{"name":"Bloodseeker","level":"-1","rarity":"","alignment":"Neutral","size":"tiny","traits":"Animal","type":"Creature","imageid":"2483481","about":"Scourges  of  swamps  and  damp,  abandoned  places,  bloodseekers  are  ravenous  blood  drinkers.  Farmers  curse  the  creatures  for  sucking  their  livestock  dry.  It  is  from  such  beleaguered  people  that  the  bloodseeker\u2019s  regional  name  \u201cstirge,\u201d  possibly a corruption of the word \u201cscourge,\u201d comes. Folk wisdom holds that the appearance  of  bloodseekers  in  a  region  signals  a  healthy  herd  of  livestock,  but  more often it means bogs or old buildings that haven\u2019t been properly tended to. Certainly, no amount of folksy parable can assuage a farmer driven to destitution by a bloodseeker infestation. But despite their role as parasites, bloodseekers aren\u2019t hated by all villages. In some cases, the inhabitants of remote backwoods thorps even keep the things as pets or use them as doubtful medicinal \u201ctools\u201d to drain away unwanted humors or test for evil spirits possessing the blood. Worshippers of gods of pestilence and parasites often view bloodseekers as sacred to their faith and allow the creatures to feed freely from their bodies. In such societies, those who  accidentally  give  too  much  are  considered  to  have  been  \u201cblessed\u201d  by  the  village\u2019s hungry god.Bloodseekers  seem  to  be  constantly  hungry,  but  they  are  not  inherently  malevolent.  They  can  be  scared  away  fairly  easily  and  prefer  to  swiftly  retreat  rather  than  risk  death.  Some  adventurers  report  that  these  creatures  can  be  scared  away  by  waving  torches  at  the  flying  pests.  However,  bloodseekers  are  much bolder when encountered in larger numbers, as bringing down one victim lets an entire colony feed. Bloodseeker colonies are called clots, for obvious and disgusting  reasons.  If  a  lone  bloodseeker  finds  a  likely  victim  while  its  clot  is  nearby, it emits a high-pitched, keening noise to summon reinforcements.Most   humanoids   avoid   bloodseekers,   but   boggards   sometimes   cultivate   bloodseeker  nests  around  the  perimeter  of  their  territory.  These  colonies  serve  as  a  deterrent  to  intruders,  and  the  boggards  sometimes  check  for  bloodseeker  prey, collecting the hides or bodies of animals killed by the pests. Meals prepared from slain bloodseekers that have gorged on the blood of specific creatures are a staple among certain boggard communities. The boggards not only eat the actual bloodseekers, but they also make a gelled slurry from the drained blood. A typical bloodseeker is about a foot long, with mottled, reddish-brown skin and  a  yellow  underbelly.  Its  four  wings  resemble  bat  wings.  When  gorged  with  blood, the creature becomes bloated and pink, and it tends to wobble unsteadily in the air as it flies off to digest its meal.","perception":"+6; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 60 feet","languages":"","skills":"Acrobatics +6, Stealth +6","str_mod":"-4","dex_mod":"+3","con_mod":"+0","int_mod":"-5","wis_mod":"+1","cha_mod":"-2","items":"","ac":"16","st_fort":"+5","st_ref":"+8","st_will":"+4","st_notes":"","hp":"6","immunities":"","weaknesses":"","resistances":"","speed":"10 feet, fly 30 feet","melee":"[pf:1a] barbed leg +8 (finesse), [b]Effect[\/b] attach\r\n[br]\r\n[b]Attach[\/b] When a bloodseeker hits a target larger than itself, its barbed legs attach it  to  that  creature.  This  is  similar  to  grabbing  the  creature,  but  the  bloodseeker  moves with that creature rather than holding it in place. The bloodseeker is flat-footed while attached. If the bloodseeker is killed or pushed away while attached to  a  creature  it  has  drained  blood  from,  that  creature  takes  1  persistent  bleed  damage. Escaping the attach or removing the bloodseeker in other ways doesn\u2019t cause bleed damage.","ranged":"","abilities":"[b]Blood  Drain[\/b]  [pf:1a]  [b]Requirements[\/b]  The  bloodseeker  is  attached  to  a  creature.  [b]Effect[\/b]  The  bloodseeker  uses  its  proboscis  to  drain  blood  from  the  creature  it\u2019s  attached  to.  This deals 1d4 damage, and the bloodseeker gains temporary Hit Points equal to the damage dealt. A creature that has its blood drained by a bloodseeker is drained 1 until it receives healing (of any kind or amount).","spells":"","rituals":"","description":"","jsondata":"","tags":"","templateId":"5003","blockId":"785873","world":"fdad5950-1218-4d02-aa18-4a7e1e14fc44","folder":"","isShared":"on"}