Stirge

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Stirge
Harper Field Dossier
Combat reference
Type Monstrosity — a blood-drinking flying vermin
Vulnerabilities None discovered
Resistances None known
Immunities None known
Condition Immunities None known
Strong Saves Nothing of note
Senses Sees in the dark
Movement Flies in darting swarms
Notable Abilities Latches on and drains blood until gorged; weak alone, lethal in a cloud
Provenance
Knowledge Well-attested
First Encountered Session 10
Filed by Agent Wren, of the Tellstone circle

The Harpers' Read

A stirge is a fist-sized horror that latches on and drains — once attached it hangs and sucks until gorged, then drops away fat. One is nothing; a cloud of them can bleed a strong body white in moments, and each one fastened is a knife you must pry loose. Swat them in the air before they land, and tear free any that fasten on.

Encounters of Record

Swarmed the party in the deep mines alongside ghouls (10).

Harvest Profile

CR ⅛ — Common ceiling. Rules: Monster Harvesting. Search all components by effect: Find Components.

Component Tool Rarity Effect Primary for Contributor to
Stirge Proboscis Needle (signature) Woodcarver's (or Thieves' fine work) Common The drinking-needle — a surgeon-fine point
Damage: Piercing
Weapon Wondrous
Stirge Anticoagulant Sacs Poisoner's Common Structure only'(keeps a wound weeping) Poison
Stirge Wing Membranes Leatherworker's Common Structure only Wondrous
Stirge Blood-Gorge Alchemist's Common Structure only'(the mingled blood of its victims) Potion
Stirge Bristle Fur Weaver's Common Structure only Wondrous
Stirge Crop Residue Scavenge Common Structure only'(little; scavenge)

See also