Annis Hag

CreatureVGMp. 1592014
Large fey, chaotic evil
Armor Class: 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 75 (10d10 + 20)
Speed: 40 ft.
Challenge: 6 (2,300 XP)
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA
Saving Throws: Con +5
Skills: Deception +5, Perception +5
Damage Resistances: cold; bludgeoning, piercing, slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages: Common, Giant, Sylvan
Actions

Multiattack.
The annis makes three attacks: one with her bite and two with her claws.
Bite.
Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) piercing damage.
Claw.
Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) slashing damage.
Crushing Hug.
Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 36 (9d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 15) if it is a Large or smaller creature. Until the grapple ends, the target takes 36 (9d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage at the start of each of the hag's turns. The hag can't make attacks while grappling a creature in this way.
Spellcasting

Innate Spellcasting.
The hag's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). She can innately cast the following spells:
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        "A coven consists of three hags so that any arguments between two hags can be settled by the third. If more than three hags ever come together, as might happen if two covens come into conflict, the result is usually chaos.",
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            "A hag coven can craft a magic item called a hag eye, which is made from a real eye coated in varnish and often fitted to a pendant or other wearable item. The hag eye is usually entrusted to a minion for safekeeping and transport. A hag in the coven can take an action to see what the hag eye sees if the hag eye is on the same plane of existence. A hag eye has AC 10, 1 hit point, and darkvision with a radius of 60 feet. If it is destroyed, each coven member takes {@damage 3d10} psychic damage and is {@condition blinded} for 24 hours.",
            "A hag coven can have only one hag eye at a time, and creating a new one requires all three members of the coven to perform a ritual. The ritual takes 1 hour, and the hags can't perform it while {@condition blinded}. During the ritual, if the hags take any action other than performing the ritual, they must start over."
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                "{@spell inflict wounds}"
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                "{@spell gentle repose}",
                "{@spell ray of enfeeblement}"
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                "{@spell animate dead}",
                "{@spell revivify}",
                "{@spell speak with dead}"
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                "{@spell death ward}"
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                "{@spell contagion}",
                "{@spell raise dead}"
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                "{@spell circle of death}"
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                "{@spell entangle}",
                "{@spell speak with animals}"
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                "{@spell flaming sphere}",
                "{@spell moonbeam}",
                "{@spell spike growth}"
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                "{@spell plant growth}"
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                "{@spell bless}"
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