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Ghul

Size
Medium
Type
Undead
Challenge Rating
5
Source
Tome of Beasts 2
Alignment
Any
Armor Class
15
Speeds
30, fly 30
Walking Speed
30
Flying Speed
30
Strength Score
16
Dexterity Score
15
Constitution Score
16
Intelligence Score
10
Wisdom Score
10
Charisma Score
15
Vision
Darkvision (60ft)
Languages Ref
Common
Hit Points
105
Condition Immunities
Charmed, Exhaustion 1, Petrified, Poisoned
Resistances
Resistant to Cold Damage, Resistant to Fire Damage, Resistant to Lightning Damage, Resistant to Necrotic Damage, Immune to Poison Damage
Languages
Aethyrian Common

Medium undead, any evil alignment


Armor Class 15 (natural armor)

Hit Points 105 (14d8+42)

Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft.


STR
16 (+3)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
15 (+2)

Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning, necrotic

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, petrified, poisoned

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10

Languages Common

Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

Paralyzing Throes. When the ghul dies, it explodes in a puff of noxious smoke. Each creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of its next turn.

Turn Resistance. The ghul has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

Variable Immunity. As a bonus action, the ghul changes one of its damage resistances to immunity to that type of damage until the start of its next turn.

Innate Spellcasting. The ghul's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: chill touch, fire bolt, ray of frost, shocking grasp
3/day each: fog cloud, rolling thunder, misty step, spire of stone
1/day each: blur, fireball, gaseous form, frozen razors, stinking cloud

Actions

Multiattack. The ghul makes two attacks with its claws.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an elf or undead, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Description

A creature wearing a black turban steps out of the sudden fog. It is roughly the size and shape of a short man, with gray skin and pointed teeth. The thing sneers as it summons lightning to its hand, the air suddenly stinking of ozone. Its stony gray skin shifts to an icy blue as it raises its arm to direct its electrical attack._
Elemental Remnants. When an undead with the ability to raise more of their kind, such as a Open Game License

Stat block from Tome of Beasts 2 (Kobold Press), Open Game Content used under the Open Game License 1.0a. Tome of Beasts 2. Copyright 2020 Open Design LLC; Authors Wolfgang Baur, Celeste Conowitch, Darrin Drader, James Introcaso, Philip Larwood, Jeff Lee, Kelly Pawlik, Brian Suskind, Mike Welham. It is not Geminaea material. See Legal.