Umbral Maw of the Abyssal Whisper

3 days ago by Admin - Monsters

In the depths of forgotten realms, there lurks a grotesque creature known for its insatiable hunger and deceptive whispers. This entity appears as a swirling mass of shadow and void, with a maw lined with countless jagged teeth that seem to shift and change with each glimpse. Its body is amorphous, constantly reshaping itself, allowing it to slither through the smallest cracks and openings. It is believed that this creature consumes not only flesh but the very essence of souls, leaving behind only emptiness. Adventurers who venture too close often find themselves ensnared by its haunting, discordant whispers, sowing seeds of doubt and fear in their minds, making them question friend from foe.

Medium Aberration, Neutral Evil

• Armor Class 15 (Natural Armor)
• Hit Points 102 (15d8 + 30)
• Speed 30 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)

• Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +5, Cha +7
• Skills Deception +7, Insight +5, Perception +5, Stealth +6
• Damage Resistances Psychic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
• Condition Immunities Charmed, Frightened
• Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Blindsight 10 ft. (blind beyond this radius), Passive Perception 15
• Languages understands Common, Deep Speech, and Abyssal but cannot speak
• Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)

Traits

• Incorporeal Movement. The creature can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.

• Whispers of Doubt. As a bonus action, the creature can choose one creature it can see within 60 feet of it. That creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened until the end of its next turn. A creature that saves is immune to this effect for 24 hours.

• Soul Siphon. When the creature reduces a target to 0 hit points, it can regain hit points equal to half the target's hit point maximum. This ability causes the body to vanish as it is consumed.

Actions

• Multiattack. The creature makes two Bite attacks.

• Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 3) piercing damage plus 13 (3d8) psychic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn.

• Swallow. The creature makes one Bite attack against a Medium or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target is swallowed, and the target is blinded and restrained. The swallowed target takes 21 (6d6) acid damage at the start of each of the creature’s turns. If the creature takes 30 damage or more on a single turn from a creature inside it, the creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate the swallowed creature, which falls prone in a space within 10 feet of the creature. If the creature dies, a swallowed target is no longer restrained and can escape from the corpse using 15 feet of movement, exiting prone.

Reactions

• Shadow Blink. When the creature is hit by an attack, it can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see and gain advantage on its next attack roll before the end of its turn.