# Swarm, Dread Blossom
>[!rimg]+
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> >[!debug]+
> >Melee/Ranged: +3/+10
> >Secondary: -2/+5
> >Multiattack: +1/+8
> >M/R_PA: +3/+10
> >2nd/PA: -2/+5
> >MA_PA: +1/+8
> >Itterative: 1
> > xDmg:: Str: -4; Str2: -6; StrOH: -2; StrPA: -4; StrPA2H: -6; StrPAOH: -2
> > xDCs:: Str: 9; Dex: 16; Con: 15; Int: 13; Wis: 13; Cha: 9
> > xFeat:: —/0 (0)
> >
> >
> > xLang:: 0/0 (0)
<div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Dread Blossom Swarm</div>
<div class="CR">CR 6 (2,400 XP)</div>
<div class="SOU">Monster Manual 3</div>
<div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div>
N Tiny Plant (swarm)
**Init** +3
**Senses** low-light vision; **Perception** +2
#### defense
**AC** 16, 15 touch, 13 flat-footed (+3 Dex, +1 natural, +2 size)
**hp** 42 (7d8+14); regeneration 5 (cold or fire)
**Fort** +7, **Refl** +7, **Will** +2
**Feint** —, **Demoralize** —
**Defensive Abilities** swarm traits
#### offense
**Speed** fly 60 ft. (good)
**Melee** swarm (1d6 str)
**Space** 10 ft., **Reach** ft.
**Special Attacks** blood drain, poison pollen
#### statistics
**Str** 2, **Dex** 17, **Con** 14, **Int** —, **Wis** 10, **Cha** 3
**BAB** +5, **CMB** —, **CMD** —, **TA** +3, **RTA** +10
**Feats** [[Ability Focus]] (poison pollen)<sup>B</sup>, [[Alertness]]<sup>B</sup>, [[Lightning Reflexes]]<sup>B</sup>
**Languages**
#### special abilities
### Blood Drain (Ex)
A dread blossom swarm drains the blood of any paralyzed or immobilized creatures whose space it occupies at the end of its turn, dealing 1d6 points of Constitution damage.
### Poison Pollen (Ex)
A dread blossom swarm constantly exudes an airborne contact poison in a 15-foot radius. Creatures within the area or within the swarm must succeed on a DC 17 Fortitude save or be paralyzed for 1 round. Secondary damage is paralysis for 1 minute. The save DC is Constitution-based.