Umber Hulk

Umber Hulk

Harper Field Dossier
Combat reference
Type	Monstrosity — a burrowing horror of the deep earth
Vulnerabilities	None discovered
Resistances	None known
Immunities	None known
Condition Immunities	None known
Strong Saves	Mighty of body
Senses	Sees in the dark; senses tremors in the rock
Movement	Strides; burrows through solid stone
Notable Abilities	A confusing gaze that scrambles the mind into random action; mandibles that crush rock and bone
Provenance
Knowledge	Partial
First Encountered	Session 46
Filed by	Agent Wren, of the Tellstone circle

The Harpers' Read

An umber hulk is a tunnelling nightmare with mandibles that crush stone and a confusing gaze that scrambles the mind — meet its eyes and you may strike a friend, wander off, or stand witless while it feeds. It burrows through solid rock, so no wall is a safe wall. Fight it with eyes averted, or in the dark where its gaze cannot catch you, and never assume a tunnel is sealed.

Encounters of Record

Two of them — Hugh M. Berr and Crush Limbough — fought the party as they carved a bypass beneath Garmok's Mine (46).

Harvest Profile

CR 5 — Rare ceiling. Rules: Monster Harvesting. Search all components by effect: Find Components. Hood the head before you work — the gaze lingers a while in dead eyes.

Component	Tool	Rarity	Effect	Primary for	Contributor to
Umber Hulk Confusion-Gaze Eyes (signature)	Jeweler's	Rare	The four-eyed cluster of the mind-scrambling gaze — bewilderment set in chitin Afflict: Stun • Damage: Psychic	Wondrous	Wand
Umber Hulk Rock-Crusher Mandibles	Smith's	Rare	Mandibles that shear granite — heavy blade and pick stock Damage: Slashing • Damage: Bludgeoning	Weapon	Armor
Umber Hulk Chitin Plates	Smith's (or Mason's)	Rare	Slab chitin from the back and shoulders — stone-hard plating Boost: Armor Class	Armor	Wondrous
Umber Hulk Burrow-Claw Scoops	Smith's	Rare	The great digging claws that swim through rock Move: Burrowing	Wondrous	Weapon
Umber Hulk Tremor-Sense Organ	Navigator's	Uncommon	The organ that reads footfalls through sixty feet of stone Sense: Tremorsense	Wondrous	—
Umber Hulk Muscle-Sinew	Leatherworker's	Uncommon	Digging-muscle sinew, dense as cable Boost: Strength • Skill: Athletics	Wondrous	Armor, Weapon
Umber Hulk Lesser Eye-Pair	Jeweler's	Uncommon	The small true-seeing pair that watch the dark tunnels Sense: Darkvision	Wondrous	Potion
Umber Hulk Chitin Shards	Smith's	Uncommon	Loose plate-shards for piecework Boost: Armor Class	Armor	Weapon
Umber Hulk Digger's Marrow	Herbalism	Uncommon	Marrow of a tireless burrower — endurance stock Boost: Constitution	Potion	—
Umber Hulk Ichor	Alchemist's	Common	Structure only	—	Potion, Poison
Umber Hulk Shell Chips	Mason's / Smith's	Common	Structure only	—	Armor
Umber Hulk Leg Bristles	Weaver's	Common	Structure only'(brush and cord stock)	—	Wondrous
Umber Hulk Meat	Cook's	Common	Structure only'(tastes of crab)	—	Rations
Umber Hulk Talon Chips	Smith's	Common	Structure only	—	Weapon
Umber Hulk Gullet Trove	Scavenge	Common	Structure only'(gems ground smooth in the stone-craw — scavenge)	—	—

See also

• Bestiary — the company's field bestiary
• Monster Harvesting · Harvested Materials · Find Components