Keen Hearing. The needle horror has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing.
Multiattack. The needle horror makes two claw attacks.
Neddle. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Tongue. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. The needle horror can use its tongue to disarm, trip or steal items from opponents.
Needle horrors prefer ambush or hit-and-run tactics. When fighting on branches, they push or trip opponents and let them fall on the ground.
Description
This sub-specie of Hook horror is a little smaller then the average human, but its vicious claws can strike enemies from distance with amazing speed. The needle horror lives in dense forests and rarely touches the ground. It's the most pacific of the known sub-species of Hook horrors, but it is very territorial.
It is extremely adapted to its environment, possessing unique traits: it lacks a strong beak in exchange for a long prehensile tongue, the vestigial arms on the sides are used to scrape wood in search for insects and fruits. The long feather-like fibres help the creature camouflage in the foliage and they change colors during seasons.
The needle horror lacks the echolocation of its bigger Underdark counterpart.
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