Monster Manual 5E

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I FOM01,HAN
Huge giant, chaotiG evil.


Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 149 (l3d12 + 65)
Speed 30ft.

STR
23 (+6)

DEX
10 (+0)

CON
20 (+5)

Skills Perception +8, Stealth +3

INT
9 (-1)

WIS
14 (+2)

Senses darkvision 120ft., passive Perception 18
Languages Giant, Undercommon
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)

CHA
6 (-2)

Multiattack. The fomorian attacks twice with its greatclub or
makes one greatclub attack and uses Evil Eye once.

Greatclub. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 15ft., one
target. Hit: 19 (3d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.

Evil Eye. The fomorian magically forces a creature it can see
within 60 feet of it to make a DC 14 Charisma saving throw. The
creature takes 27 (6d8) psychic damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one.
Curse of the Evil Eye (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest).
With a stare, the fomorian uses Evil Eye, but on a failed
save, the creature is also cursed with magical deformities.
While deformed, the creature has its speed halved and has
disadvantage on ability checks, saving throws, and attacks
based on Strength or Dexterity.
The transformed creature can repeat the saving throw
whenever it finishes a long rest, ending the effect on a success.

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The rilo'st hideous· and wicked of all giantkind are the
godles's fomohans, whose deformed bodies reflect their
vile demeanors. Some have facial features randomly
distributed around their misshapen, warty heads.
Others have limbs of grossly different sizes and shapes,
or emit terrible howls each time they draw breath
through misshapen mouths. Their wretched appearance
rarely evokes sympathy, however, for the fomorians
brought their doom upon themselves with the evil that
rules their hearts and minds.
Fey Curse. The elves remember when the fomorians
were among the most handsome of races, possessed
of brilliant minds and unrivaled magical ability. That
physical perfection did not extend to their hearts,
however, as a lust for magic and power consumed them.
The fomorians sought to conquer the Feywild and
enslave its inhabitants, claiming those creatures' magic
for themselves. When the fey united to defend their
realm, the fomorians fought them and were subjected to
a terrible curse.
One by one, the giants fell as their bodies were
warped to reflect the evil in their hearts. Stripped of
their grace and magical power, the wretched horrors
fled from the light, delving deep beneath the world
to nurse their hatred. Cursing their fate, they have
ever after plotted vengeance against the fey that
wronged them.
Giants of the Underdark. The fomorians dwell
in eerily beautiful caverns in the Underdark, rarely
venturing to the surface. Their lairs feature abundant
access to water, fish, and mushroom forests, as well as
to the creatures whose slave labor keeps the fomorians
fed. When those slaves can no longer toil, they are
slain and devoured. Wickedness and depravity are the
cornerstones of fomorian society, in which the strongest
and cruelest giants rule. Fomorians mark their
territories with the corpses of their enemies, painting
their cavern walls with blood or stitching together limbs
and body parts to make mockeries of the creatures they
have killed.
Ruined Flesh, Evil Minds. The deformities visited
on the fomorians prevent them from hurling rocks like
their giant kin, or wearing anything more than scraps
of cloth. However, the grotesque positioning of their
eyes, noses, and ears gives fomorians keen perceptive
abilities, making it hard to surprise or ambush them.
The greed and evil of the fomorians lies at the heart
of their degeneration and fall, and continues to plague
them. Fomorians make alliances with other creatures
when it suits them, but they are disloyal by nature and
betray their allies on a whim.
Curse of the Evil Eye. Fomorians can pass their
curse onto others using a power called the evil eye- a
last vestige of the giants' once-remarkable spellcasting
ability. A creature cursed by a fomorian's evil eye is
magically twisted and deformed, gaining a glimpse into
the pain and malice that has consumed this evil race.
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