Shadowmite Swarm

Observers able to see the invisible realize that nearby surfaces are covered in a carpet of miniscule vermin, each no larger than a grain of sand.

Shadowmite Swarm CR 9

XP 6,400
N Fine magical beast (swarm)
Init +2; Senses blindsense 60 ft., darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0

AC 23, touch 20, flat-footed 21 (+2 Dex, +3 natural, +8 size)
hp 120 (16d8+48)
Fort +13, Ref +7, Will +5
Defensive Abilities natural invisibility, silence, swarm traits
Immune mind-affecting effects, weapon damage
Weaknesses sunlight powerlessness

Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
Melee swarm (4d6 plus distraction and feast of shadows)
Special Attacks cling to shadows, distraction (DC 21), feast of shadows

Str 1, Dex 14, Con 16, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1
Base Atk +16; CMB —; CMD
Skills Climb +10; Racial Modifiers uses Dex on Climb checks

Environment temperate forests
Organization solitary, pair, or colony (3–6)
Treasure none

Cling to Shadows (Ex) Whenever a creature leaves a shadowmite swarm’s square, it immediately takes swarm damage as the shadowmites cling to its shadow. Immediately after dealing this damage, the clinging shadowmites return to the swarm.
Feast of Shadows (Ex) Whenever a creature in an area of dim light or darkness takes swarm damage from a shadowmite swarm, that creature takes 1d4 points of Constitution damage as its flesh is stripped away by shadow-empowered mites.
Sunlight Powerlessness (Ex) A shadowmite swarm is utterly powerless in bright light, such as natural sunlight, and flees from it. A shadowmite swarm caught in such light loses its cling to shadows ability and its swarm attack, and can take only a single move action each turn.

Found in large forests, shadowmites are invisible insects no larger than a grain of sand. As implied by their name, shadowmites are empowered by darkness and shadow, fleeing sunlight whenever possible. They normally gather on tree bark in small numbers, feeding on other creatures of their own approximate size. But wide-scale deforestation, strange weather, and other unusual goings-on can agitate a shadowmite population, causing its members to gather in large, voracious swarms that devour everything in their path.

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