b'Pesta Hag \n'b'  Family:   Hags  \n'b'  Medium   fey ,  chaotic neutral  \n'b'  Armor Class  17 (natural armor) \n'b' Hit Points  105 (14d8 + 42) \n'b' Speed  30 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 16 (+3) DEX:  14 (+2)  CON:  16 (+3)  INT:  13 (+1)  WIS:  17 (+3)  CHA:  15 (+2)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Saving Throws   Str  +5,  Wis  +5 \n'b' Skills   Intimidation  +4,  Medicine  +5,  Perception  +5,  Stealth  +4 \n'b' Damage Vulnerabilities  radiant \n'b' Damage Resistances  necrotic, poison \n'b' Condition Immunities   exhaustion ,  poisoned  \n'b' Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  15 \n'b' Languages  Common, Giant, Sylvan \n'b' Challenge  4 (1,100 XP) \n'b' Proficiency Bonus  +2 \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Disease Sense . The pesta  hag  can pinpoint the location of  poisoned  creatures or creatures suffering from a disease within 60 feet of her and can sense the general direction of such creatures within 1 mile of her. \n'b'  Pestilence Aura . At the start of each of the pesta  hag\xe2\x80\x99s  turns, each creature within 10 feet of her takes 4 (1d8) poison damage. If a creature remains within the aura for more than 1 minute, it must succeed on a DC 13  Constitution  saving throw or contract a disease of the  hag\xe2\x80\x99s  choice. The disease\xe2\x80\x99s saving throw DC is 13, regardless of the disease the  hag  chooses. \n'b'  Plague Carrier . The pesta  hag  is immune to diseases. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Multiattack . The pesta  hag  makes two Pestilence Rake or Poison Bolt attacks. \n'b'  Pestilence Rake .  Melee Weapon Attack : +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 5 (2d4) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 13  Constitution  saving throw or its  hp  maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and it contracts sewer plague, sight rot, or another disease of the pesta  hag\xe2\x80\x99s  choice. The disease\xe2\x80\x99s saving throw DC is 13, regardless of the disease the  hag  chooses. \n'b'  Poison Bolt .  Ranged Spell Attack : +5 to hit, range 120 ft., one target.  Hit : 12 (2d8 + 3) poison damage. \n'b'  Curative Touch (3/Day) . The pesta  hag  touches another creature. The target magically regains 10 (2d8 + 1)  hp  and is freed from any disease or poison afflicting it. \n'b'  Summon Plague Rats (1/Day) . The pesta  hag  magically calls 1d3 swarms of rats. The called rats arrive in 1d4 rounds, acting as allies of the  hag  and obeying her spoken commands. The swarms carry a terrible disease. If a creature takes damage from the swarm\xe2\x80\x99s Bites, it must succeed on a DC 10  Constitution  saving throw or contract the disease. Until the disease is cured, the creature can\xe2\x80\x99t regain  hp  except by magical means, and the target\xe2\x80\x99s  hp  maximum decreases by 3 (1d6) every 24 hours. If the creature\xe2\x80\x99s  hp  maximum drops to 0 as a result of this disease, it dies. The rats remain for 1 hour, until the  hag  dies, or the  hag  dismisses them as a bonus action. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' This hideous crone is wrapped in tattered, black garments and carries a large, wooden rake. Her pale skin is blackened on her nose and fingertips, and her exposed flesh shows open, weeping sores. \n'b' Pesta hags, also known as plague hags, are physical manifestations of disease. As a pesta  hag  wanders, disease spreads in her wake, especially where folk antagonize her. A pesta  hag  will cure diseases from petitioners that come bearing gifts or even on a whim. The gifts demanded vary widely, depending on the  hag\xe2\x80\x99s  mood. She may demand the grandest horse in a lord\xe2\x80\x99s stables, for example, but accept a fresh pear or a scarf full of berries from a poor leper. Or she may turn away both without explanation. \n'b'  Ghost Ships . Occasionally, a pesta  hag  takes passage on a vessel. Inevitably, the crew falls victim to disease. If the entire crew succumbs, the  ghost  ship continues on its course, often with the body of a determined captain slumped over the wheel to keep the vessel on course. When it docks, the pesta  hag  slips ashore amid the  confusion , leaving the ship and its grisly cargo behind.'