Elf, Shadow Fey Executioner
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- Humanoid
- Challenge Rating
- 8
- Source
- Tome of Beasts 3
- Alignment
- Lawful-Evil
- Armor Class
- 16
- Speeds
- 30
- Walking Speed
- 30
- Strength Score
- 20
- Dexterity Score
- 15
- Constitution Score
- 17
- Intelligence Score
- 10
- Wisdom Score
- 14
- Charisma Score
- 14
- Saving Throws
- Strength, Constitution
- Skill Proficiencies
- Perception
- Languages Ref
- Common, Elvish, Umbral
- Hit Points
- 172
- Condition Immunities
- Charmed, Frightened
- Languages
- Aethyrian Common, Elvish
Medium humanoid, lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (breastplate)
Hit Points 172 (23d8+69)
Speed 30 ft.
- STR
- 20 (+5)
- DEX
- 15 (+2)
- CON
- 17 (+3)
- INT
- 10 (+0)
- WIS
- 14 (+2)
- CHA
- 14 (+2)
Saving Throws Str +8, Con +6
Skills Perception +2
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses blindsight 10', darkvision 60', passive Perception 15
Languages Common, Elvish, Umbral
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Fey Ancestry. Advantage: saves vs. charmed; Immune: magic sleep.
Necrotic Weapons. Its weapon attacks are infused with slain foes' essence. Any weapon hit deals + 2d8 necrotic (included below).
Relentless Hunter. Advantage on any Wis (Perception) or Wis (Survival) check it makes to find a creature that shadow fey nobility have tasked it with capturing or killing.
Sunlight Sensitivity. In sunlight disadvantage on attacks and Wis (Perception) checks that use sight.
Actions
Multiattack. Animate Severed Head then 2 of either Axes.
Bearded Axe. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, 5 ft., one target, 12 (2d6+5) slashing damage + 9 (2d8) necrotic.
Throwing Axes. Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit 5 ft. or range 20/60' one target 8 (1d6+5) slashing damage + 9 (2d8) necrotic.
Animate Severed Head. Pulls head from its belt and commands head to fly to target executioner can see within 30'. Head does so and attaches to it by biting. While head is attached creature has vulnerability to necrotic and at start of each of executioner's turns each attached head: 5 (2d4) piercing damage to that creature. Spellcaster with head attached has disadvantage on Con saves to maintain concentration. Executioner can have at most 4 heads attached to creatures at a time. A creature including target can use action to detach head. Detached head flies back to executioner up to 30'/round.
Bonus Actions
Recall Severed Head. Commands all severed heads attached to creatures to detach and return to the executioner's belt.
Shadow Traveler (3/Day). In shadows/dim light/darkness disappears into darkness and reappears in unoccupied space it can see within 30'. Smoke tendril appears at origin and destination.
Stat block from Tome of Beasts 3 (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Tome of Beasts 3. ©2022 Open Design LLC. All rights reserved. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.