Multiattack

The vampire can use Charm. It then makes three Bite or Claw attacks. It can replace one attack with a Draining Bite attack. If two Claw attacks hit one Large or smaller creature, the target is grappled (escape DC 17).

Bite (Bat, Rat, or Wolf Form Only)

_Melee Weapon Attack:_ +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. _Hit:_ 11 (2d6+4) piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) necrotic damage.

Claw (Vampire Form Only)

_Melee Weapon Attack:_ +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. _Hit:_ 11 (2d6+4) slashing damage plus 14 (4d6) necrotic damage.

Draining Bite (Bat or Vampire Form Only)

Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing creature, or a creature that is grappled by the vampire, incapacitated, or restrained. _Hit:_ 9 (2d4+4) piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) necrotic damage. The target's HP maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and the vampire regains HP equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its HP maximum to 0. A Humanoid slain in this way and then fed at least one drop of the vampire's blood rises the following night as a **vampire spawn** under the vampire's control.

Charm (Vampire Form Only)

One Humanoid the vampire can see within 30 feet of it must succeed on a DC 17 WIS save or be magically charmed for 1 day, until the vampire dies, or until the vampire takes a bonus action to end the effect. The charmed target obeys the vampire's verbal commands and is a willing target for the vampire's Draining Bite attack. If the target suffers any harm or receives a suicidal command, it can repeat the save, ending the effect on itself on a success.<br>The vampire can have up to two creatures charmed in this way at a time. If it charms a third, the effect on the first target ends.

Children of the Night

The vampire magically calls 2d4 **swarms of bats** or **rats**, provided that the sun isn't up. While outdoors, the vampire can call 3d6 **wolves** instead. The called creatures arrive in 1d4 rounds, acting as allies of the vampire and obeying its spoken commands. The Beasts remain for 1 hour, until the vampire dies, or until the vampire dismisses them as a bonus action. The vampire can have any number of such Beasts under its control at one time, provided the combined total CR of the Beasts is no higher than 4.