> [Monsters, NPC and Animals](srd_monsters.md)

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# Shrieker

- Alias: [Criard](hd_monsters_criard.md)
-  Medium plant, unaligned
- **Armor Class** 5
- **Hit Points** 13 (3d8)
- **Speed** 0 ft.

|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (-5)| 1 (-5)|10 (+0)| 1 (-5)| 3 (-4)| 1 (-5)|

- **Senses** blindsight 30 ft. ([blind](srd_conditions_blinded.md) beyond this radius), passive Perception 6
- **Languages** -
- **Challenge** 0 (10 XP)
- **Condition Immunities** blinded, deafened, frightened

## Special Features

**_False Appearance_**. While the shrieker remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary fungus.

## Reactions

**_Shriek_**. When bright light or a creature is within 30 feet of the shrieker, it emits a shriek audible within 300 feet of it. The shrieker continues to shriek until the disturbance moves out of range and for 1d4 of the shrieker's turns afterward.

