Garrick Thornwell

Multiattack. The Thornhand makes two attacks: one Rootlash or Shotgun Blast and one Ivy Rend. If Garrick uses both, the Ivy Rend is treated as a grapple attempt on a hit.

Shotgun Blast. Ranged Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target or all creatures in a 10-foot cone (Dex save DC 18 for half). Hit: 45 (10d8) piercing damage on a single target; or each creature in the cone takes 28 (6d8) piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success. Creatures that fail the save are battered backward 10 feet and knocked prone.

Ivy Rend. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d8+6) slashing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 20). While grappled by the ivy, the target takes 10 (3d6) cold damage at the start of each of Garrick's turns and has its speed reduced to 0. Garrick can grapple up to two creatures at once with his ivy; freeing a grappled creature requires a successful Strength (Athletics) check against Garrick's grapple DC.

Rootlash. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (4d8+5) bludgeoning damage and the target must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be restrained by roots until the end of its next turn.

Darkness Bloom (Recharge 5-6). Garrick slams his rooted hand to the ground and the blue ivy erupts in a 30-foot radius. Each creature in the area must make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 54 (12d8) necrotic damage, is blinded for 1 minute, and has visions of its home plane; a successful save halves the damage and negates blindness. While blinded by Darkness Bloom, a creature is compelled to move toward Garrick on its turns if it can, as the ivy whispers promises of return. Plant creatures and constructs are immune to this effect.

Anchor of Worlds (1/Day). Garrick plants his rooted hand and anchors a 60-foot-radius zone of warped twilight to the material fabric. For 1 minute, gravity within the zone is heavy and distorted: creatures of Garrick's choice in the zone have disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws, spellcasters have their spell save DC reduced by 2 while they remain, and any teleportation or planar travel that begins, ends, or passes through the zone automatically fails. Garrick can end the effect early as a bonus action.

Reactive Thorns. When a creature hits Garrick with a melee attack, the attacker takes 9 (2d8) piercing damage as barbed roots lash out.

Parry (1/turn). Garrick adds +4 to his AC against one melee attack that would hit him. To do so he must see the attacker and be wielding his shotgun or have his ivy hand free.

Ivy Snap. Garrick makes one Ivy Rend attack.

Suppressing Shot. Garrick fires a single blast from his shotgun at a point he can see within 60 feet. Each creature in a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or take 22 (5d8) piercing damage and be pushed 5 feet.

Rooted Step (cost 2). Garrick moves up to his speed without provoking opportunity attacks and can end his movement by slamming his rooted hand; creatures within 10 feet must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone and restrained by roots (escape DC 20).