Electroreception. The xxik has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks. Also, if a creature moves at least 5 feet, has any magical items on them, has any magical effects on them, or is concentrating on a spell then they have disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks to hide from the xxik.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The xxik’s innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: Mage Hand (the hand is invisible)
1/day each: Dimension Door, Invisibility (self only), Stinking Cloud
Linked Minds. The xxik has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. Also, the xxik’s thoughts cannot be read. Any creature that attempts to interact directly with the xxik's thoughts (such as via detect thoughts or telepathy) must succeed at DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be stunned until the end of their next turn.
Shock Susceptibility. If the xxik takes lightning damage, it cannot use its Electroreception and is blinded until the end of its next turn.
Space Nature. The xxik does not require air.
Multiattack. The xxik makes four attacks: one with its bite and three with its mandibles.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (4d4 + 5) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw against disease or become poisoned until the disease is cured.
Mandible. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5) slashing damage.
Description
Description. Xxik are a space living species of worm like creatures. Their body resembles a 6–7 foot long, 2 foot wide tentacle. The front end has three bladed arms around a central maw of needle like teeth, while the other end comes to a narrow tail. Xxik don’t have eyes, they have special organs that allow them to sense energy, magic, and movement with electroreception. If the xxik is subject to large amounts of electricity or lightning, their electroreception organs become overloaded and the xxik is temporarily blinded. The skin of the xxik is a gray–green coloration and feels like rough sandpaper.
Xxik take residence on huge asteroids, digging out mazes of tunnels throughout it. They usually live in groups of 30–50 Adult Xxik ruled over by a single Matriarch Xxik. The Matriarch Xxik is the only female in the group, giving birth to more male xxik as needed. If the Matriarch Xxik dies, the xxik colony will choice one of the males to enter into a gestation period for a unknow period of time, transforming into a Matriarch Xxik.
Fighting Tactics. The xxik will try to crash their asteroid home into other space craft, disabling it. The xxik will then split into several groups to flank their prey. The first group will generally try to incapacitate their prey with Stinking Cloud spells and another group will try to sneak aboard while invisible. If any of their prey tries to run, the xxik will Dimension Door to cut off their escape.
The Matriarch Xxik generally will not engage in close quarters combat, and will instead stay at range to give telepathic commands and attack with her Telekinesis and other abilities.
life Cycle. The xxik gestate for about 30 days in eggs, once hatched they reach maturity within about 2 years, and live for about 500 years. The xxik can live without food or water for 10–15 years. The xxik can live off of the minerals it consumes from the asteroid it lives in, but they love the taste of rotten flesh. The Matriarch Xxik requires the rotten corpses of creatures to make massive nest of corpses to lay their eggs in. The nest of a Matriarch Xxik is an open cavern in the center of an asteroid. The nest is covered with corpses of different creatures at different levels of decay, and dozens of unhatched eggs.
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