MAHADI THE RAKSHASA
Medium fiend, lawful evilArmor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 195 (23d8 + 92)
Speed 40 ft.STR
14 {+2)DEX
18 (+4)CON
18 (+4)Saving Throws Wis +9, Cha+ 10INT
14 (+2)WIS
18 (+4)CHA
20 (+5)Skills Arcana +7, Deception +10, Insight +9, Perception +9
Damage Vulnerabilities piercing from magic weapons wielded
by good creatures
Damage Immunities bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from
nonmagical attacks
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages Common, Infernal; can read all writing
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP)Limited Magic Immunity. Mahadi can't be affected or detected
by spells of 6th level or lower unless he wishes to be. He has
advantage on saving throws against all other spells and magi-
cal effects.Innate Spellcasting. Mahadi's innate spellcasting ability is
Charisma (spell save DC 1 8, +9 to hit with spell attacks). He
can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material
components:
At will: detect thoughts, disguise self, mage hand, minor illusion
3/day each: charm person, detect magic, dispel magic, hellish re·
buke, invisibility, major image, speak with dead, suggestion
l/day each: banishment, demiplane, dominate person, fly,
forcecage, geas, plane shift, true seeing
Magic Weapons. Mahadi's weapon attacks are magical.A CT IONS
Multiattack. Mahadi makes four claw attacks.Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) slashing damage, and the target is cursed if
it's a creature. The curse takes effect whenever the target takes
a short or long rest, filling the target's thoughts with horrible
images and dreams. The cursed target gains no benefit from
finishing a short or long rest. The curse lasts until it is lifted by
a remove curse spell or similar magic.Summon Erinyes (1/Day). Mahadi summons llzabet, an erinyes
bound to him by an infernal contract. The erinyes appears in
an unoccupied space within 60 feet of him, acts as his ally, and
can't summon other devils. The erinyes remains for 10 minutes
or until Mahadi dismisses it as an action. If th e erinyes dies,
Mahadi loses this action option.CHAPTER 3 I AVERNUS
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