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Orbalisk

Tiny beast · CR 1
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Orbalisk
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A tiny dark-side-sensing parasite that latches on and burrows in, slowly consuming its host from the inside over days.
Lurker
How to run itStrike once to Attach, then ride the host as a lingering threat; the danger is the wasting infection, not the bite — make removal the problem.

Armor Class 14 · Hit Points 21 (6d4+6) · Speed 5 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 8 13 1 4 3

Detect Dark Side (Trait). The orbalisk can sense the presence and location of any dark side aligned creature within 300 feet.

Attach (Action). Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) kinetic damage, and the orbalisk attaches to the target. Once attached to a target, the orbalisk begins to reproduce through fragmentation. Whenever the host completes a long rest, they must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. For each saving throw the host fails, the size of their Hit Dice is reduced: from d12 to d10, from d10 to d8, from d8 to d6, from d6 to d4, or from d4 to d2. If the host fails a saving throw while their Hit Die is a d2, they die as the orbalisks consume them.