Cloaker

Cloaker

Harper Field Dossier
Combat reference
Type	Aberration — a living-cloak ambusher of the Underdark deeps
Vulnerabilities	None discovered
Resistances	None known
Immunities	None known
Condition Immunities	None known
Strong Saves	Nothing of note
Senses	Sees in the dark; senses by sound and echo even when blinded
Movement	Flies; clings to ceilings, all but invisible against bare stone when still
Notable Abilities	Drops from above and engulfs a victim like a cloak — smothering them and shielding itself behind their body; a moan that shakes the nerve; throws up illusory phantom copies of itself so blows fall on empty air
Provenance
Knowledge	Well-attested — one hunted in the deep mines
First Encountered	Session 45, the tunnels of Garmok's Mine
Filed by	Agent Wren, of the Tellstone circle

The Harpers' Read

A cloaker hunts from the ceiling — a living cloak of leather and malice you will not see until it drops. Two tricks make it maddening: it engulfs a victim, wrapping tight to smother them and hide behind their flesh, and it conjures phantom doubles so your strikes meet nothing. Its moan unsettles the heart. Light the ceilings before you pass beneath them; once it commits, free whoever it has wrapped and mark the real one — it bleeds, the phantoms do not.

Encounters of Record

A cloaker ambushed Deez Nuts in the natural caves of Garmok's Mine, dropping from the stone ceiling onto Keyleth before the party could see it. Its moaning phantoms confused their blows, but coordinated strikes — Xanphina with Garmok's Flail, Alexios's radiant smites — brought it down. The circle marks it as a warning of fouler aberrations deeper in the mine (45).

Harvest Profile

CR 8 — Rare ceiling. Rules: Monster Harvesting. Search all components by effect: Find Components.

Component	Tool	Rarity	Effect	Primary for	Contributor to
Cloaker Phantom-Weaver Cortex (signature)	Alchemist's	Rare	The knot of alien brain that spun its phantom doubles — illusion in the flesh Utility: Illusion	Wondrous, Wand	Potion
Cloaker Living-Cloak Hide	Leatherworker's	Rare	The creature nearly whole — a cloak that was already a cloak, stone-dark and silent Boost: Armor Class • Skill: Stealth	Armor	Wondrous
Cloaker Moan-Box Larynx	Alchemist's	Rare	The droning organ of the nerve-shaking moan Afflict: Fear	Wondrous	Bomb
Cloaker Echo-Sense Nodes	Navigator's	Rare	The sounding-organs by which it hunts blind Sense: Blindsight	Wondrous	—
Cloaker Tail-Whip	Smith's / Leatherworker's	Uncommon	The long bony lash of its tail — whip stock Damage: Slashing	Weapon	—
Cloaker Grip-Claws	Smith's (or Thieves' fine work)	Uncommon	The paired hooks it clings and seizes with Damage: Piercing • Skill: Athletics	Weapon	Wondrous
Cloaker Stone-Mimic Dorsal	Leatherworker's	Uncommon	The back-hide that passes for bare rock when still Utility: Disguise • Skill: Stealth	Wondrous	Armor
Cloaker Smother-Membrane	Leatherworker's	Uncommon	The wrapping underside — it grips and binds what it folds around Afflict: Restrain	Weapon	Wondrous
Cloaker Pale Eyes	Jeweler's	Uncommon	Flat pale eyes made for the lightless deeps Sense: Darkvision	Wondrous	Potion
Cloaker Membrane Scraps	Leatherworker's	Common	Structure only	—	Armor, Wondrous
Cloaker Cartilage Ribs	Woodcarver's	Common	Structure only	—	Wand, Weapon
Cloaker Ichor	Alchemist's	Common	Structure only	—	Potion, Poison
Cloaker Needle-Teeth	Woodcarver's (or Thieves' fine work)	Common	Structure only	—	Weapon
Cloaker Sinew	Leatherworker's	Common	Structure only	—	Armor, Weapon
Cloaker Gut Trove	Scavenge	Common	Structure only'(effects of the engulfed — scavenge)	—	—

See also

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