Dexterity Sap. Whenever an Agility Leech attaches to a creature and at the beginning of the attached creatures turn, that creature must make a Dexterity Saving Throw (DC 13). On a failed save, that creature loses 1d4 - 1 from their Dexterity Score and the attached leech heals that amount in hit points. If the leech is at full hit points, instead they gain temporary hit points.
A creature that is reduced to 0 Dexterity in this way becomes paralyzed. A Leech can only be attached to 1 creature at a time, but 1 creature can have multiple leeches attached at a time. If a creature is missing stats and has no leeches attached to them, they regain 1d4 + 1 of each stat that is missing at the beginning of each of their turns.
Attach. The Agility Leech makes a contested grapple check with 1 creature within 5ft of it. On a successful grapple check, the leech becomes attached to the creature. While attached to a creature that is larger then itself, the leech can use that creatures Armour Class as its own.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., 1 target. Hit: 1 (1d4 - 1) piercing damage. The Agility Leech automatically attaches onto anyone hit by this attack as if by the Attach ability above.
Description
The agility leech is almost indistinguishable for your normal garden variety leech, except for two key differences. A long line of orange runes pulsating down its slimy black back and the bioluminescent orange glow they give off in low light levels.
The Agility Leech is one of six kinds of leeches found in the Underdark, created by a group of mad druids who wanted to try and spice up the food chain with monstrous, but tiny, creatures.
This particular leech drains the dexterity from its host. It does so by introducing a fast acting poison to the blood stream, causing the motor cortex of the brain to begin shutting down. While the majority of the poison is stopped by the bodies immune system, the little bits that get through are potent enough that they can get the job down with ease, slowly and steadily causing full paralysis in the victim allowing for an easy feeding time for the leech
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