Cursed Spectre. The creature is undead and does not need food, drink, air or water. It cannot gain Status Conditions and can only be damaged by Magical Weapon and Spell Attacks.
Black Blade Ritual. The creature may spend its turn to perform a ritual on its Sacrificial Dagger, turning it from a +5 weapon dealing 1d12 + 4 Slashing damage, to a +7 magical weapon dealing 1d20 + 6 Slashing damage. The creature spends its turn imbuing it's blade with its dark powers, humming and rubbing sacred oils upon it. The duration of the ritual, lasts from the turn after it performs the ritual until the end of combat.
Draw Life. When the creature has less than 10 hp, it may call upon its master to grant it more power. The creature must roll a DC 18 WIS check to succeed, if it does it may roll 5d10 and regain that much health.
Mad Slash. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., 1 target. Hit: 10 (1d12 + 4) Slashing damage. This attack costs 1 Action.
Blade Flurry. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., 1 target. Hit: 26 (3d12 + 4) Slashing damage. This attack costs 2 Actions.
Unholy Sacrament. The creature may target up to 2 creatures within it 60 ft. The creature loses 1d12 hp, and the targeted creatures lose the same amount of Necrotic damage. Any creatures that were targeted may roll a DC 14 CON save to take half damage.
Siphon. When the creature is hit by a Melee Weapon Attack, it may siphon 4d4 hitpoints from its attacker, unless the targeted creature passes a DC 15 CON save. This action can be performed once per round.
Masters Calling. When the creature drops to less than 10 hitpoints from a single attack, it may call upon the power of its master to create a powerful magical shield around it, giving the creature +12 AC until its next turn. This action can only be performed once per round.
The creature has 1 Legendary action per day. It regains charges after a long rest.
Devotion in Death (1/Day). When the creature drops below 10 hp, it may roll that many d10 and deal that much Necrotic damage to any creatures within a 10 ft. radius. The creature dies after using this Action and it leaves no remains except for it's blade and cloak.
Description
"Rise my loyal undead, rise! Wreak havoc and destroy my enemies!"
-Valk, chosen Vessel of the Ancient Beast.
The Aethereal Cultist are undead, who were cursed by a Vessel of the Ancient Beast long ago. The creatures were commanded to perform a dark sacrificial ritual, in which their souls were bound forever to the Ancient Beast. They now serve loyally whenever the Ancient Beast or its chosen Vessel summon them.
The Aethereal Cultist can be any Humanoid creature of Small to Large size. They appear wearing a Black Cloak and wielding a Sacrificial Dagger, a Flamberge shaped blade which they can perform a ritual on during combat to imbue it with magical strength.
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