b'Ushabti, Corrupted \n'b'  Medium   undead ,  neutral evil  \n'b'  Armor Class  15 (natural armor)  Hit Points  97 (15d8 + 30)  Speed  30 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 17 (+3) DEX:  14 (+2)  CON:  15 (+2)  INT:  6 (\xe2\x80\x932)  WIS:  10 (+0)  CHA:  5 (\xe2\x80\x933)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Saving Throws   Wis  +3,  Cha  +0  Damage Vulnerabilities  fire  Damage Resistances  bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks  Damage Immunities  necrotic, poison  Condition Immunities   charmed ,  exhaustion ,  frightened ,  paralyzed ,  petrified ,  poisoned ,  stunned    Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  10  Languages  understands Common but can\xe2\x80\x99t speak  Challenge  5 (1,800 XP)  Proficiency Bonus  +3 \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Necrotic Weapons . The ushabti\xe2\x80\x99s weapon attacks are magical. When the ushabti hits with any weapon, the weapon deals an extra 2d6 necrotic damage (included in the  attack ). \n'b'  Regeneration . The ushabti regains 5  hp  at the start of its turn if it has at least 1  hp . \n'b'  Swarm Body . The corrupted ushabti is a spirit inhabiting a colony of scarabs around a Humanoid  skeleton  within funerary wrappings. It can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny scarab and Humanoid bones, and it can\xe2\x80\x99t regain  hp  or gain  temporary hp , except for its Regeneration trait. In addition, a creature that hits the ushabti with a  melee attack  while within 5 feet of it takes 2 (1d4) piercing damage as a dozen Tiny scarabs skitter out and bite the attacker. \n'b'  Undead Nature . The ushabti doesn\xe2\x80\x99t require air, food, drink, or sleep. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Multiattack . The makes two Ceremonial Greatsword attacks. \n'b'  Ceremonial Greatsword .  Melee Weapon Attack : +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.  Hit : 11 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) necrotic damage. \n'b'  Vomit Swarm (Recharge 5\xe2\x80\x936) . The corrupted ushabti exhales scarabs in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in the area must make a DC 15  Dexterity  saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 25 (10d4) piercing damage and is covered in scarabs. On a success, a creature takes half the damage and isn\xe2\x80\x99t covered in scarabs. A creature covered in scarabs takes 2 (1d4) piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. A creature, including the covered creature, can take its action to brush the scarabs off the covered creature by succeeding on a DC 15  Dexterity  check. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' The eye sockets of the funerary figure\xe2\x80\x99s ornate death mask suddenly ignite with a golden radiance. With the creak of long-unused limbs, this towering figure in ancient armor raises its weapons once more. \n'b' Ushabtis are placed in tombs as servants in the afterlife for those buried there\xe2\x80\x94as both a laborer in the kingdom of the dead and a guardian in the kingdom of the living. These sentinels tend to the physical work and maintenance required after death that is beyond the abilities of those of flesh and blood. Dressed in ceremonial regalia, they are sometimes mistaken for living beings by those who would intrude upon their domain, but careful examination reveals faintly glowing hieroglyphs graven into their garments and bodies. \n'b'  Tomb Guardians . Ushabtis are most commonly encountered as guardians\xe2\x80\x94a function they fulfill effectively, fiercely attacking anything that threatens their sworn charge. An ushabti is sometimes obvious from the blood of its victims staining its form. Some ceaselessly babble ancient scriptures or invocations to the gods of death. Tombs are often littered with bones of tomb robbers an ushabti has dispatched. \n'b'  Serene Repose . Most ushabtis have human faces and proportions, with features resembling a death mask. When at rest, they stand or lie with arms folded across their chests, clutching their ceremonial weapons. Many variations have been found, however, including some that are animal-headed, completely monstrous, or have abstract or fanciful designs, such as a sun-sphere head or a body made of papyrus scrolls. \n'b'  Sacrificial Corruptions . Some dark practitioners use sacrifices\xe2\x80\x94willing or not\xe2\x80\x94as undying servants of their godkings and god-queens. Generals, trusted advisors, and close allies have willingly accompanied their dying lords into the afterlife through this horrifying transformation. The sacrifices are tightly bound in linens and sealed within a sarcophagus among a swarm of flesh-eating scarabs that, over a period of days to weeks, fully consume their bodies. The servant\xe2\x80\x99s devotion to their task and the anguish of their passing transforms the scarab colony and animates the funerary wrappings to carry on with the sacred duty. Most view this as a corruption of the process for creating ushabtis, reducing the time and cost of construction with blood and resulting in a weaker, uncontrollable guardian. \n'b' Though a corrupted ushabti fulfills its duties to protect its dead charges, it views living creatures as meals for the scarab colony within its wrappings, regardless of that creature\xe2\x80\x99s identity.'