Candle Dependence. The daemon remains on the Material Plane only while the candle that summoned it burns.
Innate Spellcasting. The daemon’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). The daemon can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: detect magic, hunter sense, knock
1/day each: counterspell, darkness, dispel magic, shield, suffocate
Magic Resistance. The daemon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Nether Step. As its movement for its turn, the candlelight daemon can teleport to an unoccupied space within 30 feet of it, provided the space it’s teleporting to and from are both in dim light or darkness. The daemon doesn’t need to see the destination.
Slayer’s Advantage. The candlelight daemon has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn’t had a turn in combat.
Slayer’s Attack (1/Turn). The candlelight daemon deals an extra 35 (10d6) damage when it hits a target with an attack and has advantage on the attack roll. With the suffocate spell, the daemon deals this damage as extra bludgeoning damage.
Multiattack. The daemon makes two claw attacks and one gore attack. It can use hurl fire in place of any of these attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage and 4 (1d8) fire damage.
Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) piercing damage and 4 (1d8) fire damage.
Hurl Fire. Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (3d8) fire damage.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the daemon can take the Hide action as a bonus action.
Description
“A candlelight daemon remains for the duration of a cursed candle’s flame. That’s long enough for a host of sinister deeds.”
Candle Bound. The candlelight daemon can be sum- moned only by the lighting of a specially prepared candle, and then only at night. Once the candle is snuffed or burns out, the daemon must return to the Netherworld. But such daemons can do their job in a short time.
Despicable Cost. To create a candle to summon a candlelight daemon, a spellcaster must make a candle during the new moon using the rendered fat of one murderer, the ashes of three humanoids who burned alive, and the blood of thirteen cats. The caster must also expend a 6th-level spell slot.
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