Hive Mother

Level 8

Creature· animalUncommonHugeLegacy

120

Speed

25 ft.

Perception

+16

Fort

+18

Ref

+15

Will

+14

animal

Senses darkvision, tremorsense 90 ft. (imprecise)

Skills athletics +20, survival +16, acrobatics +13, stealth +11

Other Speeds burrow 20 ft.

Recall Knowledge DC 26 (nature)

Attacks

Melee Mandibles +20 (acid), Damage 2d8+6 piercing plus 2d6 acid

Melee Acid Spit +17 (acid), Damage 5d6 acid

Abilities

Tremorsense (Imprecise) 90 feetinteraction

Attack of Opportunity↺

Armor-Rending Bite◆◆

The hive mother makes a mandibles Strike; if the Strike hits, the target's armor takes the damage and the acid damage bypasses the armor's Hardness.

Frenzy Pheromone◆◆

The hive mother unleashes a pheromone that causes all other ankhravs within a 100-foot area to become Quickened until the start of the hive mother's next turn, and they can use the extra action only for Burrow, Stride, or Strike actions.

The hive mother can't unleash the pheromone again for .

Spray Acid◆◆

The hive mother spews acid in a 60-foot area, dealing 8d6 acid 1d6 persistent acid (DC 26 reflex save).

It can't spew acid again for .

Ankhrav hive mothers are fearsome predators that one can easily distinguish from the typical ankhrav not only by their greater size, but the presence of a large pair of razor-sharp, mantis-like arms.

Ankhravs are immense, burrowing, and insectile predators, considered by inhabitants of the rural areas of the world to be an all-too-common plague.