Dire Hummingbird Swarm (3.5e Monster)

Dire Hummingbird Swarm
''A loud buzzing sound fills the air. As it grows closer, your body tenses with aggravation: it is probably the most annoying noise you have ever heard. You draw your sword, expecting some aberrant horror from the far realms, but like a small multicolored cloud in the sky, you see the swarm slender needle-beaked hummingbirds fly straight towards you. And, although your senses tell you to run, you really want to stop that incessant noise!''

A swarm of Dire Hummingbirds rarely occurs and is usually a response to some nearby magical phenomenon that causes dire hummingbirds to become even crazier and more savage than normal. When this swarm congregates, it flies wherever it can, draining anything with blood.

Luckily, due to the extremely high metabolism of the swarm, it usually disperses on its own after a few days, at most, otherwise, they will run out of food and starve to death. Of course, if they run out of food, that means they have killed everything they can find.

Strategies and Tactics
A dire hummingbird swarm has a very effective strategy: lure in aggravated creatures and drain all the blood from them before they can escape. They tend to try to make the best use of their blood drain ability, chasing down enemies that try to flee when the damage stacks up high.

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