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At harvest time, when death revisits the twilit world and

summer's blossoms bow their withered heads, eerie

scarecrows loom in silent vigil over empty fields. With

immortal patience, these stoic sentinels hold their posts

through wind, storm, and flood, bound to their master's

command, eager to terrify prey with its sackcloth visage

and rend victims with its razor-sharp claws.

Spirit-Powered Constructs. A scarecrow is animated

by the bound spirit of a slain evil creature, granting it

purpose and mobility. It is this uncanny presence from

beyond death that allows a scarecrow to inspire fear

in those it gazes upon. Hags and witches often bind

scarecrows with the spirits of demons, but any evil spirit

will do. Although aspects of the spirit's personality

might surface, a scarecrow's spirit doesn't recall the

memories it had as a creature, and its will is focused

solely on serving its creator. If its creator dies, the spirit

inhabiting a scarecrow either continues to follow its

last commands, seeks revenge for its creator's death, or

destroys itself.

Construct Nature. A scarecrow doesn't require air,

food, drink, or sleep.

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' SCARECROW.

Medium construct, ohaotic evil

Armor Class 11

Hit Points 36 (8d8)

Speed 30ft.

,STR

11 (+0)

DEX

13 (+1)

CON

11 (+0)

Damage Vulnerabilities fire

INT

10 (+0)

WIS

10 (+0)

CHA

13 (+1)

Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from

nonmagical weapons

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,

paralyzed, poisoned, unconscious

Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 10

Languages understands the languages of its creator but

can't speak

Challenge 1 (200 XP)

False Appearance. While the scarecrow remains motionless, it

is indistinguishable from an ordinary, inanimate scarecrow.

Multiattack. The scarecrow makes two claw attacks.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.

Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1) slashing damage. If the target is a creature,

it must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw or be

frightened until the end of the scarecrow's next turn.

Terrifying Glare. The scarecrow targets one creature it can

see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see the scarecrow, the

target must succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw or be

magically frightened until the end of the scarecrow's next turn.

The frightened target is paralyzed.