b'Bird, Blindingcrow \n'b'  Family:   Bird  \n'b'  Tiny   monstrosity ,  unaligned  \n'b'  Armor Class  12  Hit Points  1 (1d4 -1)  Speed  10 ft., fly 50 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 2 (-4) DEX:  14 (+2)  CON:  8 (-1)  INT:  2 (-4)  WIS:  12 (+1)  CHA:  6 (-2)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Condition Immunities  blindness  Skills   Perception  +3  Senses   darkvision  30 ft.  Languages  none  Challenge  1/8 (25 XP) \n'b' Special Traits \n'b'\n'b'  Blinding Sickness . A creature infected with blinding sickness must make a DC 9 Con saving throw after completing each  long rest . On a failure, the infected creature gains 1 level of  exhaustion ; on a success, it loses 1 level of  exhaustion . The disease is cured when the creature has 0 levels of  exhaustion , or through  lesser restoration  or comparable magic. The real danger from the disease, however, is blindness. When a creature reaches 3 levels of  exhaustion  caused by blinding sickness, or when it has taken 3 or more necrotic damage in less than 10 minutes from blindingcrows that carry the disease, the creature is permanently  blinded .  Greater restoration  or comparable magic is needed to cure this blindness. \n'b'\n'b' Actions \n'b'\n'b'  Beak .  Melee Weapon Attack : +3 to hit (reach 5 ft.; one creature).  Hit : 1 piercing damage, and the creature must make a successful DC 9 Con saving throw or take 1 necrotic damage and contract blinding sickness (see below). \n'b'\n'b' About \n'b'  Environment  Non-arctic land  Organization  solitary, pair, flock (3-12), or murder (13-100) \n'b' This glossy black crow has fleshy pustules and sores growing out from under its plumage. This bird is has a thick, heavy bill and even more surprisingly has a central third leg that ends in an array of sharpened talons. \n'b'\n'b' Blindingcrows are fairly intelligent carrion birds known for their problem-solving skills and ability to adapt within the city environment. Despite past attempts to exterminate them, blindingcrows are more common than ever in the city\xe2\x80\x99s trash dumps and are known for their distinctive screeching caw. Sociable, especially when not nesting, blindingcrows may gather in communal roosts on winter nights, sometimes with thousands or even tens of thousands roosting at one location. \n'b' When  large   groups  of these birds gather,  they sometimes form a huge swarming flock and chase predators in a behavior called mobbing . Loud noises are the most common cause for a murder of blindingcrows to attack an individual. \n'b' As foragers, these birds also clean up dead animals and garbage. In fact, blindingcrows are often blamed for overturning garbage cans when the real culprits are usually raccoons or dogs. From prolonged exposure to the toxins and wastes in their urban environments where the blindingcrows live and feed, they have developed an ironic affinity for a particular disease. Blinding sickness has festered within these birds, and they pass it from one to another during mating and while feeding. The feathers of these birds, although a glossy black, are marred by oozing, sores that drain diseased fluid and that dry and become encrusted. When the birds preen themselves, this diseased fluid transfers to their beaks where it infects their bite attacks. Despite their third claw and sinister reputation, blindingcrows are no more effective with claw attacks than a normal crow. Only when blindingcrows swarm do their claw attacks really present a threat and live up to their name. \n'b'\n'b'  Additional Credit  Author Jeffrey Swank, based on material by Richard Pett.'