Wendigo Spawn

False Innocent Form (Shapechanger)

The Wendigo Spawn can assume the appearance of a Small humanoid child.

• It perfectly mimics speech, breathing, heartbeat, and mannerisms.

• It radiates no evil or undead aura.

• A creature must succeed on a DC 20 Insight check to notice something wrong (eyes don’t blink, breath doesn’t freeze properly, movement slightly jerky).

• Detect Evil and Good, Divine Sense, and similar features do not reveal its true nature.

It reverts to its monstrous form if it drops to 0 HP.

Predatory Stillness

While motionless, the Spawn is indistinguishable from a corpse or an unconscious child.
Stealth checks made while motionless have advantage, and creatures have disadvantage to detect its breathing or pulse.

Dream-Feeder

If a creature within 5 feet is asleep or unconscious, the Spawn can feed on its dreams:

• The creature must make a DC 18 Wisdom save at the start of each minute.

• On a failure, it suffers 1 level of exhaustion and loses one expended spell slot of the highest level available.

• If reduced to 0 HP during feeding, the target automatically gains another level of exhaustion.

Unnatural Hunger

When a creature within 60 ft. takes slashing, piercing, or psychic damage, the Spawn can smell the pain in the air.
It gains advantage on attack rolls against that creature until the end of its next turn.

Spider-Climb

The spawn can climb difficult surfaces, including ceilings, without a check.

Night Predator

In darkness or dim light, the Spawn has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks and cannot be tracked except by magical means.

Multiattack

The Wendigo Spawn makes three attacks: one with its Bite and two with its Claws.

Bite

Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 19 (3d8 + 5) piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) cold damage.

If the target is frightened, unconscious, or restrained:

• It takes an additional 11 (2d10) necrotic damage,

• And must make a DC 18 Constitution save or gain 1 level of exhaustion.

Claws

MeS: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft.
Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) slashing damage plus 9 (2d8) cold damage.

On a hit, the target must succeed on a DC 18 Strength save or be knocked prone.

Howl of Starving Winds (Recharge 5–6)

A supernatural shriek of hunger bursts from the Spawn.

All creatures of its choice within 60 ft. that can hear it must make a DC 18 Wisdom save or take:

• 27 (6d8) psychic damage,

• Become frightened for 1 minute,

• And cannot regain hit points until the end of their next turn.

A creature can repeat the save at the end of each of its turns.

Rending Pounce

The Spawn moves up to half its speed and makes a claw attack. If the attack hits a prone creature, the attack deals extra 10 (3d6) necrotic damage.

Slip Into Shadows

While in dim light or darkness, the Spawn becomes invisible until the start of its next turn or until it attacks.

Pain Scent Frenzy

When a creature within 30 feet takes damage, the Spawn may immediately move up to half its speed toward that creature without provoking opportunity attacks.

Glacial Reflex

If the Spawn would be hit by an attack, it can impose disadvantage on that attack roll by momentarily freezing its body into fractal ice.