Morphoi

These blue-skinned humanoids wield tridents and have unusual faces with vertical eyes but no mouth or nose.

Medium plant, chaotic evil

Armor Class 13 (may be higher with armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
11 (+0)	16 (+3)	13 (+1)	14 (+2)	10 (+0)	15 (+2)

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)

Special Traits

• Amphibious. The morphoi can breathe air and water.
• Immunity to Temporal Effects. The morphoi is immune to all time-related spells and effects.
• Shapeshifter. The morphoi can use its action to polymorph into a Medium creature or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment the morphoi is carrying or wearing isn’t transformed. The morphoi reverts to its true form when it dies.

Actions

• Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage.
• Trident. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., or +5 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d8) piercing damage if used with both hands to make a melee attack, or 6 (1d6 + 3) if thrown.
• Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.

About

Shapeshifter Plants. Morphoi are shape-shifting plant creatures indigenous to many islands. In their natural forms, the morphoi are androgynous beings between 5 and 6 feet tall. Their elliptical heads have eyes on both front and back. When harmed, they bleed a dark red sap. As plants, the morphoi don’t need to eat. Instead, they gather nutrients from the sun and air. When posing as humanoids, they consume small amounts of food to aid their disguise, but since they have no internal digestive system, the food is just stored inside their bodies until they can spit it out.

Ship Travel. Morphoi live in island communities and in nearby waters. Many travel by ship-usually by posing as beautiful women, handsome men, or stranded travelers. They harbor a powerful animosity toward intelligent animal life, and their disguised agents are behind many otherwise inexplicable acts of sabotage and murder. Unlike doppelgangers, morphoi can’t mimic specific individuals or read thoughts. Instead, they create intriguing backgrounds to go along with their disguises.

Four Eyes Always. No matter what form they shift into, morphoi always have four eyes, never two. They can relocate their eyes to anywhere on their bodies, however, and they try to keep the second pair of eyes on the back of the head or neck (concealed by long hair or a tall collar), or the backs of the hands (under gloves but useful to peer around corners).

About one in 30 morphoi are chieftains, and they have rangers, shamans, and warlocks among them. Those chosen as infiltrators are often rogues or bards. Stories tell of shapeshifted morphoi falling in love with humans, but it is impossible for the two species to interbreed.