.. _Stirge:

Stirge
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*Tiny beast, unaligned*

**Armor Class** 14 (natural armor)

**Hit Points** 2 (1d4)

**Speed** 10 ft., fly 40 ft.

+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| STR       | DEX       | CON       | INT       | WIS       | CHA       |
+===========+===========+===========+===========+===========+===========+
| 4 (-3)    | 16 (+3)   | 11 (+0)   | 2 (-4)    | 8 (-1)    | 6 (-2)    |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

**Senses** darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9

**Languages** -

**Challenge** 1/8 (25 XP)


Actions
^^^^^^^

:bi:`Blood Drain`. *Melee Weapon Attack:* +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. *Hit:* 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage, and the stirge attaches to
the target. While attached, the stirge doesn't attack. Instead, at the
start of each of the stirge's turns, the target loses 5 (1d4 + 3) hit
points due to blood loss.

The stirge can detach itself by spending 5 feet of its movement. It does
so after it drains 10 hit points of blood from the target or the target
dies. A creature, including the target, can use its action to detach the
stirge.