Quickling

Tiny fey, neutral evil

Armor Class 19 (Speed)
Hit Points 60 (11d4 + 33)
Speed 120 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
8 (-1)	24 (+7)	16 (+3)	11 (+0)	14 (+2)	7 (-2)

Saves Dex +9
Skills Acrobatics +9, Perception +4, Nature +4, Sleight of Hand +9, Stealth +9
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Aklo, Common, Sylvan
Challenge 3 (700 XP)

SPECIAL TRAITS

• Innate Spellcasting. The quickling’s innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
  • 1/day each: dancing lights, light, levitate, shatter, prestidigitation
• Evasion. If the quickling is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw and only half damage if it fails, provided it isn’t incapacitated.
• Natural Invisibility. A quickling is invisible when motionless. It loses this invisibility and remains visible for 1 round in any round in which it takes an action other than a free action.
• Slow Susceptibility. A quickling that succumbs to a slow spell or similar effect loses its supernatural speed ability and has disadvantage on attack rolls and saving throws as long as the effect persists. This condition persists for 1 round after the slow effect ends.
• Supernatural Speed. Attack rolls against the quickling have disadvantage unless it is incapacitated or its speed is 0.

ACTIONS

• Multiattack. The quickling makes three short sword attacks.
• Short Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d6 + 7) piercing damage.

ABOUT

Few creatures can match the speed of a quickling. These malicious fey creatures delight in striking with blinding speed and accuracy, often killing their victims without ever fully revealing themselves; the victim simply spurts blood and falls over dead, with no witnesses to the quickling’s deed.

Though related to brownies and grigs, quicklings share none of their kin’s generosity or merriment, choosing instead to live a life of cruelty and viciousness. Quicklings pride themselves on insults and brutality, and frequently stalk and harass their quarry until the victim gives up the chase. While quicklings are naturally invisible when motionless, they rarely contain themselves, and bob and twitch while standing and talking to other creatures. Quicklings hate every other race of creature, particularly elves, gnomes, and other kinds of fey. They barely tolerate their own kind, and rarely work together for longer than a few weeks. Quicklings stand just over 2-1/2 feet tall and weigh 15 pounds.