Shambling Mound (green globe)

This shambling mound is a true neutral earth elemental. The monster can be summoned a single time with one of the green globes found at Watcher's Keep in Baldur's Gate II. It can be ordered to aid the summoner in combat.
==Summoning==
*Can be summoned one time only with the fourth green globe, obtained from The Globe Machine on the final seal of Watcher's Keep; the globe will be destroyed in the process. However, much like any other one-time-use item, it can be used repeatedly by way of a clone, like the one created via Vhailor's Helm.
==Gameplay==
*The shambling mound summoned with the green globe will stay for 14 turns, slightly more than two hours and three-quarters, if not banished or killed.
*It moves faster than the party, with a factor of 10 opposed to 9.
*It attacks once per round at a melee range of 1 ft and a speed of 0 with a THAC0 of 6, while dealing 4d8+7 crushing damage, strength modifiers included. This attack counts as being made by a magical weapon with an enchantment of 4; thus, it can hurt creatures that are immune to normal weapons and to those with an enchantment of only 3 or below.
*The shambler itself can also only be hurt by magical weapons, but already those with an enchantment of at least 2.
*Apart from this, the summoned mound has no particular resistances or immunities. Its effective armor class is 2, while having 96 hit points. Saving throws are similar to that of a fighter by the same level, namely twelve: 7, 9, 8, 8, 10.
*The creature's morale is fairly high, 16, while breaking very late and being restored within 2 sec.
* This shambling mound benefits from an improved AI in the Enhanced Edition.
* In the Enhanced Edition, it is also able to detect illusions.
==Notes==
*According to the Monstrous Manual, a sourcebook for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, the ruleset which the is based on, shambling mounds are plants. However, this creature type was only introduced to the games by a later update for the Enhanced Editions, and previously existing creature files were not adjusted.
*The race "shambling mound" also was introduced in an Enhanced Editions update only; previously existing creature files were not adjusted and remain being classified as elementals from the earth plane.
* This creature's file exists in the code of the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, along with the related effect file, MOUND.eff, but remains unsummoned in the game and its expansion.
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