Draining Gaze. When a creature that can see the zovvut's eyes starts its turn within 30 feet of the zovvut, the zovvut can force it to make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw if the zovvut isn't incapacitated and can see the creature. On a failed save, the creature takes 9 (2d8) necrotic damage, its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken, and the zovvut regains hit points equal to the amount. This reduction lasts until the creature finishes a long rest. The creature dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.

Unless surprised, a creature can avert its eyes to avoid the saving throw at the start of its turn. If the creature does so, it has disadvantage on attack rolls against the zovvut until the start of its next turn. If the creature looks at the zovvut in the meantime, it must immediately make the saving throw.

Magic Resistance. The zovvut has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Reckless. At the start of its turn, the zovvut can gain advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls during that turn, but attack rolls against it have advantage until the start of its next turn.

Multiattack. The zovvut makes two Claw attacks.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) slashing damage.

Spellcasting. The zovvut casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):

At will: darkness, detect evil and good, detect thoughts

1/day each: blight, clairvoyance (as one action)

Teleport. The zovvut magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.