Va’kaliss, Speaker of the Hungering Abyss

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If Va’kaliss fails a saving throw, they can choose to succeed instead.

Phase 2: Voice of the Abyss
At the start of each round, all creatures within 30 feet must roll 1d6:

• 1-2: Gravity shifts – Everyone's speed is halved.
• 3-4: Spatial warping – The battlefield shifts, swapping two random combatants' positions.
• 5-6: Echoes of Fate – A random past action is repeated, causing confusion.

Phase 2: Descent into the Otherworld (At 50% HP)

• The Lantern of the Midday Moon pulses wildly, and the ritual completes, merging the chamber with the Otherworld.
• The battlefield becomes unstable, causing each round to warp and shift unpredictably.
• Gravity becomes unreliable, with sections of the battlefield fluctuating wildly.
• Va’kaliss is no longer entirely bound to reality, gaining an extra Legendary Action per turn.

Final Phase: As Va’kaliss nears death, the entire chamber fractures, and the party is dragged into the Otherworld, lost within the depths of the Niche Void.

Multiattack.
Va’kaliss makes three attacks: one with Void Maw, one with Devouring Echo, and one with Hymn of the Abyss.

Void Maw. Melee Spell Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.

• Hit: 21 (3d8 + 7) psychic damage.
• If the target fails a DC 17 Strength saving throw, they are restrained by writhing void tendrils until the end of Va’kaliss’s next turn.

Devouring Echo. Ranged Spell Attack: +11 to hit, range 60 ft., one target.

• Hit: 19 (3d6 + 7) thunder damage.
• If the target fails a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, they suffer disadvantage on attack rolls and saving throws for 1 round, as they hear echoes of themselves being devoured across multiple realities.

Hymn of the Abyss (Recharge 5–6).
Va’kaliss sings a verse of Horoth’s Song, forcing all creatures within 30 feet to make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw.

• On a failure, they take 27 (6d8) psychic damage and are stunned until the end of their next turn.
• On a success, they take half damage and are not stunned.

Eldritch Melodies (1/Turn, Recharge on Short Rest)
Va’kaliss can call upon one of their College of the Apocalypse melodies each turn, using their Bardic Inspiration (d12) to fuel them.

Euphony of Self-Destruction.
Choose one creature within 60 feet. It must make a DC 17 Charisma saving throw or be dragged through the void.

• At the end of Va’kaliss’s next turn, the creature reappears, taking 5d12 psychic damage and must make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or gain a long-term madness effect.

Ode to Subjugation.
Va’kaliss summons a mass of writhing tendrils that lash out at all creatures within 30 feet.

• Targets must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, becoming restrained for 1 minute on a failure.
• Restrained creatures take 3d6 necrotic damage at the start of their turns.

Ballad of the Nameless City.
Va’kaliss unleashes a wave of inverted gravity, forcing all creatures within 30 feet to make a DC 17 Strength saving throw.

• On a failure, they are thrown 20 feet in a direction of Va’kaliss’s choice and are knocked prone.

Unstable Form. Va’kaliss’s body constantly shifts between realspace and the void. As a reaction to taking damage, they can phase into the void, reducing the damage taken by half and teleporting up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space.

Legendary Actions (2/Turn)
Va’kaliss can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one action can be used at a time, and only at the end of another creature’s turn.

Resonant Pulse.
Va’kaliss releases a pulse of void energy in a 10-foot radius.

• Creatures in range take 2d10 force damage and are pushed 5 feet away.

Fractured Reality.
Va’kaliss targets one creature within 30 feet.

• They must make a DC 17 Intelligence saving throw or experience disjointed time, missing their next reaction.

Shattering Note (Costs 2 Actions).
Va’kaliss emits a burst of discordant sound at one creature within 60 feet.

• They take 4d6 thunder damage and must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of their next turn.