Crawling Hand Swarm

A scuttling tide of severed hands, fingers drumming over stone as they swarm toward warm flesh. Cut one down and a dozen more crawl over its remains — the swarm has no mind to break and no throat to choke.

The crawling hand swarm has negative healing.

Stifle [Reaction] Trigger A creature in the swarm's space attempts to Cast a Spell with a verbal component or attempts an action with the linguistic or vocal traits Effect The swarming hands clamp over the triggering creature's mouth, preventing it from vocalizing. The affected creature must succeed at a DC 22 Reflex save or the triggering action is disrupted.

Level 5

Perception +11 · Senses lifesense 30 feet, tremorsense (imprecise) 30 feet · Languages Common, Hallit; can't speak any language · Skills Athletics +10, Stealth +12

HP 60 · Immunities death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, precision, swarm mind, unconscious, visual · Resistances bludgeoning 2, piercing 5, slashing 5 · Weaknesses area damage 5, splash damage 5

Speed 30 feet, climb 30 feet

• Stifle [Reaction] Trigger A creature in the swarm's space attempts to Cast a Spell with a verbal component or attempts an action with the linguistic or vocal traits Effect The swarming hands clamp over the triggering creature's mouth, preventing it from vocalizing. The affected creature must succeed at a DC 22 Reflex save or the triggering action is disrupted.