Mormo • Odyssey of the Dragonlords

Habitat: Treasure: Coastal, Forest, Hill, Mountain; Any

Once born of divine song, the Mormos are the cursed reflections of the sirens, transformed by the corrupting power of Typhon, the Island of the Maw. When a siren lingers too long upon its blackened shores, her beauty rots away. Within weeks, she becomes a Mormo: a harpy-like predator driven by hunger and envy.

Luring Song#

A Mormo retains fragments of its former voice, capable of weaving melodies that stir both memory and despair. With these haunting songs, they lure travelers and sirens alike toward their doom.

Beauty Lost#

Mormos bear little resemblance to their ancestors. Their feathers are black and oily, their eyes glimmer with molten gold, and their faces retain just enough of their old beauty to be unnerving. Their claws are sharp enough to cut stone, and the air around them carries the faint scent of ash.

Driven by envy, the Mormos despise the untainted sirens who still possess beauty and freedom. Flocks of them scour the Forgotten Sea, seeking their kin to lure home and corrupt, ensuring no siren escapes Typhon’s curse.

Ancestors to Harpies#

The Mormos are the progenitors of the harpies, whose bloodline has thinned and decayed through the ages. When the first Mormos fled Typhon’s volcanic skies, their descendants lost both power and purpose, becoming the savage scavengers now known across the world.

Mormo

Medium Monstrosity, Chaotic Evil AC 14 HP 82 (11d8 + 33) Speed Str Int Skills Senses Languages Challenge Traits Flyby. when it flies out of an enemy’s reach. Grappler. grappling a creature that is Medium size or smaller. Actions Multiattack. Claws. Slashing damage plus 9 (2d8) Necrotic damage. Luring Song. lasts until the mormo’s Concentration ends on it. Saving Throw: foot Emanation originating from the mormo when the song starts. the song ends and repeats the save at the end of each of its turns. While Charmed, the target has the Incapacitated condition and ignores the Luring Song of other harpies. If the target is more than 5 feet from the mormo, the target moves on its turn toward the mormo by the most direct route, trying to get within 5 feet of the mormo. It doesn’t avoid Opportunity Attacks; however, before moving into damaging terrain (such as lava or a pit) and whenever it takes damage from a source other than the mormo, the target repeats the save. this mormo’s Luring Song for 24 hours. Bonus Actions Snatch. Piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 13).

Initiative +4 (14) 20 ft., Fly 80 ft. MOD SAVE MOD SAVE MOD SAVE 15 +2 +2 Dex 18 +4 +4 Con 16 +3 +3 11 +0 +0 Wis 12 +1 +4 Cha 18 +4 +7 Perception +4 Passive Perception 14 Common 5 (1,800 XP; PB +3) The mormo doesn’t provoke an Opportunity Attack The mormo can move at its full Speed while The mormo makes two attacks with her Claws. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) The mormo sings a magical melody, which Wisdom DC 15, each Humanoid and Giant in a 300- Failure: The target has the Charmed condition until Success: The target is immune to Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2)

illustrated quote — They sing like angels, then try to eat you. I have lain with worse, though not many. —Pythor, God of War

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