Immutable Form. The Blackstar knight is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
Magic Resistance. The Blackstar knight has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. The Blackstar knight’s weapon attacks are magical.
Multiattack. The Blackstar knight makes four melee attacks.
Deathsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7) slashing damage plus 9 (2d8) necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or be deathmarked. While deathmarked, a creature takes 9 (2d8) necrotic damage at the start of each of its turns. A creature can use an action to repeat the saving throw on each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (2d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed in a DC 20 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Undying Duty (1/Day). When the Blackstar knight is reduced to 0 hit points, it can target any number of creatures within 10 feet of it, dealing 11 (2d10) necrotic damage to each undead and 5 (1d10) necrotic damage to each other creature, regaining lost hit points equal to the total damage dealt.
Description
Golems
The creation of golems bores me, if I am being completely honest. Are not they all variations on the same idea? You have a craftsman piece together the body, or shell more appropriately, from whatever rare and exquisite materials that you can find. You then trace the necessary runes across the limbs and body, to regulate the flow of magic properly, and finally summon some poor spirit and bind it to the core of your creation. And there you have it, a golem is born. The appearance may change from one to the next, but are they not all spirit puppets, bound to your will? Are they effective guardians? Yes. But do they provide enough mental stimulation to make creating them enjoyable or worth my time? I think not.
Constructed Nature. A golem doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Blackstar Knight
Blackstar knights are undead spirits housed in vessels of animate black stone. Each knight serves Kas unswervingly, though stories of similar beings under the control of other creatures have begun to surface.
A unique trait among these golems seems to be a will so strong that they simply refuse to die. Their massive swords, made from the same black stone as the golem itself, is seemingly an extension of the golem and allows for it to channel the dark energies that created it into the flesh it cuts.
Something about the binding process of these "knights" creates an especially strong bond with the binder. I've heard tales of these golems going inactive as soon as their creator perishes. Indeed, it seems like a Blackstar knight can't exist without a force to guide it
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