Heart Sight. As a bonus action, the leanan can choose one creature she can see within 60 feet of her and magically knows the creature's alignment, current emotional state and ideal, as long as the creature isn't hidden from divination magic by a spell or other magical effect.
Magic Resistance. The satyr has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spellcasting. The satyr is a 10th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Charisma (save DC 14). The satyr has the following bard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will) : friends, message
lst level (4 slots): charm person, heroism
2nd level (3 slots): calm emotions, zone of truth
3rd level (3 slots): sending, tongues
4th level (3 slots): compulsion, polymorph
5th level (2 slots): animate objects, geas
Multiattack. The leanan can use her Exhilarating Gaze. She then makes three attacks: one with her ram and two unarmed strikes.
Ram. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
Exhilarating Gaze. The leanan's eyes sparkle with enchanting light as she targets one creature she can see within 30 feet of her. If the target can see the leanan, it must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw against this magic or be charmed until the end of the leanan's next turn. While the target is charmed in this way, it is stunned.
Kiss of the Wild. The leanan kisses a creature charmed by her or a willing creature. The target makes a DC 14 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is transformed (as the polymorph spell) into the type of beast with a challenge rating of 1 or less that it identifies most with (creature’s choice). In this form, the creature retains its mental ability scores and ability to speak. Whenever the target finishes a long rest, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. After three failed saving throws, the transformation can be undone only by a remove curse spell or similar magic. If the target successfully saves against the effect, the target is immune to this leanan's Kiss of the Wild for the next 24 hours.
Description
Four new fey creatures of the satyr kind appear here, joining the regular satyr in the Monster Manual.
Menad
Menads are trusted leanans that serve as advisors, judges, or emissaries of powerful archfey of the Seelie Court.
Exotic Favors. A leanan is a female satyr, often mistaken for a succubus, looking like a highly attractive woman with horns, a tail and hooves. Many adventurers have tried to gain their exotic favors, but most of them despise violence, and particularly those that live mercenary lives, fighting for nothing but glory and gold. Leanans are known for seducing humanoids, regardless of race or gender, and are interested only in men and women that have already come of age. They usually do not kill without reason, if they attack, it is to protect their life, though they do draw energy from their lover to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion. One notable exception concerns fauns, that they hate with passion and will always fight. A leanan will consider helping adventurers if they go against fauns or some truly vile creature, often offering a lock of her magical hair as a token.
True Muse. Leanans are true muses, they give inspiration to those they favor in exchange for their love and devotion. Many masterpieces have been created under their patronage and uninspired artist go to great lengths to catch their fickle affection. Through their inspiration, they can attune the lower and higher self, the instinct and the reason. This artistic journey involves meeting your animistic self in a trance state, a totemic beast that represents the instinct. One can lose himself in this revelation, potentially turning into a beast forever. It is unclear if this occurs by a lack of control from the leanan, or from a building exposure to the fey’s magic.
Shunned and Loved. Unlike most fey creatures, leanans tend to live close to civilization, near towns and villages where they can easily meet young men and women eager to know love. A good number of them even inhabit large cities. This proximity can become problematic when moralistic clergies learn of their presence, but on the other hand many artistic institutions help them hide in their midst. Unfortunately for them, the powdered horns of leanans are very often used in the brewing of love potions and they hair is prized for the confection of hairlock-charms, a trinket carrying their muse-gift. This has led to the existence of a profitable black market for fresh leanans bodies.
Muse's Patronage
A leanan that grants a character her patronage can help him or her create a masterpiece, the masterpiece will express the true ideal of the character. A character that has proficiency with the Charisma (Performance) ability or suitable artisan’s tools can take at least 10 days and spend 1500 gp worth of rare materials to create the masterpiece. The character is assumed to work in company of the leanan for 8 hours each of those days. The masterpiece can take any form, it could be a painting, a perfume, a song or any form the character chooses to express his or her talent.
Corrupted Muse. A leanan of evil alignment or compelled against her will to be a muse will inevitably influence her protegee. A masterpiece made under such conditions will always express the flaw of the author in place of its ideal.
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