Secrets Die With Them. The brain worm lies dormant in a living host creature until the host's death. One minute after the death of the brain worm's host, the host's memories are destroyed. Spells cast on the dead host creature including speak with dead, raise dead, or any spell that requires it to have memories or an intact brain, automatically fail.
A brain worm can be driven from a host creature by casting protection from evil and good on the host creature and maintaining it for at least 1 minute, causing the worm to eat its way out a cavity, dealing 5 (1d10) piercing damage to the host creature in the process.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
Description
Used to protect the secrets of the dead, this creature (or its minute eggs, which can often be hidden in darker colored liquids or foods) is sometimes feed to willing or unwilling creatures. Upon the death of the host creature, the worm begins eating its way to the creature's brain, siphoning memories. At least one minute after the death of its host creature, the brain worm often exits a cavity, typically an ear or nostril.
This creature is inspired by the short story "Keeper of Secrets" by Ed Greenwood, in the Novel "Realms of the Dragons", book four of The Year of the Rogue Dragons trilogy. It is also featured in in the DMSGuild publication "Dragons of Waterdeep", linked below.
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Posted Mar 30, 2022This monster is featured in the DMSGuild publication: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/373143/Dragons-of-Waterdeep