Walking Hive

Armor Class 16

Hit Points 115 (11d12 + 44)

Speed 30 ft.

Initiative +0

Saving Throws Con +7

Damage Vulnerabilities thunder

Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities exhaustion, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, unconscious

Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 12

Languages Terran

Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

Multiattack. The walking hive makes two slam attacks.

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage.

Release Swarm. The walking hive releases up to 2 swarms of beetles, insects, or wasps. The swarms appear in unoccupied spaces within 5 feet of the walking hive, act as allies of the walking hive, and obey its spoken commands.    The swarms remain for 1 hour, or until it or the walking hive dies.

Defend the Hive. When the walking hive is hit by an attack, it can alert nearby swarms. Each swarm within 60 feet of the walking hive that can hear it can use its reaction to move up to half its speed and make one melee weapon attack against the attacker.