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MAUREZHI

When Doresain

, the King of G houls, corrupted a society

of elves , he created a new breed of demons

to lead packs

of ghouls and ghasts in the mate rial world

.

Horrid Infiltrator s. When a maurezhi

consumes the

corpse

of a humanoid it has slain- a process that takes

about

10 minutes- it ins ta ntly assumes the creature's

appearance

as it was in life. The new appearance begins

to rot away over the next few days

, eventually reve aling

the demon's original form.

A Pla~ue of Ghouls. Ma

urezhi are contagion inca r-

nate. Their bite attacks can dra in a victim's sense of self.

If this affliction is allowed to go far e nough, the victim

is

infected with an unhol

y hunger for flesh that overpowe rs

their pe rsonality and

tra nsforms the m into a ghoul.

MAUREZHI

Medium fiend (demon), chaotic evil

Armor Class 15 (natural

armor)

Hit Po ints 88 (16d8

+ 16)

Speed 30 ft.

STR

14 (+2)

DEX

17 (+3)

S kills Deception +5

CON

12 (+l)

INT

11

(+0)

WIS

12 (+ l)

CHA

15 (+2)

Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning, necrotic; bludgeonin

g,

piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks

Damage Immunities poison

Condition

Immunit ies charmed, exhaustion, poisoned

Senses

darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11

Languages Abyssal, Elvish, telepathy 120 ft.

Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)

Assume Form. The maurezhi can assume the appearance

of any

Medium humanoid

it has eaten. It remains in this form for ld6

days, during

which time the form gradually decays until, when

the effect ends, the form sloughs from the

demon's body.

Magic Resistance. The maurezhi has advantage on saving

throws against spel

ls and other magical effects.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The maurezhi makes two attacks: one

with its bite

and one wi

th its claws.

Bite. Melee Weapon Atta

ck: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.

Hit: 14 (2dl0 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid

,

its Charisma score is reduced by ld4. 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, un·

less

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 mus t succeed on a DC 12 Constitution

saving throw or be paralyzed for l minute.

The target can re·

peat

the saving throw at th e 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 ~

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