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Intellect Devourer

Intellect Devourer
Intellect Devourer
CR 2
Tiny Aberration, Lawful Evil
Reveal Stat Block
Armor Class
12
Hit Points
28 (8d4 + 8)
Speed
40 ft.
str
6
-2
dex
14
+2
con
13
+1
int
14
+2
wis
11
+0
cha
10
+0

Traits

Detect Intelligence.The intellect devourer magically senses the location of any creature within 300 feet of itself that has an Intelligence score of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers.

Actions

Multiattack.The intellect devourer makes one Claw attack and uses Devour Intellect.
Claw.m 4, reach 5 ft. ({@damage 2d4 + 2) Slashing damage.
Devour Intellect.int 12, one creature the intellect devourer can see within 5 feet. 11 ({@damage 2d10) Psychic damage, and the target has the Stunned|XPHB condition until the end of the intellect devourer's next turn.
Steal Body.int 12, one Small or Medium creature within 5 feet that has the Incapacitated|XPHB condition, is a Humanoid or Beast, and has 10 Hit Points|XPHB or fewer. The intellect devourer possesses the target, consumes its brain, and teleports inside its skull. While there, the intellect devourer has {@variantrule Cover|XPHB|Total Cover against attacks and other effects originating outside its host. The intellect devourer retains its Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores; its understanding of Deep Speech; its telepathy; and its Detect Intelligence trait. It otherwise adopts the target's game statistics. It knows everything the target knew, including spells and languages. If the host body dies, the intellect devourer must leave it. The intellect devourer is also forced out if the target regains its devoured brain by means of a Wish|XPHB spell. By spending 5 feet of its movement, the intellect devourer can voluntarily leave the body, teleporting to the nearest unoccupied space within 5 feet of it. The body then dies unless its brain is restored before the end of the intellect devourer's next turn.

Intellect Devourer

Intellect Devourer

Brain-Eating Body Thief

Intellect devourers serve their mind flayer creators by consuming other creatures' brains and puppetizing the mindless bodies. These quadrupedal brains seek to ambush sapient beings, then drain their thoughts until they're mindless. Then, if their victims are Humanoids, they enter the creatures' skulls. With access to the victims' knowledge and control of their bodies, intellect devourers use their perfect disguises to pass as the people they've replaced and further mind flayer plots.

I know Durgan, and that wasn't Durgan. It was like something was wearing Durgan... like some sort of suit... a Durgan suit.