Stone Spider

The stone spider is bonded to a specific settlement and must remain within 10 miles of the settlement's border.

The condition of a stone spider's vessel dictates its maximum HP. Undamaged, the vessel is an object with 62 HP (BT 31). When the stone spider is in spirit form, damaging it doesn't hurt the vessel, but damaging the vessel deals an equal amount of damage to the stone spider. When the stone spider Inhabits its Vessel, they're a single target, and damage reduces the HP of both the stone spider and the vessel. If the vessel is broken, the stone spider can still fight while inhabiting it and suffers

When the stone spider reaches 0 Hit Points, their spirit dissipates. If their bonded vessel is intact, the stone spider re-forms in this vessel after , fully healed. If the vessel is broken, they must first be Repaired, after which the stone spider re-forms in .

The spider touches and melds with their bonded vessel, bringing it to life. It can cease Inhabiting its Vessel by spending a single action, which has the concentrate trait. While Inhabiting the Vessel, it loses its fly Speed and gains

Immunities healing, nonlethal

Resistances physical 6 (except bludgeoning)

Speed 25 feet, climb 25 feet

and the following Strike.

• •Melee 1 stone fangs +14 (finesse), Damage 2d8+7 piercing

When not Inhabiting their Vessel, the stone spider is incorporeal and gains resistance 6 to all damage (except force damage, Ghost Touch , spirit, and vitality; double resistance against non-magical).

A creature hit by the stone spider's web attack is Immobilized and stuck to the nearest surface until it .