Darkmantle

“	Remind me why we're on this adventure again?	„
	~ Ethelrede the Fighter

Summary

Darkmantles are cave-dwelling creatures that remain in wait on cave ceilings, only moving when a creature passes below. These monsters are renowned for their auras of darkness. The methods of hunting used by darkmantles often causes it to be mistaken as a stalactite.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 9-B

Name: Darkmantle

Origin: Dungeons and Dragons

Gender: Varies

Age: Varies

Classification: Cave Predator, Small monstrosity

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight (Shown here), Natural Weaponry (Their tentacles are covered with teeth), Elasticity (Can stretch themselves to engulf creatures larger then themselves), Camouflage (While not moving the appear like a cave formation, also they are able to change their skin color match the color of nearly any stoney background), Enhanced Senses (Use echolocation to see), Aura, Darkness Manipulation (Via Darkness Aura), Stealth Mastery (Shown here), Resistance to Bone Manipulation (They are boneless)

Attack Potency: Wall level (As a CR 1/2 monster in 5e they're comparable to casters who can use Burning Hands)

Speed: Subsonic (Comparable in speed to adventurers capable of dodging point-blank arrows), higher via Improved Initiative

Lifting Strength: Class 1 (As a small creature with a strength score of 16 they can at max push 782.4468 kg)

Striking Strength: Wall level

Durability: Wall level

Stamina: Superhuman (Can latch onto the ceilings of caves indefinitely)

Range: Standard Melee Range, Several Meters via Darkness

Standard Equipment: None notable

Intelligence: Animalistic

Weaknesses: Can only maintain an aura of darkness whilst it concentrates

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Darkness Aura: The Darkmantle creates a 15 foot radius of darkness that extends from it, said darkness is powerful enough to make so even those with dark vision can't see in it and it negates all light from level 2 or lower. The ability lasts for 10 minutes or until the Darmantle breaks concentration.

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