Beacon of the Hive. Ankheg Hive Gods command large hives of ankhegs under their whim and their telepathy reaches every ankheg within an area of 5 miles. While under telepathic communion with the Hive God, an ankheg is automatically charmed. While charmed this way, the ankheg follows every command to the best of its understanding and may even put itself in harms way for its master.
Glutton. When the ankheg hive god devours a willing ankheg, it immediatedly heals 30 hit points.
Multiattack. The ankheg hive god makes two attacks: one with either its bite or devour, and one with its spike.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (4d8+5) slashing damage plus 8 (2d8) acid damage. The target is grappled (escape DC 17). Until this grapple ends, the ankheg can bite only the grappled creature and has advantage on attack rolls to do so.
Devour. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5ft., one target that is grappled by the ankheg or that is willing. Hit: 24 (6d8) acid damage. If the target is Large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 17 Strength saving throw or be swallowed by the ankheg. A swallowed creature is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the ankheg, and it takes 24 (6d8) acid damage at the start of each of the ankheg's turns.
If the ankheg takes 20 damage or more on a single turn from a creature inside it, the ankheg must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all swallowed creatures, which fall prone in a space within 10 feet of the ankheg. If the ankheg dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 20 feet of movement, exiting prone.
Spike. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 15ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d8+5) piercing damage. The target has to s ucceed on a DC 17 Strength saving throw or they are knocked prone.
Acid Torrent (Recharge 6) The ankheg spits acid in a 60 feet cone. Each creature in the area must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d8 acid damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.
Description
Gluttonous, idiotic gods of the ankhegs. They are known as gods by the simple-minded folk who live near one of the massive hives, or by the few survivors who have witnessed one themself. The blind near-worship way in which the ankhegs sacrifice themselves to appease their lord increases the validity of this title.
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