Telepathic Pentacle

(Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden)

Huge monstrosity, Unaligned

Armor Class15 (natural armor)
Hit Points172 (15d12 + 75)
Speed30 ft., swim 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
20 (+5) 12 (+1) 20 (+5) 2 (-4) 10 (+0) 7 (-2)
Saving Throws—
SkillsPerception +6
Damage Vulnerabilities—
Damage Resistances—
Damage Immunities—
Condition Immunities—
Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages—
Challenge8

Traits

Hold Breath.

The Telepathic Pentacle can hold its breath for 1 hour.

Multiple Heads.

The Telepathic Pentacle has five heads. While it has more than one head, the Telepathic Pentacle has advantage on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, and knocked unconscious.

Whenever the Telepathic Pentacle takes 25 or more damage in a single turn, one of its heads dies. If all its heads die, the Telepathic Pentacle dies.

At the end of its turn, it grows two heads for each of its heads that died since its last turn, unless it has taken fire damage since its last turn. The Telepathic Pentacle regains 10 hit points for each head regrown in this way.

Reactive Heads.

For each head the Telepathic Pentacle has beyond one, it gets an extra reaction that can be used only for opportunity attacks.

Wakeful.

While the Telepathic Pentacle sleeps, at least one of its heads is awake.

Actions

Multiattack.

The Telepathic Pentacle makes as many bite attacks as it has heads.

Bite.

Melee Attack Roll: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5) piercing damage.