 16 (4d4+6) slashing damage.
Gorge The hag can devour one creature that has died within the past minute. Upon using this feature, the hag regains 30 hitpoints and creatures of its choice within 30ft. of the hag that can see it must succeed a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for one minute.
Frightened creatures are considered to be paralyzed for the duration of the effect. A frightened creature can repeat its saving throw at the end of each of its turns to end the effect on a success.
Bonus Actions
Hungering Hex As a bonus action, the hag can mark a creature it can see within 60ft. of it with a Hungering Hex.
When a hexed creatures takes damage, it takes an additional 1d8 damage and the hag always knows the location of the target as long as they remain on the same plane of existence.
This hex lasts for 1 hour or until the hag uses this ability on another creature, Remove Curse is used on the target, or if the hag dies.
Hunger's Blink The hag can use its bonus action to teleport within 5ft. of a Hexed creature within 120ft. of it.
Reactions
Rampage When a creature is reduced to 0 hitpoints, the hag can use its reaction to move up to its movement speed to make a bite attack against that creature.