Descent into Avernus

Medium fiend (devil), lawful evil

Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18 )
Speed 30 ft.

STR

18 (+4)

DEX

14 (+2)

CON

17 (+3)

INT

6 (-2)

WIS

12 (+1)

CHA

8 (-1)

Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
from nonmagical attacks that aren't silvered
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages understands Infernal but can't speak,
telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)

Devil's Sight. Magical darkness doesn't impede the merregon's
darkvision.

Magic Resistance. The merregon has advantage on saving
throws against spells and other magical effects.

ACTIONS

Multiattack. The merregon makes two halberd attacks, or if an
allied fiend of challenge rating 6 or higher is within 60 feet of it,
the merregon makes three halberd attacks.

Halberd. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one tar-
get. Hit: 9 (ldlO + 4) slashing damage.

Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range
100/ 400 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (ldlO + 2) piercing damage.

REACTIONS

Loyal Bodyguard. When another fiend within 5 feet of the
merregon is hit by an attack, the merregon causes itself to be
hit instead.

APPENDJX D f CREATURES

MERREGON

The souls of fallen soldiers, mercenaries, and body-

guards who served evil without reservation often find

everlasting servitude in the Nine Hells as lesser devils

called merregons. Every merregon has a metal mask

bolted to its head that allows it to see. The mask can't be

removed as long as the merregon is alive. Beneath it is a

blank face with no eyes, mouth, or other features.

NARZUGON

Paladins who make deals with devils and carry their

twisted sense of honor into the afterlife are especially

valuable to the archdukes of the Nine Hells. Narzugons

roam across the infernal layers and other planes of exis-

tence to carry out the will of their masters.

Every narzugon claims a nightmare (described in the

Monster Manual) as its mount. The nightmare is bound

by infernal tack (see page 224) and must respond to

summons and commands from the wearer of the spurs.

NUPPERIBO

Mortals whose evil acts in life arose from carelessness

and sloth are doomed to become nupperibos. These

blind, bloated least devils shuffle mindlessly across t he

Nine Hells, groping for whatever scraps of fetid matter

they can scoop into their groaning mouths.

Nl\R?UGON RIDING A NIGHTMARE