Hollowbound Cultist

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Medium Humanoid, Neutral Evil

Armor Class 14 (natural armor)

Hit Points 60 (8d8+24)

Speed 30 ft.

STR 14 (+2)

DEX 14 (+2)

CON 14 (+2)

INT 10 (+0)

WIS 12 (+1)

CHA 8 (-1)

Saving Throws Con +4, Wis +3

Skills Stealth +6, Perception +4

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14

Languages Common, Infernal

Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2

Hollow Bound. The cultist’s torso is a hollow chamber filled with crawling hands that press against the inside of its ribs. The hands move at the edge of the hollow and occasionally lash outward when the cultist fights, lending the body an eerie, chitinous rhythm.

Swarm of Hands. The hands within the hollow body have a will of their own, briefly animated by ritual. They aid the cultist with agility and can distract foes; the cultist has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Actions

Multiattack. The Hollowbound Cultist makes two Hand Slice attacks and one Grasping Hand attack.

Hand Slice. Melee weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+3) bludgeoning damage. A barbed, skeletal hand punches from the hollow chest and strikes the target.

Grasping Hand. Melee weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6+4) bludgeoning damage. A hand bursts from the hollow to seize the target. The target is grappled (escape DC 14).

Environment Underdark, Urban

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Lore & Description

Appearance

A cultist whose body is a hollow husk, the torso a void of writhing hands. Inside the ribcage, a swarm of fingers and palms presses against the empty space, shifting and clicking with an unsettling rhythm. The hands occasionally reach through the fabric of the robe to brush a target with cold touch or to seize an enemy, while the outside presents a gaunt, robed figure with pale skin and ink-dark sigils.

Behavior & Origins

The Hollowbound Cultists are remnants of a ritual cult that believed hands are the vessels of will. By hollowing a body and filling it with crawling hands, they merge the inward and outward violence of ritual. The hands are not merely telegraphed aggression: they are a prisoner’s chorus, itching for release. These cultists haunt abandoned temples and shadowed alleys, seeking new converts and new bodies to fill with their writhing choir.

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Generation Info

Original prompt:
"A cultist whose body is hollow and filled with crawling hands."

Created: Feb 2, 2026
Modified: May 22, 2026