Marsh Dire

Marsh Dire is a medium undead (Challenge Rating 8).

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AC: 15

HP: 142

Speed: swim 30 ft., walk 30 ft.

STR: 18

DEX: 13

CON: 20

INT: 7

WIS: 11

CHA: 8

This waterlogged humanoid is partially rotting and has plant matter, including a trio of whipping vines, infused in its body._
Drowned Dead. Marsh dires are the animated remains of humanoids who drowned in marshlands, weighted down by muck and held in place by constricting vines. The bodies decay for several weeks and incorporate the plants that aided in their demise. After they complete this process, they rise as undead, often mistaken as Open Game License

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The Game Master's Book of Random Encounters
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Last updated 7/27/2026·Tags: monster, undead, medium