Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d6 − 1) piercing damage.
Eye Rays. The archive keeper shoots up to two of the following magical eye rays at one or two creatures it can see within 90 feet of it. It can use each ray only once on a turn.
- Confusion Ray. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw, or it can’t take reactions until the end of its next turn. On its turn, the target can’t move, and it uses its action to make a melee or ranged attack against a randomly determined creature within range. If the target can’t attack, it does nothing on its turn.
- Paralyzing Ray. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
- Fear Ray. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, with disadvantage if the spectator is visible to the target, ending the effect on itself on a success.
- Wounding Ray. The target must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 16 (3d10) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Create Food and Water. The spectator magically creates enough food and water to sustain itself for 24 hours.
True Transcript - 1 Charge, d6 5-6 to recharge. The Archive Keeper targets a creature it can see within 90 feet. The target must succeed a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw, or have a memory stolen. One of the following is randomly removed from the targets memory.
- One Skill proficiency
- One Spell (if the character has no spells - reroll)
- One Feature
- One Proficiency
- One Language
- One Memory
The information is instantly transcribed to a book which falls to the ground in a random location 15 feet from the target. This book is a magical item that can be attuned to. If attuned to by the source of the information, the creature regains the information lost and the book is destroyed. If attuned to by a creature who is not the origin of the information, they gain the information/associated ability for as long as they are attuned to it.
Description
An Archive Keeper is a lesser type of beholder — a foul and deadly aberration. It resembles a floating sphere with a gaping maw and a single great eye, with four thin arms that are usually holding ink, quills, paper and books.