Eveyrone should be free to live as they want and die as terribly as they can. This is the creed that the strange collection of bodyparts known as Piecemeal holds. Originally, it was a trio of kobolds who attempted a 'ritual' of their own design meant to grant immortality. Instead, it tore the three creatures into pieces that forgot how to die. The mass went quite mad and seeks to free other body parts from the 'bondage' of well, being part of a body. Travelling as three kobolds in a trenchcoat, Piecemeal wages a brutal war against 'slave owners' (IE anything with a body) and adds new parts to its collectiona as needed to keep the revolution going. Over time little of the kobolds remain, but it still rambles about in a trenchcoat spouting its made philosophy.

Piecemeal

Medium swarm of tiny undead creatures, chaotic neutral

Armor Class 11

136 (16d8 + 64)

Speed 30 ft

Climb 20 ft

Str 18 Dex 12 Con 19 Int 10 Wis 11 Cha 15

Skills Perception +6, Stealth +4

Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, stunned

Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 16

Languages Common, Draconic

Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)

Hoard.

Any time Piecemeal reduces a creature to 0 hit point, it kills that creature if it is not a construct, elemental, or undead, and tears new parts from its corpse. Piecemeal regains hit points equal to that creature's Hit Dice.

Swarm.

Piecemeal can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a tiny body part. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points except through its horde ability.

Turn Resistance.

Piecemeal has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

Undead Fortitude.

If damage reduces the Peicemeal to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, Peicemeal drops to 1 hit point instead.

Actions

Rip and Tear.

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (4d6+7) slashing damage or 10 (2d6+3) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer.