The Riven Lands world illustration - Grimdark theme
Grimdark

The Riven Lands

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Ithikari

The Riven Lands are a fractured realm born from a magical event, The Sundering which violently pulled people from countless realities into a bleeding scar across existence. Magic here is a vile, twisting curse, its power warping flesh and mind. Its inhabitants, xenophobic and without loyalty, cling to life amidst decaying lands, endless wars, and horrifying Gods that everyone worships in some form. Hope is a lie; only brutal struggle remains in this world drowned in cynicism and sheer cruelty.


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Gravebound Hydra
CR 17Gargantuan Undead
Gravebound Hydra
HP Range280 - 675 (Avg: 478)
AC15
XP18000

Description

A massive, grotesque hydra with multiple serpentine heads that are decaying, reanimated skulls attached to a rotting, composite body. Its skin is a patchwork of blighted hides, constantly oozing pus-filled sores. Each head breathes a different kind of necrotic blight, making it a terrifying undead monstrosity.

Details
SizeGargantuan
TypeUndead
CR17
XP18000
LanguagesNone
Defenses
Armor Class15
HP Range280 - 675 (Avg: 478)
Damage VulnerabilitiesNone
Damage ResistancesNone
Damage ImmunitiesNone
Condition ImmunitiesNone
Actions

Blight Breath (Recharge 5-6)

Each head exhales a different type of blight in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in the cone must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 28 (8d6) damage of the respective type on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.

Blighted Bite

Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) necrotic damage.

Multiattack

The Gravebound Hydra makes as many Blighted Bite attacks as it has heads, typically 3 to 5.

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