Gibbering Mouther

This horrid mass of eyes, mouths, and formless flesh stares in all directions, its countless maws yammering ceaselessly.

Gibbering Mouther (CR 5)

Medium Aberration
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +3
Senses: All-Around Vision, Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +12

Speed: 10 feet, Swim 20 feet
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 19, touch 13, flat-footed 16 (+3 Dex, +6 natural)
Hit Points: 46 (4d8+28)
Saving Throws: Fort +8, Ref +4, Will +5
Amorphous
Damage Reduction: 5/bludgeoning
Immunity: critical hits, precision damage

Offense

Melee: 6 bites +7 (1d4 plus Grab)
Reach: 5 feet

Special Attacks: Blood Drain, Engulf (6d4 damage plus 2 Con damage, AC 13, hp 4), gibbering, ground manipulation, spittle (+6 ranged touch)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
10 (+0)	17 (+3)	24 (+7)	4 (-3)	13 (+1)	12 (+1)

Base Attack Bonus: +3
CMB +3 (+7 Grapple)
CMD 16 (can't be tripped)

Feats: Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (bite)

Skills: Perception +12, Swim +8

• Racial Modifiers: +4 Perception

Languages: Aklo

Special Abilities

All-Around Vision (Ex)

A gibbering mouther sees in all directions at once. It cannot be flanked.

Amorphous (Ex)

A gibbering mouther's body is malleable and shapeless. It is immune to precision damage (like sneak attacks) and critical hits, and can move through an area as small as one-quarter its space without squeezing or oneeighth its space when squeezing.

Blood Drain (Ex)

On a successful grapple check after grabbing, several of the creature's mouths attach to its target. Each round it maintains its grapple, its mouths automatically deal 1d4 points of bite damage and 1 point of Constitution damage as it drains its victim's blood.

Engulf (Ex)

A gibbering mouther can engulf creatures of its size or smaller in its path as part of a Standard Action. It cannot make other attacks during a round in which it engulfs. It merely has to move over its opponents, affecting as many as it can cover. Targeted creatures can make Attacks of Opportunity against the gibbering mouther, but if they do so, they are not entitled to a saving throw against the engulf attack. Those who do not attempt an Attack of Opportunity can attempt a Reflex Save to avoid being engulfed—on a success, they are pushed back or aside (target’s choice) as the gibbering mouther moves forward. Engulfed opponents gain the Grappled condition, are in danger of Suffocation, and suffer from blood drain each round they are engulfed as several of it's mouths continue to feed on the victim. A creature can escape by overcoming the Grapple, or dealing 4 points of damage with a light weapon (AC 13, and the gibbering mouther retains its damage reduction from attacks of engulfed opponents). Once out, the gibbering mouther simply flows together again and may continue to use its engulf attack. The save DC is Strength-based.

Gibbering (Su)

As a free action, a gibbering mouther can emit a cacophony of maddening sound. All creatures other than gibbering mouthers within 60 feet must succeed on a DC 13 Will save or be confused for 1 round. This is a mind-affecting compulsion insanity effect. A creature that saves cannot be affected by the same mouther's gibbering for 24 hours. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Ground Manipulation (Su)

At will as a standard action, a gibbering mouther can cause stone and earth under its body to grow soft and muddy. The ground remains muddy for 1 minute after the mouther moves off of the location. A gibbering mouther can move through these areas with ease, but other creatures treat them as difficult terrain.

Spittle (Ex)

Each round as a free action, a gibbering mouther can emit a stream of acidic spittle at one target within 30 feet. On a successful attack, the target is blinded for 1d4 rounds unless he succeeds on a DC 18 Fortitude save. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Ecology

Environment: Any Underground
Organization: solitary
Treasure: standard


Disgusting, loathsome, and hungry-these are the only words that properly describe the gibbering mouther. A foul beast that lurks in underground caves, sewers, and nightmares, mouthers have no societal, ecological or religious significance other than their ability to drive those that listen to them mad.

Some scholars believe that gibbering mouthers are a lesser variant of the much more dangerous shoggoth, while others theorize they are a punishment by some powerful being or deity inf licted on those who have offended it.