Vitality Monster CR: 1
Medium monstrosity, nuetral
Armor Class: 14 (natural Armor)
Hit Points: 27 (5d8 + 6)
Speed:
40 ft
STR
13 +1
DEX
12 +1
CON
13 +1
INT
2 -4
WIS
13 +1
CHA
6 -2
Saving Throws: CON +3
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 11
Challenge Rating: 1
( 200 XP)
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Heat Scent. The vitality monster can pinpoint warm-blooded creatures within 30 feet of it Leeching Musk. Vitality monsters have a strong musk that weakens their prey. Any creature within 30 feet of the vitality monster must make a strength saving throw DC 11 or their speed is reduced by 10 until the end of their next turn.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage. Antennae. The vitality monster sucks the life energy out of any creature that it touches with its antennae. The target must make a constitution saving throw DC 11. On a failure, their constitution score is reduced by 1. If their constitution score reaches 0 then they are dead. This can be reversed with a lesser restoration spell.
A vitality monster’s body is covered in thick, lumpy armor with red veins pulsating. Its long tail ends in a bony protrusion, and two blade-like antennae sprout from its insectile head.