Natures Blessing. The Aqes can´t roll under a 12 on nature checks, the Aques can see through plants in around 300 ft. of itself. If plants are near the Aqes can´t be surprised. Plants near the Aqes blossom and grow instantly.
Magic Resistance. The Aqes has advantage on all spell saving throws.
Forest Stride. The Aqes can travel without reduction of its movement when traveling through forests.
Force of Life. The Aqes does not die, even after it has reached 0 hit points. It will eventually regenerate, unless its heart is destroyed.
Multiattack. The Aqes can either make three attacks, one with its antlers and two with its hoves, or two attacks with its vines.
Antlers. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage.
Hoves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Thorn Vines. Spell Attack: +7 to hit, reach 80 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d12 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Shattering Voice (Recharge 9-10). The Aqes exhales a thunderous scream in a 25 ft. cone. Each creature in the cone must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, taking 3d8 thunder damage, and being knocked prone, on a failed, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Nature Incarnation. The Aqes can transform into a tree, looking familiar to its original form, even while changed into a tree. While transformed the Aqes can only use its vines to attack and it regenerates 10 hit points per round, but its original AC is reduced to 5 and it fails all Dexterity saves.
Flower Guard. When attacked the Aqes can gain +5 to its AC for this and the next two rounds.
Syntheses. The Aqes can use its reaction to regenerate 10 hit points, 20 in strong light and 0 with no light. For this effect to take effect the light needs to be sun light.
Description
The rare Aqes, also called Flower Horn Deer, because of its beautiful antlers and natural magic, is a deer like monster with glowing antlers and fur. It is surrounded by a magical aura that makes plants blossom near it. Said to be an idol of the forest, and a primordial force of life, it life can´t be taken from it without piercing the heart. Its antlers and bones are made of wood, rare wood said to be a copy of the world tree, leading to the feywild. Aqes are native to the material plane, but not to the feywild.
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