Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.
Multiattack. The akanka uses Mirrored Carapace and makes one Bite attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must succeed a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or fall unconcious for 1 minute. The target wakes up if it takes damage or if another creature takes an action to shake it awake.
Mirrored Carapace. The akanka projects an illusory duplicate of itself that appears in its space. Each time a creature targets the akanka, if its attack roll result is below 15, it targets the duplicate instead and destroys the duplicate. The duplicate can be destroyed only by an attack that hits it. It ignores all other damage and effects. A creature is unaffected by this action if it can’t see, if it relies on senses other than sight, such as blindsight, or if it can perceive illusions as false, as with truesight. The akanka can’t use this action while in darkness
Spellcasting. The akanka casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At will: minor illusion, silent image
3/day: major image
1/day: hallucinatory terrain
Description
The jeweled carapace of this arachnid sparkles with reflected light, leaving the afterimage of an identical creature.
Akankas are arachnid-like fey that claim to be the children of a spider god of trickery and chaos.
False Oracles. Nothing satisfies an akanka more than hoodwinking an unsuspecting treasure hunter. They shroud themselves and their lairs in layers of illusion and pretend to be wise oracles or helpful allies. In conversation, they are charming and accommodating with the hope that being so will lower their prey’s guard. When its treachery becomes evident, an akanka savors the look of surprised fear and anger on the face of its victim, and it replays the look in its mind over and over again while it waits for fresh prey.
Patient Predators. Brazen akankas that live near humanoid settlements often disguise themselves as travelers to infiltrate and make connections they hope to exploit later. When these forays go poorly, akanka that have been discovered prefer to flee than fight, and they sometimes bide their time for years before making another attempt. Akanka that live in tombs or ruins often watch potential victims and sometimes even help them if the act won’t draw attention. When their prey readies to leave the area, relaxed and laden with their spoils, the akanka strikes.
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