b'Shadow Blight \n'b' The stump of a blackened, frostbitten conifer stands upright on six leg-like roots and scuttles sideways like an arboreal hermit crab. Inky shadows fill a hollow near the base of the stump. \n'b'  Small   plant ,  neutral evil  \n'b'  Armor Class  13 (natural armor)  Hit Points  65 (10d6 + 30)  Speed  40 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 13 (+1) DEX:  15 (+2)  CON:  16 (+3)  INT:  5 (-3)  WIS:  16 (+3)  CHA:  3 (-4)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'     Skills   Stealth  +4  Damage Vulnerabilities  fire  Damage Resistances  cold, necrotic  Condition Immunities   blinded , deafened  Senses   blindsight  60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive  Perception  13  Languages  \xe2\x80\x93  Challenge  1 (200 XP) \n'b' Special Traits \n'b'   False Appearance . While the shadow blight remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from the stump of a dead tree. \n'b'  Actions \n'b'   Frozen Shadow Tendril .  Melee Spell Attack : +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.  Hit : 7 (2d6) cold damage plus 3 (1d6) necrotic damage. \n'b'  Animate Plants (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest) . The shadow blight magically animates 1d4 plants within 60 feet of it, turning them into awakened shrubs under its control. These plants\xe2\x80\x99 attacks deal an additional 3 (1d6) necrotic damage. If the shrubs are not destroyed before 1 hour passes, they become new shadow blights. \n'b'  About \n'b'  Born of Vampires . When a vampire becomes a crimson mist, the terrified, bestial essence of the vampire initially flees and hides as it attempts to regain its senses. The mist lurks in the shadow of a tall tree in the icy northern lowlands and devours tree-dwelling insects and small animals until it is strong enough to once again hunt. The tree, weakened by the necrotic energy coming off the strengthening crimson mist, often succumbs to frostbite, animating the next sunset as a shadow blight. \n'b'  Spreading Parasite . The shadow blight longs to spread the shadow that animates it to other dead trees. It also tries to find a door to the Plane of Shadows, allowing it to exist in secluded darkness forever. It is willing to slaughter anyone who prevents it from satisfying its desires. \n'b'  Red Flowering . Shadow blights are sometimes cultivated by  vampires , liches, or necromancers as particularly loathsome guardians. When they kill a living creature, they briefly flower. These blossoms resemble a pinkish dogwood or, in some climates, a flowering plum tree.'