Perfect Mockery. A corpse weeper is a maliciously gifted actor, delighting in trickery and deceit. It can perfectly replicate any sound it has heard, but has exclusively been observed using this talent to emulate cries of pain, calls for help, or shouts of horror. A corpse weeper has expertise and advantage on deception rolls when convincing listeners the cries are genuine.
Siphon. A corpse weeper uses its long tongue like tendrils to quite literally suck the life out of its prey. Any time a Tendril attack hits, a corpse weeper heals 1d6 worth of hit points. A corpse weeper cannot over heal using this method.
Multiattack. A corpse weeper makes four attacks with its Tendrils.
Tendril. Melee Natural Attack: +9 to hit, reach 20 ft., 1 target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 5) piercing damage plus Siphon.
Description
Corpse weepers are believed to be the physical incarnation of all the deceitful malevolence that sinks to the bottom of the Deep Feywild. These ironically beautiful creatures have snow white feathers, vibrantly colored heads and eyes that glisten like sapphires. It is only when one is feeding or luring prey that's its sinister nature becomes apparent. Its mouth is an undulating cavern of jagged and mismatched teeth, with four needle like tendrils that emerge from its throat to pierce and draw in its prey. All of these pieces work together in horrific harmony to help it emulate the cries of anguish it has heard from its victims, hoping to draw concerned passerbys for a fresh meal.
The corpse weepers actually have very little need to rely on this deception. Being powerful in their own right and usually flocking in groups of three or four there is very little that poses a threat to them. Still they continue their elaborate performances, for no other reason than that they love the look of despair and hopelessness that crosses a person's face when they realize the error they have made. While traversing the Deep Feywild, think twice if you hear a call for aid, it's likely already too late.
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