Flesh Eater

In the lightless depths of the Hollow Canopy, where ancient trees rot into soil and time moves sideways, Flesh Eater emerged not from birth but from transformation—a scholar of the old world who sought immortality through forbidden mycological rites, only to find himself consumed from within by a parasitic intelligence that wore his skeleton like a suit. The cordyceps that bloomed through his decaying form granted him fragmented memories of a thousand consumed hosts, their knowledge and power pooling into his vast, alien consciousness, while his luminescent crown pulses with stolen celestial magic harvested from entities he cannot fully remember devouring. He wanders the forgotten places between worlds with no clear purpose beyond hunger and an inexplicable compulsion to witness the final moments of dying things, neither good nor evil but driven by instincts that predate morality itself. His immense strength is not his own but borrowed from the countless organisms collaborating within his corpus, a walking ecosystem of predator and prey locked in eternal, violent symbiosis. Those who encounter him rarely survive to describe the experience, though some whisper that he does not always kill—sometimes he merely observes with those terrible, luminous eyes, as if searching for something he lost long ago and forgot he was looking for. The forest itself seems to fear him, and even the cordyceps colonies that birth lesser fungal creatures give him wide berth, recognizing in him something far older and hungrier than themselves.

Strength

20, modifier +5

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

18, modifier +4

Wisdom

16, modifier +3

Charisma

12, modifier +1

Spore Burst

Flesh Eater releases a cloud of spores in a 20 ft. radius. Creatures must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or take 4d10 poison damage and be poisoned for 1 minute.

Fungal Tendril Strike

Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 3d10 + 5 bludgeoning damage and the target must succeed on a DC 17 Strength saving throw or be grappled.

Consume Knowledge

Flesh Eater targets one creature within 30 ft. that is incapacitated. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence saving throw or lose 1d4 Intelligence and Flesh Eater gains temporary hit points equal to the amount lost.

Celestial Drain

Flesh Eater channels celestial energy, dealing 6d8 radiant damage to one creature within 60 ft. that must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or be blinded until the end of its next turn.

Mycelial Symbiosis

Flesh Eater has advantage on saving throws against poison and disease.

Celestial Awareness

Flesh Eater can sense the presence of dying creatures within 120 feet.

strength

+9

dexterity

+6

intelligence

+8

wisdom

+7

Poison

Necrotic