Writhing Blackness
Large natural beast (blind, ooze)
Level 10 Elite Brute XP 1000

Initiative +6        Senses Perception +6; tremorsense 5
HP 252; Bloodied 126
AC 22; Fortitude 20, Reflex 18, Will 20
Immune gaze; Resist 10 necrotic
Saving Throws +2
Speed 4
Action Points 1

⚔ Slam (standard, at-will)

Reach 2; +13 vs Reflex; 1d8+5 damage, and the target is grabbed.

⚔ Engulf (minor, at-will)

Reach 2; targets a creature immobilized by the writhing blackness; +11 vs Fortitude; the target is no longer grabbed or immobilized and is instead engulfed (save ends). While engulfed, the target is restrained and takes 3d8 + 5 necrotic damage at the start of the writhing blackness's turn. The engulfed creature has line of sight and line of effect only to the writhing blackness, and no creature has line of sight or line of effect to the target. When the writhing blackness dies or the target saves, it appears in a space of its choice adjacent to the writhing blackness.

⚔ Deadly Constriction (minor, at-will)

Reach 2; targets a creature grabbed by the writhing blackness; +12 vs Fortitude; 2d8+5 damage, and the target is immobilized (save ends).

Alignment Unaligned        Languages -
Str 16 (+8)      Dex 13 (+6)      Wis 13 (+6)
Con 16 (+8)      Int 1 (0)      Cha 16 (+8)

Published in Fortress of the Yuan-ti, page(s) 18.