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| Harpy | |||||||||||||
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| Level 3 | |||||||||||||
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| Race | Harpy | ||||||||||||
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| Size | Medium | ||||||||||||
| Type | Monstrosity | ||||||||||||
| Armour Class | 13 | ||||||||||||
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| Movement speed | 32 m (107 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (100 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Initiative | +2 | ||||||||||||
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| Proficiency bonus | +2 | ||||||||||||
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 | The harpy can make a multiattack if the target is lured. | ||||||||||||
 | Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach. | ||||||||||||
Harpies are a non-playable race and type of monstrosity creature in located north of the Emerald Grove in the Secluded Cove. The small group of harpies will be singing their alluring song , which have already lured in the young tiefling, Mirkon.
About harpies
Sadistic creatures with the legs and wings of a vulture and the body of an elf. Their sweet song enchants their prey, luring them to their deaths.
Attacks and abilities
Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft 
Recharge: Per turn 
AoE: 25 m / 80 ft (Radius) 
Range: 18 m / 60 ft Tactics
The truly difficult part in fighting the harpies is a combination of the terrain and their Luring Song ability. One harpy will always hang back to perform the song, forcing your party to constantly try resisting the alluring singing which will waste their turn and leave them open for attack by the other harpies. With much of the cove considered Difficult Terrain, any attempts to approach them will also be greatly slowed. Their fly ability makes it easy for them to ignore distance and terrain, with them focusing on those who are being Lured so they can multiattack them.
It is best to use ranged attacks and spell on the singing harpy to try breaking her Concentration in singing. With that freedom given, it is wise to fight back aggressively before another harpy begins singing again.
Buffing the Party with Bless before talking with Mirkon to trigger the fight will give you a better chance to resist the song. Likewise, using Gnome, Elf or Half-Elf characters who have Advantage on the saves helps a lot. Utilising the High Ground to the left and right of where Mirkon starts can be important for some party setups.
A viable yet somewhat violent strategy to protect Mirkon during the fight is to throw or shove him away from the shoreline and the harpies. Tossing him gives him distance to avoid getting killed by the harpies' opportunity attacks as he is lured by the song.
If the player has a party member that can cast Silence, the fight can be somewhat trivialized. Silence protects Mirkon and all party members within its area of effect from being affected by Luring Song. Players can keep their entire party within a silenced area and fight the harpies as they come to them. Players should be wary of preventing the Concentration of Silence's caster from being broken. If the party member casting Silence is a Cleric, they can cast Sanctuary on themselves to easily prevent their Concentration from being broken.
Be warned that casting Silence over Mirkon before talking to him will immediately trigger the fight. If the player chooses to do this, it is advised that they cast Silence over both Mirkon and their entire party.
Notes
- Grants 20 experience when killed.
Gallery
A Harpy ingame.
External links
Harpy on the Forgotten Realms Wiki