Black Annis
Black Annis hunts from the oak at the mouth of her bower, taking lambs and children off the slope below and curing the skins on the branches. Cottages within her range are built with a single window too narrow for an arm to reach through.
- Physiology
- Fae
- Size
- Large
- Speed
- 40 ft., climb 30 ft.
- Armor class
- 16
- Hit points
- 127 (15d10 + 45)
- Proficiency
- +3
- STR 19 +4 save +4
- DEX 16 +3 save +6
- CON 17 +3 save +3
- INT 13 +1 save +1
- WIS 16 +3 save +6
- CHA 12 +1 save +1
- Skills
- Athletics +7 , Perception +6 , Stealth +6
- Passive Perception
- 16
- Senses
- darkvision 120 ft.
- Languages
- Sylvan, Common
- Damage resistances
- cold, necrotic
- Found in
- Grassland , Subterranean
Traits
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Stone Claws
Her claws cut stone as easily as flesh. She can dig through rock at half her speed, and her claw attacks ignore Armor Class gained from a shield.
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Ambush from Trees
Black Annis has advantage on Stealth checks while in a tree, and a creature that fails to spot her before she drops has disadvantage on its first saving throw against her.
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Narrow Openings
Black Annis cannot reach through an opening less than 9 inches wide and will not force a doorway she cannot get her shoulders through.
Actions
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Multiattack
Black Annis makes two Iron Nails attacks.
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Iron Nails
+7 to hit · reach 10 ft.
2d10 + 4 slashing damage
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Drop from the Oak
+7 to hit · reach 5 ft.
3d8 + 4 bludgeoning damage
The target is knocked Prone and Grappled (escape DC 15).
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Grinding Teeth
Each creature within 60 feet that can hear her makes a DC 14 Wisdom save or is Frightened until the end of its next turn. The sound can be heard across the valley.