Aka Mano (Greater)

Skills Athletics +7, Insight +5, Stealth +7

 Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages the languages it knew in life, telepathy 120 ft.

Aka Manto Existence. The aka manto is on the Ethereal Plane until its Malignant Question has been answered. It can see 120 feet into the Material Plane when it is on the Ethereal Plane. The aka manto is bound to a certain point and can only travel up to 120 feet away from it. Once it chooses a target, it only uses any of its abilities on that target until either it or its target is dead or until its target is further than 120 feet away from the point the aka manto is bound to.

All material from  (c) Altfuldisch, Marc. Monsters of the Orient: Complete Bestiary. Vol. 1, Dungeon Masters Guild, 2017.

Incorporeal Movement. The aka manto can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn in side an object. Magic Resistance. The aka manto has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Multiattack. The aka manto attacks twice with its claws.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.

Strangle. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled. Until this grapple ends, the target is incapacitated and cannot breathe. On each of the aka manto’s turns, the target suffers an additional 10 (2d6 +3) bludgeoning damage.

Possession. One humanoid that the aka manto can see must succeed on a DC 11 Charisma saving throw or be possessed by the aka manto; the aka manto then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The aka manto now controls the body but doesn’t deprive the target of awareness. The aka manto can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that turn undead, and it retains its alignment, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, and immunity to being charmed and frightened. It otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. While possessing a creature in this manner, the aka manto will not interact with its surroundings or other creatures, but only attempt to kill its host as quickly as possible. The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, the aka manto ends it as a bonus action, or the aka manto is turned or forced out by an effect like the dispel evil and good spell. When the possession ends, the aka manto appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the body. The target is immune to this aka manto’s Possession for 24 hours after the possession ends. If the target succeeds its saving throw, the aka manto will ask its question again.

Malignant Question. The aka manto targets a creature it can see within 30 feet of it, telepathically asking it “Red or blue?”. If the target creature doesn’t answer, it must make a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw, taking 14 (4d6) psychic damage on a failed save, or half that damage on a successful save.

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