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Hag, Pesta

Size
Medium
Type
Fey
Challenge Rating
4
Source
Tome of Beasts 3
Alignment
Chaotic-Neutral
Armor Class
17
Speeds
30
Walking Speed
30
Strength Score
16
Dexterity Score
14
Constitution Score
16
Intelligence Score
13
Wisdom Score
17
Charisma Score
15
Saving Throws
Strength, Wisdom
Skill Proficiencies
Perception
Languages Ref
Common, Giant, Sylvan
Hit Points
105
Condition Immunities
Exhaustion 1, Poisoned
Resistances
Vulnerable to Radiant Damage, Resistant to Necrotic Damage, Resistant to Poison Damage
Languages
Aethyrian Common, Giant, Sylvan

Medium fey, chaotic neutral


Armor Class 17 (natural armor)

Hit Points 105 (14d8+42)

Speed 30 ft.


STR
16 (+3)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
13 (+1)
WIS
17 (+3)
CHA
15 (+2)

Saving Throws Str +5, Wis +5

Skills Perception +3

Damage Vulnerabilities radiant

Damage Resistances necrotic, poison

Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned

Senses darkvision 60', passive Perception 15

Languages Common, Giant, Sylvan

Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)

Disease Sense. Can pinpoint location of poisoned creatures or creatures suffering from a disease within 60' of her and can sense general direction of such creatures within 1 mile of her.

Pestilence Aura. At start of each of hag's turns each creature within 10 ft. of her takes 4 (1d8) poison. If a creature remains within aura for more than 1 min it contracts disease of hag's choice (DC 13 Con negates disease). Disease's save DC is 13 regardless of type.

Plague Carrier. The pesta hag is immune to diseases.

Actions

Multiattack. Two Pestilence Rake or Poison Bolt attacks.

Pestilence Rake. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 7 (1d8+3) piercing damage + 5 (2d4) necrotic. Target: DC 13 Con save or its hp max is reduced by amount equal to necrotic taken and it contracts sewer plague sight rot or other disease of hag's choice. Disease's save DC 13 regardless of type.

Poison Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, 120 ft., one target, 12 (2d8+3) poison.

Curative Touch (3/Day). Touched target magically regains 10 (2d8+1) hp and freed from any disease or poison afflicting it.

Summon Plague Rats (1/Day). Magically calls 1d3 rat swarms. Arrive in 1d4 rounds act as hag allies and obey her spoken commands. Swarms carry a terrible disease. If creature takes damage from swarm's Bites: DC 10 Con save or contract the disease. Until disease is cured creature can't regain hp except by magically and target's hp max decreases by 3 (1d6) every 24 hrs. If creature's hp max drops to 0 as a result of this disease it dies. Rats remain 1 hr until hag dies or hag dismisses them as bonus action.

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.