Shade Mother

The  is the mother of the shade creepers. As an NPC, is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
The Shade Mother was first seen attached to the wall of the mine, as a massive flat slug-like mass about 60 feet in length. One side of the mass tapers to a spindly four limbed creature, the body tree-like in appearance. She has matted, tangled dark hair that tumbles from a bony, horned skull. Her eyes are black, soulless, and predatory.

Background
Emoth Kade claims that the Shade Mother existed in the depths of the Underrush Mines beneath Jrusar for "some time". It was only "recently" before the campaign began however that she "evolved".

Abilities

 * Lair Action: Summon shade creepers.
 * Legendary Resistance: 3 per day.
 * Spider Climb
 * Light Sensitivity: While in bright light, the Shade Mother has disadvantage on attack rolls.
 * Multiattack: The Shade Mother makes four claw attacks, which deal slashing and necrotic damage.
 * Stinger: Deals piercing and poison damage, target makes a Constitution save or becomes poisoned. The target repeats the Constitution save at the end of its turn to end the poisoned condition.
 * Corrosive Nimbus (recharge 6): Each creature within 15 feet of the Shade Mother makes a Dexterity save, taking poison damage and becoming poisoned on a failure. On a success, they take no damage and isn't poisoned. A poisoned creature makes a Constitution save at the end of its turn to end the poisoned condition.
 * Legendary Actions
 * Move
 * Stinger Strike: The Shade Mother makes a stinger attack.
 * Claw strike: The Shade Mother makes a claw attack.
 * Mother's Call: The Shade Mother forces a creature poisoned by her to make a weapon attack against another creature within range. The attack roll doesn't have disadvantage and deals exta psychic damage.

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign Three: Bells Hells

Quotations
Shade Mother: I want family. I want to bring everything into our family. I want to share my love and epiphany where all can be one mind and blood, to climb up and bring us all together.
 * Shade Mother: Do not be afraid. Children! Come, let us speak. Let us learn. Let us join. You are in the embrace of the Shade Mother.
 * Imogen Temult: What's your goal? What do you want?

Trivia

 * According to Matthew Mercer, a "legit" inspiration for the Shade Mother came from the antagonist Queen Slug-for-a-Butt from Earthworm Jim.