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