Brood Leech Swarm

Level 4
Creature· amphibiousLargeRemaster
AC
19
HP
50
Speed
5 ft.
Perception
+9
Fort
+12
Ref
+11
Will
+9
Immunities precision, swarm-mind
Resistances bludgeoning 2, piercing 5, slashing 5
Weaknesses area-damage 5, salt 5, splash-damage 5
Senses tremorsense 30 ft. (imprecise)
Skills stealth +11, athletics +8
Other Speeds swim 20 ft.
Recall Knowledge DC 19 (nature)

Abilities

Tremorsense 30 feetinteraction
Swarm Mind
Blood Draining Bites

Each enemy in the swarm's space takes 2d6 piercing damage (DC 21 reflex save). A creature who fails the Reflex save also takes 1d6 persistent bleed damage and is exposed to brood leech swarm venom.

Brood Leech Swarm Venom

Saving Throw DC 21 fortitude

Maximum Duration 6 rounds

Stage 1 Clumsy 1, Sickened 1, and -5-foot status penalty to Speed (1 round)

Stage 2 Clumsy 1, Sickened 1, and -10-foot status penalty to Speed (1 round).

Most smaller species of leeches do not tend to swarm, but brood leeches are prone to gathering in seething, undulant mats of squirming gluttony. When they gather in sufficient numbers to swarm, they eschew the stealth of a lone leech's feeding methods in favor of swift and merciless feeding. In these situations, their mild venom can affect much larger creatures than their usual prey.