Brain Eater

Purple, gaunt humanoids with squidlike heads and four face tentacles. They live in complex, alien societies underground and eat humanoid brains.

AC 14, HP 36, ATK 4 tentacle +5 (1d8 + latch) or 1 mind blast or 1 mind control, MV near, S 2, D 3, C 0, I 4, W 2, Ch 4, AL C, LV 8

Hear Thoughts. Can hear the surface thoughts of all intelligent creatures within near.

Latch. Tentacles attach to hit targets, automatically hitting the next round (DC 12 STR on turn to remove 1d4 tentacles). If all four remain latched onto the same humanoid target for 1 round, the target's brain is ripped out and devoured.

Mind Blast. Fills a near-sized cube extending from brain eater. DC 15 INT or 3d6 damage and paralyzed 1d4 rounds.

Mind Control. One target in near DC 15 CHA or brain eater controls for 1d4 rounds.