Guildmasters Guide To Ravnica

Dimir NPCs

The Dimir a re a collection of individual agents and

secretive cells woven subtly throughout the fabric of

Ravnica and across all the guilds. Dimir agents excel at

information gathering, covert operations, and assassina-

tion. They collect secrets, relay intelligence, and sow dis-

cord- all in obedience to the sometimes cryptic orders

of their mysterious leaders.

The Dimir NPCs table summarizes key roles within

House Dimir. Statistics for these NPCs are found in the

Monster Manual unless the table states otherwise.

D1M1R NPCs

Role

Dimir spy

Duskmantle assassin

Mind mage

*Appears in this chapter

Appropriate Stat Block

Spy or thought spy*

Assassin

Mind mage^1 '

L A ZAV THE FACELESS

Lazav is uniquely qualified to be the Dimir guildmas-

ter: he is a shapechanger whose mysterious genius is

informed by agents from the entire Dimir network. He

takes on a tremendous variety of guises as his needs

and plans require. He might step out into the Ravnican

streets as an elderly widow to eavesdrop at the bazaar,

become a vedalken hussar of the Azorius Senate to

sidestep a checkpoint, or transform into a Tin Street

LAZAV

Medium monstrosity (shapechanger), neutral evil

Armor Class 18 (natural armor)

Hit Points 204 {24d8 + 96)

Speed 40 ft.

STR

16 ( +3)

DEX

24 {+7)

CON

18 {+4)

INT

22 (+6)

WIS

20 (+S)

Saving Throws Dex +13, Int +12, Wis +11, Cha +12

CHA

22 (+6)

Skills Deception+ 18, Insight+ 11, Perception + 11, Stealth + 19

Damage Resistances necrotic, psychic

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned

Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 21

Languages Common, thieves' cant

Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)

Elusive. No attack roll has advantage against Lazav unless he is

incapacitated.

Innate Spellcasting. Lazav's innate spellcasting ability is Intel-

ligence (sp ell save DC 20 ). He can innately cast the following

spells, requiring no material components:

At will: detect thoughts, encode thoughts (see chapter 2).free-
dom of movement, vicious mockery (4d4 psychic damage)
3/day each: blur, confusion, mirror image
l/day each: modify memory, Rory's telepathic bond
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Lazav fails a saving throw, he
can choose to succeed instead.

CHAPTl.R 6 FRlf.,DS \Sil FOES

merchant to deceive a passing noble. His true form

might be that of a doppelganger or some other creature;

no one has ever seen it.

LAZAV^1 S TRAITS

Ideal: "Knowledge. To know a thing is to have

power over it."

Bond: "When the time is right and my plans have come

to fruition, all ofRavnica will be mine."

Fla w: "I can't trust anyone."

MIND MAGE

Dimir mind mages are among the most feared spell-

casters in Ravnica, thanks in large part to the aura of

mystery that shrouds them and their work. Their ability

to read and alter memories commands respect from the

other members of House Dimir and makes them useful

in the full spectrum of the guild's activities. Many mind

mages lead cells of their own.

THOUGHT SPY

Thought spies form the backbone of House Dimir's

covert operations. They are trained in stealth and infil-

tration, tactics that they supplement with rigorously de-

veloped mental abilities. To ensure that no secrets s lip

through Dimir's fingers, they infiltrate rival guilds. I n

addition to traditional means of gathering intelligence,

thought spies use their magic to spy on the thoughts of

their targets.

Shapechanger Savant. Lazav can use a bonus action to poly-

morph into a Small or Medium humanoid he has seen. His

statistics, other than his size, are the same in each form. Any

equipment he is wearing or carrying isn 't transformed.

Psychic Defenses. Unless Lazav is incapacitated, he is immune

to magic that allows other creatures to read his thoughts, de·

termine whether he is lying, know his alignment, or know his

creature type. Creatures can telepat hically communicate with

Lazav only ifhe allows it.

A CT IONS

Multiattack. Lazav makes three sho rtsword attacks.

Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach S ft., one

target. Hit: 10 {ld6 + 7) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) psychic

damage, and the target has d isadvantage on the next attack roll

it makes before Lazav's next t urn.

LEGENDARY ACTIONS

Lazav can take 3 legendary actions , choosing from the options

below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time

and only at t he end of another creature's turn. Lazav regains

spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.

Attack. Lazav makes a weapon attack.

Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). Lazav casts one of his in-

nate spells.

Shifting Nightmare (Costs 3 Actions). Lazav rapidly takes the

form of several nightmaris h creatures, lashing o ut at all

nearby. Each creature within 10 feet of Lazav must succeed

on a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw o r take 18 (4d8) damage of

a type chosen by Lazav: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or necrotic.

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