Piercing Gaze. When a creature that can see the Cenobite Grunt's eyes starts its turn within 30 feet of the Cenobite, it must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success
Multiattack. The Cenobite Grunt makes three chain attacks.
Chain Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 1d8 + 3 bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 15). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the Cenobite Grunt can't use the same chain on another target.
Description
The cenobite grunt is a grotesque and nightmarish figure, a being torn between pleasure and pain, its body a canvas of sadomasochistic torment. Leather-clad and adorned with chains that seem to be a part of its very flesh, this Cenobite Grunt exudes an aura of chaotic malevolence. Its eyes, once human but now glazed with madness, burn with an insatiable thirst for suffering.
The Cenobite Grunt's face, half-concealed by an intricate iron mask that melds seamlessly with its flesh, reveals only the cruel sneer of a creature that relishes the agony it both inflicts and endures. Long, serrated nails extend from its fingertips like jagged daggers, ready to rend and tear. Its movements are unnaturally fluid, as if it exists in a state between the material world and the madness of Pandemonium.
Cenobite Template:
1. Sadomasochistic Aesthetics: Cenobites should have a distinctive and eerie appearance, reflecting their obsession with pleasure through pain. This may include elaborate leather and metal outfits, body piercings, scarification, and unsettling facial features.
2. Chain Motif: Chains should be a prominent feature of Cenobite design. They may have chains integrated into their bodies, wield chains as weapons, or even have ethereal chains that manifest during combat. Chains are symbolic of their control over torment.
3. Painful Pleasure: Cenobites derive pleasure from inflicting and experiencing pain. They may have abilities that involve tormenting their victims or gaining benefits from suffering, such as temporary hit points, healing, or enhanced combat abilities.
4. Enigmatic Origins: The origins of Cenobites should be shrouded in mystery. They may be transformed mortals who willingly embraced their sadistic nature, or they could be otherworldly beings drawn from the chaotic energies of Pandemonium.
5. Lament Configuration: The Cenobites' connection to the Lament Configuration, the puzzle box that summons them, should be a recurring theme. Whether as a means of summoning them, a source of their power, or a symbol of their order, the puzzle box should be integral to their lore.
6. Chaotic Evil Alignment: All Cenobites should adhere to a chaotic evil alignment, reflecting their cruel and unpredictable nature.
7. Masters of Torment: Cenobites excel in inflicting and enduring pain. They often have abilities that involve psychological torment, fear, paralysis, or other debilitating effects on their victims.
8. Pandemonium's Influence: Cenobites should show signs of adaptation to the chaotic plane of Pandemonium, such as unpredictable behavior, resistance to madness-inducing effects, or the ability to manipulate Pandemonium's chaotic energies.
Lair and Lair Actions
When encountered on Pandemonium.
Summon Reinforcements. Once per day, as a bonus action, the Cenobite Grunt can summon 1d4 other Cenobite Grunts to its side. These summoned grunts appear within 30 feet of the Cenobite Grunt.
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