Starfallen Slime (CR 5)
A beautiful but dangerous slime, Starfallen Slime is black
and filled with tiny speckles that reflect light, making the slime itself look
like the night sky, or as the night sky would if it were visible from Abaddon
anything but rarely. Starfallen Slime was carried to the world by the meteorite
impacts and, post cataclysm, has spread throughout Abaddon to be found in many
different places.
Starfallen Slime is difficult to see, requiring a DC 30
Perception check, and is typically found within or around the many crater scars
left by the meteorite impacts. Most of the slimes remain within their impact
craters unless carried off by a creature that they have attached to. They
speckle the landscape as fragments of the meteor that caused the cataclysm
continue to rain down upon Abaddon.
Short lived, patches of Starfallen Slime become harmless
patches of sparkling tar within 1d6+1 days of reaching the world but, before
that time the slime lies within its crater and lurks, waiting for a creature to
happen upon it, whereupon it lashes out with pseudopods and begins seeping into
their body through their pores and orifices, seeking their brain.
After 1d4 rounds of being in contact with a creature the
slime deals 1d6 points of Intelligence and Wisdom damage per round while it
devours the victim’s mind. A character or creature reduced to zero Intelligence
or Wisdom dies instantly and cannot be restored to life, even by magical means.
On the first round of contact the slime can be scraped off
but after that it must be cut away (doing 2d6 points of damage to the host).
Only remove disease spells destroy Starfallen Slime and it has no effect on
wood, metal or stone. Starfallen slime is unaffected by cold, heat or sunlight.
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