Angelic Judge. Crystalline Keith is an appointed judge and is empowered by the angels of the higher planes. As such, she is an Angel. She is immune to any spell or effect that would alter her form, and she cannot be banished by any means. She also has the following traits:
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Immunity to Certain Attacks. All fiends, undead, and evil-aligned characters cannot hit her. Constructs and other angels ignore this effect.
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Aura of Illumination and Dispelling. She has an aura that illuminates and dispels magical darkness, invisibility, and illusions within 120 feet of her.
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Aura of Truth. She has an active aura of truth, preventing lies from being spoken within 120 feet of her.
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Immunity to Imprisonment. She cannot be sealed away or trapped through non-magical or magical barriers, or even imprisoned.
Crystalline Rejuvenation. Keith can spend 1 minute meditating to regain 10d10 hit points. She can use this ability once per day.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Keith fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Innate Spellcasting. Keith’s innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 22, +14 to hit with spell attacks). She can cast the following spells without requiring material components: At will: detect evil and good, light, mage hand, minor illusion 3/day each: counterspell, dispel magic 1/day each: forcecage, plane shift
Multiattack. Crystalline Keith makes three Crystalline Blade attacks.
Crystalline Blade. Melee Spell Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d8 + 7) force damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 22 Constitution saving throw or be restrained by solidified crystals. A creature can be freed by a disintegrate spell or by a successful DC 20 Strength check made by an adjacent creature as an action.
Crystalline Radiance (Recharge 5-6). Crystalline Keith unleashes a burst of holy energy in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on herself. All other creatures in that area must make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking 70 (20d6) radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one. A creature that fails the saving throw is also blinded until the end of its next turn.
Crystalize. Keith chooses one creature restrained by her Crystalline Blade within 60 feet. The target must succeed on a DC 22 Constitution saving throw or be petrified by the crystals until the condition is ended by a greater restoration spell or by her choice as a bonus action.
Crystalline Aegis. When Crystalline Keith is hit by an attack, she can use her reaction to summon a shimmering crystal shield, granting herself a +5 bonus to her AC against that attack, potentially causing it to miss.
Keith can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Keith regains spent legendary actions at the start of her turn.
Attack. Keith makes one Crystalline Blade attack.
Teleport. Keith teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space she can see.
Shatter Crystal. One creature restrained by Crystalline Keith must succeed on a DC 22 Constitution saving throw or take 17 (3d6 + 7) force damage from the crystals intensifying.
Description
Lore: Crystalline Keith, Angelic Judge of the Arctic
Crystalline Keith was once an astral elf of great renown, hailing from a continent far removed from the Angelic Empire. Her people lived in harmony with the cosmos, their culture steeped in celestial magic and the pursuit of cosmic knowledge. However, their peaceful existence was shattered when a corrupting influence, a creeping plague of undeath and fiendish influence, began to seep into their lands. The astral elves, for all their wisdom, were ill-equipped to combat this new evil, and their continent was plunged into a desperate struggle for survival.
On the brink of annihilation, as the darkness threatened to consume her home, the heavens parted and a host of angels descended. These celestial beings, sworn protectors of life and good, fought back the tide of evil and, in a final act of salvation, transported the last remnants of the astral elf people to their own domain. This domain was the heart of the Angelic Empire, a vast and magnificent continent of eternal ice and pristine glaciers known as the Arctic. It was a land sculpted by divine will, where the air itself was imbued with holy energy and the Aurora Borealis was a constant, ethereal presence in the sky.
Among the saved, Keith was recognized for her unwavering courage and the inherent purity of her soul. She demonstrated a profound understanding of law and justice, a keen intellect, and a heart unburdened by the corruption that had afflicted her old home. The angels, seeing in her the potential for divine purpose, chose her to become their appointed judge. They imbued her with a fraction of their own celestial power, transforming her astral magic into the potent and unique crystalize magic she wields today. This holy energy, channeled through her, manifests as pure, divine crystals that can bring order and stasis to chaos, turning flesh and bone to sparkling, crystalline immobility.
As the Angelic Judge, Crystalline Keith is the final arbiter for the people of the Arctic. She walks the land as a beacon of truth and justice, her presence dispelling illusions and lies within her very aura. To the innocent and the wronged, she is a symbol of hope and divine protection. To fiends, the undead, and the corrupt, she is a terrifying and unyielding force of law, a crystalline storm of pure, holy power. She carries the weight of her people's tragic past and the immense responsibility of her divine appointment, ensuring that no evil will ever take root in the sacred lands the angels saved for them.
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