Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

(Nancy Kaufman) #1

AMNIZU


Amnizus lead the infernal legions into battle and com-

mand guardians at the gateways to the Hells. Amnizus

are arrogant, bullying, and ruthless, but they're a lso

highly intelligent tacticians and unfailingly loyal- quali-

ties that the hellish archdukes value.

Guarding the River S tyx. Some amnizus perform


the critical task of watching over the River Styx from

fortresses along the river's blighted banks, whe re it

flows through Dis and Stygia. Souls arriving in the form

of lemures have no personalities or memories; they're

driven only by the desire to commit evil. The amnizus

that patrol here drill the rules of the Nine Hells into the

new arrivals' pitiful brains and marshal the lemures

into legions.

VARIANT: D EVIL SUMMONING

Some amnizus have an action that al lows them to sum-

mon other devils.

Summon Devil (1/Day). The amnizu summons 2d4

bearded devils or ld4 barbed devils. A summoned devil

appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of the

amnizu, acts as an a lly of the amnizu, and can't summon

other devils. It remains for l minute, until the amnizu

dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.

AMNIZU


Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil

Armor Class 21 (natural armor)

H it Points 202 (27d8 + 81)

Speed 30 ft., fly 40 ft.

STR

11 (+0)

DEX

13 (+l)

CON

16 (+3)

INT

20 (+S)

WIS

12 (+l)

Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +9, Wis +7, Cha +10

Skills Perception +7

CHA

18 (+4)

Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing

from nonmagical attacks that aren't silvered

Damage Immunities fire, poison

Condition Immunities charmed, poisoned

Senses darkvision 120 ft. , passive Perception 17

Languages Common, Infernal, telepathy l , 000 ft.

Challenge 18 (20, 000 XP)

Devil's Sight. Magical darkness doesn't impede the amnizu's

darkvision.

Innate Spellcasting. The amnizu's innate spellcasting ability

is Intelligence (spell save 19, + 11 to hit with spell attacks). The

amnizu can innately cast the following spells, requiring no ma-

terial components:

At will: charm person, command

3/day each: dominate person, fireball

l/day each: dominate monster,feeblemind

Magic Resistance. The amnizu has advantage on saving throws

against spells and other magical effects.

CHAPTER 6 I Ol::STTARY









ACTIONS

Multiattack. The amnizu uses Poison Mind. It also makes two

attacks: one with its whip and one with its Disruptive Touch.

Taskmaster Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft.,

one target. Hit: 10 (2d4 + 5) slashing damage plus 33 (6dl0)

force damage.

Disruptive Touch. Melee Spell Attack: + 11 to hit, reach 5 ft. , one

target. Hit: 44 (8dl0) necrotic damage.

Poison Mind. The amnizu targets one or two creatures that it

can see within 60 feet of it. Each target must succeed on a DC

19 Wisdom saving throw or take 26 (4dl2) necrotic damage and

be blinded until the start of the amnizu's next turn.

Forgetfulness (Recharge 6). The amnizu targets one creature

it can see w ithin 60 feet of it. That creature must succeed on

a DC 18 Intelligence saving throw or become stunned for l

minute. A stunned creature repeats the saving throw at the end

of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If

the target is stunned for the full minute, it forgets everything it

sensed, experienced, and learned during the last 5 hours.

REACTIONS

Instinctive Charm. When a creature within 60 feet of the am-

nizu makes an attack ro ll against it, and another creature is

within the attack's range, the attacker must make a DC 19

Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the attacker must

target the creature that is closest to it, not including the am-

nizu or itself. If multiple creatures are closest, the attacker

chooses which one to target. If the saving throw is successful,

the attacker is immune to the amnizu's Instinctive Charm

for 24 hours.

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