Monster Trove: Old Fears and Hungry Things
Xiangliu
Gargantuan
About
Xiangliu is a nine-headed serpent associated with devastating flood and poisoned land. Each head drinks from or disgorges a different current, while the body sprawls across enough ground to redirect rivers. A severed head leaves its contamination behind in water and soil. An encounter must manage water, terrain, and the surviving heads at the same time.
Stats
HP
274
AC
18
DR
5
Attacks
4
Attack:
2d8+6, 2d8+6, 2d8+6, 2d8+6
Save Rolls
Quick
0
Tough
8
Mind
4
Default Save TN (based on HP): 5
Traits
Alignment:
Wild Vile (Reaver)
Intelligence:
High (13-14)
Magic Resistance:
Purification magic cleans one poisoned current or one head's wound, never all nine with a single working.
Special Attack
Nine Poisoned Currents: choose up to four different targets within 80 ft. Each makes a Quick save or takes 4d8 poison and bludgeoning damage.
Special Defense
One Head, One Spring: each head has 30 HP and AC 17, and damage to a head also reduces Xiangliu's current HP. Destroying one removes one possible target. Purifying a poisoned spring prevents a destroyed head from regrowing.