Sickly Eshmok
Level 8Abilities
An eshmok's wrathful infestations defines them, and forcing peace upon them wrenches at their soul. If they fail a save against calm or a similar effect forcing them to be peaceful, an eshmok takes 4d6 mental damage.
The eshmok turns into their fungus form or back into their normal humanoid wasp form. In fungus form, they lose their fly Speed and can't make stinger Strikes. In fungus form, they gain a tendril melee Strike (+21 for 2d8+9 slashing plus eshmok infection); the tendril strike has the agile, magical, reach 10 feet, and unholy traits.
A creature that's Quickened by eshmok infection can use the extra action each round for only Strike actions. A creature that's Confused by eshmok infection never considers an eshmok in fungal form as a target
Saving Throw DC 26 will
Maximum Duration 6 rounds
Stage 1 confused (1 round)
Stage 2 confused and quickened (1 round)
Stage 3 confused, Off-Guard, and quickened (1 round)
The eshmok exhales a wave of stinging fiendish wasps out in a 30-foot cone, dealing 4d8 poison damage to every creature within the cone (DC 28 reflex save). The swarming fiend wasps linger in the area for 6 rounds or until the eshmok is able to use Infesting Exhalation again, whichever comes first. Each creature damaged by Infesting Exhalation or that enters the area must succeed at a DC 28 fortitude save or take 2d8 persistent poison damage and become Clumsy 1 as the poison renders them dizzy a
Eshmoks are proof that anger consumes a creature. Formed from wrathful souls, these demons resemble giant humanoid wasps who have fallen victim to parasitic fungi. The fungi's foul-looking fibrous material is a physical manifestation of wrath. Tendrils of it burst from eshmok bodies, emitting rage-inducing spores, while lattices of nest-like growths from their torsos shelter wasplike infestations.
Wrathful Parasites The swarms that infest an eshmok aren't its allies, but incarnations of anger that serve to constantly harry and agonize the creature. Some maintain that these wasps are manifestations of Calistria's vengeance, but her faithful believe something closer to the truth—that these wasps represent a mockery of vengeance and a corruption of the directed rage their goddess teaches and epitomizes. Eshmoks are particularly reviled by worshipers of Calistria as a result.