Medium fiend (demon), chaotic evil

Armor Class: 15 (Natural Armor)

Hit Points: 88 (16d8 + 16)

Speed: 30 ft

STR

14 +2

DEX

17 +3

CON

12 +1

INT

11 +0

WIS

12 +1

CHA

15 +2

Skills: Deception +5

Damage Resistances: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, & Slashing from nonmagical attacks

Damage Immunities: Poison

Condition Immunities: Charmed, Exhaustion, Poisoned

Senses: Darkvision 120', Passive Perception 11

Languages: Abyssal, Elven, telepathy 120'

Challenge Rating: 7 ( 2900 XP)

Proficiency Bonus: +3

by Shawn Wood

Actions

Multiattack. The maurezhi makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, its Charisma score is reduced by 1d4. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. The target dies if this reduces its Charisma to 0. It rises 24 hours later as a ghoul, unless it has been revived or its corpse has been destroyed.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Raise Ghoul (Recharge 5–6). The maurezhi targets one dead ghoul or ghast it can see within 30 feet of it. The target is revived with all its hit points.

Suggested Environments

Swamp, Urban