Drake, Cactus

Stat block

Cha

11

Con

16

Dex

17

Int

9

Str

11

Wis

12

Speed

Walk: 20; Climb: 20

Senses

darkvision 60', tremorsense 30', passive Perception 11

Skills

Perception: 1

Actions

• Multiattack. One Bite attack and two Claw attacks.
• Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 7 (1d8+3) piercing damage.
• Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 6 (1d6+3) slashing damage.
• Thorn Spray (Recharge 5-6). Shakes its body spraying thorns around it. Each creature within 20' of it: 18 (4d8) piercing damage (DC 13 Dex half). A creature that fails by 5+ has its speed reduced by 10 ft. until it uses action to remove thorns. When drake uses this it loses Thorny Body trait until start of its next turn.

Languages

Common, Draconic

Special abilities

• False Appearance. While motionless indistinguishable from tall branched cactus.
• Offering of Flesh. Spends 1 min carefully cutting its own flesh inflicting 10 slashing to itself to remove small piece of pulpy material. Pulp is edible and provides Med or smaller creature 1 quart of water and nourishment equivalent to one meal. Pulp provides nourishment only if drake offered it willingly.
• Regeneration. Regains 5 hp at start of its turn. If it takes cold or poison this doesn't function at start of its next turn. Dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hp and doesn't regenerate.
• Thorny Body. A creature that touches it or hits it with melee attack while within 5 ft. of it: DC 13 Dex save or take 4 (1d8) piercing damage.

Damage resistances

fire, lightning

Condition immunities

paralyzed, unconscious