Magic Weapons. The Zeteniel’s weapon attacks are considered Magical.
Innate Spellcasting. The Zetenniel is an innate spellcaster. Its spellcasting modifier is CHA, its spell save DC is 15, and its spell attack bonus is +7. It knows the following spells.
At will: Dancing Lights, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost
2/day: Catapult, Detect Magic, Mage Armor, Levitate, Shatter, Web
1/day: Bestow Curse, Fly, Remove Curse, Black Tentacles
Multiattack. A Zeteniel makes one bite and one claw attack on each of its turns, or it can cast a spell.
Bite. Melee weapon attack, 5 foot range, +6 to hit. 2d6+3 Magical Piercing and 2d8 Cold damage
Claw. Melee weapon attack, 5 foot range, +6 to hit. 1d10+3 Magical Slashing and 2d8 Fire damage.
Binding. As a Bonus Action, a Zeteniel can bind itself to a willing creature for 24 hours. While bound, the Zeteniel can teleport to the creature from up to 5 miles away, and gives the creature +2 on attack and damage rolls while within 60 ft of it.
Split Pain. When a creature bound to a Zeteniel takes damage, the Zeteniel can choose to halve that damage, taking the other half of it for itself.
Description
A Zeteniel has a large Monitor lizard body, the talons of a deinonychus, the head and neck of a snake, and the tail of a crocodile. Underneath this fearsome appearance however, is the loyalty of a Kalaro or a dog.
After the failure of the Xirikiet, the Mage Guild of Wyvitira tried again to make a creature to guard its many secrets, and this time they succeeded. The Zeteniel was everything they had hoped for from the Xirikiet and more, able to cast spells and be a great battlefield supporter as well. The process by which they were created is not very well understood, though it’s believed that several different rituals were involved.
They have become popular and beloved enough that the guild now has a dedicated breeding program for them, and when a mage reaches journeyman status, they are usually given one of these as a companion. Anyone found guilty of abusing these creatures is expelled from the guild, usually permanently. Oddly enough, Zeteniels seem to love the taste of cheeses.
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