monster

Rutterkin

Rutterkin

Rutterkin

CR 2

Medium Fiend (demon), Chaotic Evil

Reveal Stat Block

Armor Class

12

Hit Points

37 (5d8 + 15)

Speed

20 ft.

str

14

+2

dex

15

+2

con

17

+3

int

5

-3

wis

12

+1

cha

6

-2

Traits

Crippling Fear.When a creature that isn't a demon starts its turn within 30 feet of three or more rutterkins, it must make a 11 Wisdom saving throw. The creature has disadvantage on the save if it's within 30 feet of six or more rutterkins. On a successful save, the creature is immune to the Crippling Fear of all rutterkins for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature becomes frightened for 1 minute. While frightened in this way, the creature is restrained. At the end of each of the frightened creature's turns, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Actions

Bite.mw 4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. ({@damage 3d6 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a 13 Constitution saving throw against disease or become poisoned. At the end of each long rest, the poisoned target can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. If the target is reduced to 0 hit points while poisoned in this way, it dies and instantly transforms into a living abyssal wretch|mtf. The transformation of the body can be undone only by a wish spell.

Rutterkin

Rutterkin

The rutterkins, a breed of warped demon, roam the Abyss in mobs that constantly search for intruders to surround and devour.

Abyssal Defenders

Rutterkins protect the Abyss from non-demons. When they spot any interlopers, they gather in a crowd and surge forward, emitting a wave of fear in advance of their attacks that leaves their victims terrified and rooted in place.

Warping Plague

Creatures bitten by rutterkins are exposed to a terrible disease that infects them with the corrupting influence of the Abyss. Victims that succumb to the disease experience tremendous pain as their bodies become disfigured, flesh twisting around the bones, until they transform to join the mass of abyssal wretches that follow in the wake of the rutterkin mob that laid them low.