Hive Mind. The Blighted Roc shares a hive mentality with other Blighted creatures, allowing them to act in unison. If one Blighted creature is aware of a hostile creature, all others in the hive mind are also aware.
Blighted Scourge. Natural weapon attacks by the Blighted Roc carry the Blighted Scourge infection. A creature hit by the roc’s attack must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or contract the Blighted Scourge.
Keen Sight. The Blighted Roc has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.
Corrupted Screech (Recharge 5–6). The Blighted Roc emits a screech infused with blighted energy in a 60-foot radius. Each creature that can hear it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. While frightened, a creature takes 14 (4d6) blighted energy damage at the start of its turns. A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Multiattack. The Blighted Roc makes two attacks: one with its beak and one with its talons.
Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 28 (4d8 + 9) piercing damage. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or contract the Blighted Scourge.
Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 26 (4d6 + 9) slashing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 19). Until this grapple ends, the Blighted Roc cannot use its talons on another target.
Blighted Dive. The Blighted Roc flies up to 60 feet toward a creature, making a talon attack at the end of the movement. If the attack hits, it deals an additional 11 (2d10) blighted energy damage.
Scourged Ground (Recharge 5–6). The Blighted Roc corrupts a 20-foot radius area within 60 feet of it for 1 minute. This area becomes difficult terrain for enemies, and when a creature in this area takes damage, it suffers an additional (2d6) blighted energy damage. Infected creatures in this area must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or advance in the Blighted Scourge infection.
Description
The Blighted Roc is a nightmarish fusion of avian majesty and twisted corruption, a once-proud apex predator now enslaved to the hive mind of the Blighted Scourge. Its vast wings, once symbols of dominance over the skies, now pulse with a sickly, dark energy, leaving trails of corrupted air in their wake. With its piercing, glowing eyes and rotting, blighted feathers, this monstrous bird soars above the land, casting an ominous shadow of doom upon those below.
A living embodiment of terror, the Blighted Roc serves as both a harbinger of destruction and an airborne enforcer of the Blighted Hive. It preys upon entire villages, scooping up unfortunate victims in its massive talons, spreading the Blighted Scourge through its devastating screeches and brutal attacks. The mere sight of its decayed yet still-powerful form is enough to drive creatures into panic, as the corruption that fuels it is relentless and insatiable.
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