Shadow

Armor Class 12

Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3)

Speed 40 ft.

Initiative +2

Skills Stealth +4

Damage Vulnerabilities radiant

Damage Resistances acid; cold; fire; lightning; thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, slashing from nonmagical attacks

Damage Immunities necrotic; poison

Condition Immunities exhaustion; frightened; grappled; paralyzed; petrified; poisoned; prone; restrained

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)

Amorphous. The shadow can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the shadow can take the Hide action as a bonus action. Its stealth bonus is also improved to +6.

Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the shadow has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws.

Strength Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. 9 (2d6 + 2) necrotic damage, and the target's Strength score is reduced by 1d4. The target dies if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise, the reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. If a non-evil humanoid dies from this attack, a new shadow rises from the corpse 1d4 hours later.