Deathstalker

Leiurus quinquestriatus · Arachnid

This pale scorpion lives in the driest deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, from Algeria to Somalia and from Turkey to Oman, hiding by day under stones or in old burrows. It hunts alone at night and its sting makes it one of the most dangerous scorpions on Earth. Its venom is milked today for medical research, including a toxin used to study cancer.

Danger: Man-killer
How it is met: Alone, by night
Size: Tiny
In winter: Active in winter

Where it lives

Hot Desert

Gives

Deathstalker Venom

Stat blocks (D&D 5e)

Scorpion

Tiny Beast, Unaligned

AC 11 · Initiative +0 (10)

HP 1 (1d4 − 1)

Speed 10 ft.

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
2 (−4), save −4	11 (+0), save +0	8 (−1), save −1	1 (−5), save −5	8 (−1), save −1	2 (−4), save −4

Senses Blindsight 10 ft.; Passive Perception 9

Languages None

CR 0 (XP 10; PB +2)

Actions

Sting. Melee Attack Roll: +2, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1 Piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) Poison damage.

This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 ("SRD 5.2.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.

Sources

Ahmet Ceceli, John Horsfield, Leiurus quinquestriatus (deathstalker). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2012.

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