Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

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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
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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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