Huge Aberration, Chaotic Evil
AC 19 Natural Armor    Initiative +2 (12)
HP 110 (12d12 + 36)
Speed 40 ft.
Mod Save
STR 20 +5 +5
DEX 14 +2 +2
CON 18 +4 +4
Mod Save
INT 16 +3 +3
WIS 15 +2 +2
CHA 18 +4 +4
Resistances Acid, Lightning, Thunder
Immunities Psychic; Poisoned
Senses Tremorsense; Passive Perception 36
Languages None
CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3)
Traits

Eldritch Aura: Thorn Guardian emits an aura of eldritch energy within 30 ft. Creatures that start their turn in the aura take 4 (1d6) psychic damage and must succeed on a DC 14 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned until the start of their next turn.

Actions

Tentacle: Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 3) bludgeoning damage. The target is grappled (escape DC 14) and restrained, taking 4 (1d6) psychic damage at the start of each of its turns while grappled.

Bite: Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit:  8 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn.

Bonus Actions

Devour Magic (Bonus Action): Thorn Guardian devours a magical effect or spell within 30 ft. of it as a bonus action. The effect or spell is ended, and Thorn Guardian regains 20 hit points.

Reactions

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Legendary Actions

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Mythic Actions

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Description

The Blood Rose Thorn Guardian is a towering, corrupted treefolk, its massive body formed from twisted trunks, gnarled roots, and jagged branches that rise into a crown of splintered antler-like horns. Wicked thorns of varying sizes cover its entire frame, interwoven with delicate crimson roses whose petals drift through the air with every movement. Beneath its cracked, weathered bark, veins of dark purple energy pulse like a corrupted heartbeat, converging around a brilliant, fractured core buried deep within its chest. Flowing water cascades over its shoulders and tangled limbs, trickling through the grooves in its bark before dripping from its thorns into shallow pools below, where crimson petals swirl in the current and faint violet light shimmers across the surface. Its enormous roots spread through the ancient ruins, breaking apart moss-covered stonework and twisting beneath the flowing streams, while its motionless silhouette looms amid the mist like an ancient guardian consumed by something deeply unnatural.

Lair and Lair Actions

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Lair Actions

On initiative count # (losing initiative ties), the [monster name] takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the [monster name] can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:

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Regional Effects

The region containing a legendary [monster name]’s lair is [enter the effect description], which creates one or more of the following effects:

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If the [monster name] dies, these effects fade over the course of #d# days.

Monster Tags: aberration

Habitat: Forest

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