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Night Hag

Monsters Monster Manual

use its Nightmare Haunting action. The bag has AC 15, HP 20, and Resistance to all damage. The bag turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points. If the bag is destroyed, any souls the bag is holding are

DC 14): At Will: Detect Magic, Etherealness, Magic Missile (level 4 version) 2/Day Each: Phantasmal Killer, Plane Shift (self only)Cold, FireShape-Shift. The hag shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a

Zlan

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

turn. Spellcasting. Zlan casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19): At Will: Detect Magic, Detect

darkness Fetchigrol Abused authority as a spiritual leader to trade souls for power First Grandfather Wu Unleashed a magical contagion that killed a world of billions Solmé of Gharr

Dead Three Scion

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

scion casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20): At Will: Detect Thoughts, Dispel Magic 2/Day Each: Dimension

), using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting. The scion can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.Some wicked mortals have bound their souls to Bane, Bhaal, and

Vampire Infernalist

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18): At Will: Detect Magic, Detect Thoughts, Dispel Magic, Fireball (level 4 version), Mage Hand, Prestidigitation 2/Day: Scrying 1/Day: Wall of FireLegendary

teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.Vampire Arcanist of the Nine Hells While mortal wizards tend to hesitate before bartering their souls to devils for magical power, vampire wizards

Luba's Tarokka of Souls

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Not all lingering spirits are tragic souls, lost on their way to the hereafter. Some languish as prisoners, souls so wicked mortals dare not free them upon an unsuspecting afterlife. Created by a

figure of Vistani legend, Luba’s Tarokka of Souls shaped the destiny of countless heroes. The prophecies of this deck of cards also revealed great evils and guided its creator into the path of

Master of Souls

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Grave Magic. When the master of souls cast a spell that deals damage, it can change the spell's damage type to necrotic. Spellcasting. The master of souls is a 5th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting

: Cantrips (at will): chill touch (see “Actions” below), mage hand, message, prestidigitation 1st level (4 slots): burning hands, detect magic, ray of sickness (see “Actions” below), shield 2nd level (3 slots

Skull Lasher of Myrkul

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): mage hand, message, prestidigitation 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, protection from evil and good, ray of sickness (see “Actions

master the necromantic arts. Delvers into Lore. Cultists of Myrkul study rituals that allow them to force the souls of the dead into service, compelling them to answer questions and share forgotten

Death Giant Shrouded One

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Shroud of Souls bonus action. The skull bearing the death rune has AC 18; 35 hit points; and immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The skull regains all its hit points at the end of every turn

0 hit points by this attack. Spellcasting. The giant casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability: At will: detect magic, mage armor 3/day each: speak with dead

False Lich

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22): At will: Detect Magic, Fly, Mage Hand, Prestidigitation 3/day each: Dispel Magic, Invisibility (self only) 1

corpse’s eye sockets; the gems allow the false lich to trap creatures’ souls and transfer the souls to its creator. A false lich often gradually gains a sense of self-identity. While many

Firbolg Primeval Warden

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At will: entangle, speak with animals, speak with plants 1/day each: commune with nature (as an action), detect magic

primeval forests of the multiverse, and the magic of those forests entwined itself with the firbolgs’ souls. Ages later, that magic still thrums inside firbolgs. Firbolgs are often drawn to

Yuan-ti

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new

in a variety of ways: a forked tongue, snake eyes, a snakelike nose, or some other ophidian characteristic. However a yuan-ti looks, they have the power to pursue great good or evil in the multiverse

Inquisitor of the Mind Fire Legacy

monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, calm emotions, detect magic, detect thoughts, dispel magic, sending, suggestion 1/day each: mass suggestion, modify memory Inquisitor’s Command (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType

.” With those words, the psychically gifted priest Ulmed founded the Ulmist Inquisition, an order of psionic inquisitors that seeks to discover the wickedness hiding in people’s souls. In the

Firbolg Wanderer

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

ability (spell save DC 14): At will: mage hand, minor illusion, Tasha's hideous laughter 1/day each: detect magic, disguise self, dispel magic, polymorphFirbolgs inspired by the saga of Diancastra

primeval forests of the multiverse, and the magic of those forests entwined itself with the firbolgs’ souls. Ages later, that magic still thrums inside firbolgs. Firbolgs are often drawn to the

Factol Skall

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

resurrection or wish spell. Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Skall fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Rejuvenation. If Skall dies, he turns to dust. If his orrery of souls hasn’t

of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19): At will: detect magic, mage hand, prestidigitation 2/day each: animate

Inquisitor of the Sword Legacy

monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

following spells, requiring no components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15): At will: detect magic, detect thoughts, dispel magic, sending 1/day each: dimension door, fly

founded the Ulmist Inquisition, an order of psionic inquisitors that seeks to discover the wickedness hiding in people’s souls. In the days before Count Strahd von Zarovich became the first

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

alhoon casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): At will: dancing lights, detect magic, detect thoughts

amethyst. The process requires at least three mind flayer arcanists and the sacrifice of an equal number of souls from living victims in a three-day-long ritual of spellcasting and psionic communion. Upon

Lantern Archon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

":"radiant"} radiant damage. Spellcasting. The archon casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability: At will: detect evil and good 1

greet newly arrived souls to Mount Celestia and light the path for those who traverse the plane with reverence and respect. They appear as glowing, winged balls of vaporous light wrapped in a gleaming

Archaic

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22): At will: detect magic, divination, sending 1/day each: banishment, forcecage Teleport. The archaic

tangle, the answer they seek is revealed. In truth, archaics are the reincarnated souls of the oracles of Strixhaven. When an oracle dies, their soul travels back through time to the explosion of magic

Fomorian Warlock of the Dark

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

fomorian casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): At will: detect magic, levitate, mage hand, prestidigitation 1/day each: detect thoughts

and their god was consigned to a subterranean prison. Subjected to the strange magic of the Underdark, the fomorians’ bodies and souls twisted until they became the fomorians of today.Creeping

Zariel

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 26): At will: alter self (can become Medium when changing her appearance), detect

gruesome demon-slaying machines. To replenish her legions, Zariel needs the souls of mortals to create lemure;lemures, which she can then promote to higher forms of devils. She is keenly interested in

Inquisitor of the Tome Legacy

monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

(Psionics). The inquisitor casts one of the following spells, requiring no components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15): At will: detect magic, dispel magic

;s souls. In the days before Count Strahd von Zarovich became the first vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had

Bael

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21): At will: alter self (can become Medium), charm person, detect magic

stratagems. Bael gladly spares the lives of those he defeats—if they pledge their souls and service to him. Demons are an exception; although he is willing to corrupt almost any other foes, he always

Archduke Zariel of Avernus

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

appearance), detect evil and good, fireball, invisibility (self only), wall of fire 3/day each: blade barrier, dispel evil and good, finger of death Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Zariel fails a saving

other. To keep Bel busy and out of her sight, Zariel tasks him with forging weapons, armor, and gruesome demon-slaying machines. To replenish her legions, Zariel needs the souls of mortals to create

Journey into Death

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

given funeral rites have no means to pay Athreos’s toll and thus have no way of reaching their place of rest. These lost souls primarily collect along the Tartyx’s shores where they languish or beg

Journey into Death Those who are prepared for death, or who receive funeral rites, typically have or are given a coin (or similar token of value) interred with their corpse. When these individuals

Geryon (Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

: alter self (can become Medium when changing his appearance), detect magic, ice storm, invisibility (self only), locate object, suggestion, wall of ice 1/day: banishment Teleport. Geryon magically

; he loves to feel flesh and steel sundered beneath his claws and to taste his foes’ blood. Yet Geryon’s ferocity has also limited his ability to collect souls and forge an effective

Lady Illmarrow

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

missile, shield, sleep 2nd level (3 slots): blur, detect thoughts, mirror image 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, fireball, fly, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): blight, confusion

island domain. Long ago, it was revealed that the elven line of Vol — a house that practiced the art of necromancy and bore the Dragonmark of Death — was engaged in secret blood rites

Yuan-ti

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Yuan-ti Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became

heritage in a variety of ways: a forked tongue, snake eyes, a snakelike nose, or some other ophidian characteristic. However a yuan-ti looks, they have the power to pursue great good or evil in the multiverse.

Geryon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

: alter self (can become Medium when changing his appearance), detect magic, ice storm, invisibility (self only), locate object, suggestion, wall of ice 1/day: banishment Teleport. Geryon magically

to feel flesh and steel sundered beneath his claws and to taste his foes’ blood. Yet Geryon’s ferocity has also limited his ability to collect souls and forge an effective hierarchy

Aurnozci

Monsters The Book of Many Things

save DC 20): At will: Detect Magic, Heat Metal (7th-level version) 2/day each: Darkness, Dispel Magic, Hold PersonAurnozci can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one

down mortal souls for violent ritual sacrifice to their god. Roleplaying Aurnozci Aurnozci is a being of mindless destruction, and the Caged Worm has few dealings with mortals that don’t end

Fraz-Urb'luu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

will: alter self (can become Medium-sized when changing his appearance), detect magic, dispel magic, phantasmal force 3/day each: confusion, dream, mislead, programmed illusion, seeming 1/day each

of their holy cause, only to eventually reveal his true nature and claim their souls as his own.Fraz-Urb’luu’s Lair Fraz-Urb’luu’s lair lies within the Abyssal lair known as

Fraz-Urb'luu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

his appearance), detect magic, dispel magic, phantasmal force 3/day each: mislead, programmed illusion, seeming 1/day each: modify memory, project imageFraz-Urb’luu can take 3 legendary actions

to greater and greater atrocities in the name of their cause, only to eventually reveal his true nature and claim their souls as his own.Fraz-Urb’luu’s Lair Fraz-Urb’luu’s

Luba's Tarokka of Souls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Luba’s Tarokka of Souls Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) Not all lingering spirits are tragic souls, lost on their way to the hereafter. Some languish as prisoners, souls so wicked

mortals dare not free them upon an unsuspecting afterlife. Luba’s Tarokka of Souls Created by a figure of Vistani legend, Luba’s Tarokka of Souls shaped the destiny of countless heroes. The prophecies of

Yuan-ti

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

, which often manifests as fangs or striking serpents. Yuan-ti have humanlike forms with a variety of horrifying serpentine transformations. Some have a scattering of reptilian scales, while others

supernatural rites. Roll on or choose a result from the Yuan-ti Transformations table to inspire how yuan-ti obtain their serpentine aspects. Yuan-ti Transformations 1d6 A Yuan-ti Gained Its Snake

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

their ingenuity and skill had turned toward scheming against their patron, the spark of creativity was torn from their souls. Finally, to ensure that the kenku could never divulge any secrets, their

might sound like fun, but it can prove distracting and could slow down the game. Kenku Names Given that kenku can duplicate any sound, their names are drawn from a staggering variety of

Tenets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

initiation, which includes a solemn oath of secrecy, learn deeper truths that build upon the basic tenets of the group: Preexistent Souls. The souls of mortal beings have always existed and aren’t part of

the flawed creation that is passing away. Souls dwelled in the Void before the creation of the multiverse, but now they are imprisoned within the multiverse. They must be set free from the multiverse

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