Demon, Balbazu
- Size
- Tiny
- Type
- Fiend
- Challenge Rating
- 2
- Source
- Tome of Beasts 3
- Alignment
- Chaotic-Evil
- Armor Class
- 13
- Speeds
- 10, swim 20
- Walking Speed
- 10
- Swimming Speed
- 20
- Strength Score
- 3
- Dexterity Score
- 16
- Constitution Score
- 13
- Intelligence Score
- 5
- Wisdom Score
- 11
- Charisma Score
- 7
- Skill Proficiencies
- Perception
- Languages Ref
- understands Abyssal but can't speak
- Hit Points
- 36
- Condition Immunities
- Poisoned
- Resistances
- Resistant to Cold Damage, Resistant to Fire Damage, Resistant to Lightning Damage, Immune to Poison Damage
Tiny fiend, chaotic evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 36 (8d6+8)
Speed 10 ft., swim 20 ft.
- STR
- 3 (−4)
- DEX
- 16 (+3)
- CON
- 13 (+1)
- INT
- 5 (−3)
- WIS
- 11 (+0)
- CHA
- 7 (−2)
Skills Perception +0
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; nonmagic B/P/S attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 60', passive Perception 10
Languages understands Abyssal but can't speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Aquatic Invisibility. Invisible while fully immersed in water.
Blood Reservoir. Stores drained blood within itself. Each time it causes blood loss to a creature its Blood Reservoir increases by amount equal to hp of blood it drained from the creature.
Demon Food. A demon within 5 ft. of it and that isn't another balbazu can use a bonus action to reduce the Blood Reservoir by up to 10 regaining hp equal to that amount as it drinks blood from the reservoir.
Magic Resistance. Advantage: spell/magic effect saves.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, 5 ft., one creature,. 10 (2d6+3) piercing damage and it attaches to target. While attached balbazu doesn't attack. Instead at start of each of balbazu's turns target loses 10 (2d6+3) hp from blood loss. When balbazu first attaches to the target and each time target loses hp from blood loss target unaware of the attack (and balbazu if it is invisible). Target is still aware of the hp loss but it feels no pain from the attack. (DC 11 Con target is aware of the attack and balbazu and doesn't need to continue making this save while it remains attached to it.) Regains hp equal to half hp of blood it drains. Balbazu can detach itself by spending 5 ft. of its move. A creature that is aware of the balbazu including the target can use its action to detach the balbazu.
Stat block from Tome of Beasts 3 (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Tome of Beasts 3. ©2022 Open Design LLC. All rights reserved. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.