Swarm of Insects

Stat block

A crawling, biting cloud of insects that pours over a victim; resists weapon damage.

• Resistant: bludgeoning, piercing, slashing
• Condition immunities: charmed, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned
• Senses: blindsight 10 ft; passive Perception 8

Traits

• Swarm. Shares spaces with other creatures and fits through insect-sized gaps; can't heal or gain Temporary Hit Points.

Actions

• Bites. Many small bites; the damage drops once the swarm is Bloodied.

Where you meet it

• The Ruins of Berez: The scarecrows in the reeds turn their sacking heads all at once, and climb down off their poles.
• The Ruins of Berez: Lights bob up out of the flooded houses, pale and friendly, and drift toward you at the speed of a walk. They…
• The Ruins of Berez: A bowl of yellow bone comes skimming over the reeds, low and fast, with a tiny furious woman standing in it.…
• The Ruins of Berez: The One-Horned Billy · The Rag Queen steps down off her post, twice the height of a man, all rotten silk and lace and faces in the…
• Baba Lysaga's Hut: The door of the hut slams itself. The fire in the hearth stands up tall and green, and the jars on the shelf…
• Death House, Dungeon (Upper Level): The crypt was full of something, and now the passage is.
• The Webbed Gully: The Spiders' Gully · Things come out of the cracks in the gully walls on long legs, very quickly, down their own threads.

On the road: Berez Marsh