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Berbalang

Berbalang
Berbalang
CR 2
Medium Aberration, Neutral Evil
Reveal Stat Block
Armor Class
14 (natural armor)
Hit Points
38 (11d8 - 11)
Speed
30 ft., fly 40 ft.
str
9
-1
dex
16
+3
con
9
-1
int
17
+3
wis
11
+0
cha
10
+0

Traits

Spectral Duplicate (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest).As a bonus action, the berbalang creates one spectral duplicate of itself in an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it. While the duplicate exists, the berbalang is unconscious. A berbalang can have only one duplicate at a time. The duplicate disappears when it or the berbalang drops to 0 hit points or when the berbalang dismisses it (no action required). The duplicate has the same statistics and knowledge as the berbalang, and everything experienced by the duplicate is known by the berbalang. All damage dealt by the duplicate's attacks is psychic damage.

Actions

Multiattack.The berbalang makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.
Bite.mw 5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. ({@damage 1d10 + 3) piercing damage.
Claws.mw 5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. ({@damage 2d4 + 3) slashing damage.

Berbalang

Berbalang

Berbalangs creep across the petrified remains of dead gods adrift on the Astral Plane. Obsessed with gathering secrets, both from the gods they inhabit and from the bones of dead creatures, they call forth the spirits of the dead and force them to divulge what they learned in life.

Speakers of the Dead

Berbalangs prefer to speak only to dead things, and specifically only to the spirits they call forth in the hope of learning secrets. They record their stories on the bones that once belonged to these creatures, thus preserving the information they gain.

Spectral Spy

The pursuit of knowledge drives everything berbalangs do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren't above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send the duplicate out to gather information on other planes by watching places where the gods and their servants gather. When a berbalang is perceiving its environment through its duplicate, its actual body is unconscious and can't protect or nourish itself. Thus, a berbalang typically uses its duplicate for only a short time before returning its consciousness to its body.

Weird Oracles

The knowledge that berbalangs accumulate makes them great sources of information for powerful people traveling the planes. Berbalangs ignore petitioners, however, unless they come bearing a choice secret or the bones of a particularly interesting creature. Githyanki have found a way to coexist with berbalangs, and sometimes use the creatures to spy on their enemies and to watch over their crèches on the Material Plane.