Adventuring Gear

Rare Requires Attunement

Description.

This ragged but cozy scarf is more than it appears. In truth, it is a juvenile mimic, an intelligent shapechanger, it poses as an ordinary scarf, silently observing.

Dormant State

When first found, the scarf behaves like a normal garment, except it occasionally shifts slightly when unwatched.
Detect Magic reveals a faint aura of transmutation.

Carnivorous hunger

Each long rest, it consumes one ration or any edible item within reach of the wearer’s pack. If it cannot find food for two days, it sneaks away to hunt.

Bonding with the Mimic

If treated kindly and worn frequently for 7 consecutive days, the mimic trusts the wearer and reveals its true nature. Upon accepting its companionship, you form an attunement bond and it gans the following properties.

Living Companion.

The mimic is intelligent
Armor Class: 11
Hit Points: 10
Speed: 10 ft., climb 10 ft.
STR 1 | DEX 12 | CON 13 | INT 10 | WIS 13 | CHA 10
Damage Immunities: acid
Languages: Understands Common but can’t speak; communicates via movement and simple gestures.

Mimic Senses.

The mimic has darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 11. While worn or carried, the mimic alerts you if it spots something you dont, like an ambush, possibly warning you of threats and avoiding suprises.
It is friendly to you and obeys your verbal commands, provided they don’t endanger it.

Commanded Shapechange.

The mimic can assume the form of any Tiny, nonmagical object you name, such as a scarf, glove, belt, cup, or dagger. Changing shape takes 1 minute, and the mimic cannot imitate complex mechanisms or weapons beyond simple shapes.

Surprise Defense (1/Day).

When a creature attacks you in melee, as a reaction you can order the mimic to reveal its true form and bite. The attacker takes 1 piercing damage plus 1d4 acid damage , and its speed becomes 0 until the start of its next turn.