Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

NAG PA

Long ago, the Raven Queen c

ursed a cabal of thirteen

powerful wizards for meddlin

g in a ritual that would

have helped avert a war

between the gods. She stripped

them of their beauty, turning them into scabrous, bird-

like monstrosities. The nagpas now plot as they ever

did,

but they now strive

to bring about terrible, world-shak-

ing calamities

so they can pry secrets and power from

the wreckage

their conspiracies create.

The nagpas

fear the Raven Queen and do their best to

avoid he r and her agents. When it's impossibl

e to do so.

they become cringing, fawning things ,

eager to please

and thereby
escape the cold gaze of the being who

brought

them so low. All of the original thirteen remain

alive, thanks to their cunning and their willingness to do

whatever is necessary to s urvive.

Looters of Civilization. Th

e curse the Raven Queen

place d on the nagpas res

tricts the ways in which they

can acquire new lore and
magical power, barring them

from a ny source except for the ruins left behind from

fallen civilizations and great cala mities. For this re a

son ,

nagpas turn their

efforts to bringing a bout such ends, so

they can loot the

libra ries, plunde r the vaults, and gather

up secrets of arcane lore from the wreckage.

Puppet Masters. Nagpas work in the shadow

s, ma-

nipulating events to bring about ruin. As
accomplished

magic-users, they can bring to bear a n a
rray of spells

to make agents of other creatures, influencing
their

decis ions in subtle ways and pulling on string
s to make

them into unwitting accomplices in their
own destruc-

tion. Nagpas show great patience in

their plots and have

seve ra l
schemes working simulta neously, e a ch at differ-

e nt s tages of comple tion, so if one plan
goes awry, they

ca n s hift their focus to another. Typically, nagpas only

s how their handiwork a nd e
merge from the shadows

when they can deliver a
finishing blow and the n reve l in

the grand devastation their plotting brought about.

NAG PA

Medium humanoid (nagpa), neutral evil

Armor Class 19 (natural

armor)

Hit Points 187

(34d8 + 34)

Speed 30

ft.

STR

9 (-1)

DEX

15 (+2)

CON

12 (+l)

INT

23 (+6)

Saving Throws Int +12, Wis + 10 , Cha + 11

WIS

18 (+4)

CHA

21 (+5)

Skills Arcana +12, Deception + 11 , History +12, Insight

+ 10 ,

Perception +10

Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception

20

languages Common plus up to five

other languages

Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)

Corruption. As a bonus action, the nagpa targets one creature

it can see within 90 feet

of it. The target must make a DC 20

Charisma saving throw. An evil creature makes the save

with

disadvantage. On a failed save, the target is charmed

by the

nagpa until

the start of the nag pa's next turn. On a successful

save, the target becomes immune to the

nagpa's Corruption for

the

next 24 hours.

Paralysis (Recharg

e 6). As a bonus action, the nagpa forces

each creature

within 30 feet of it to succeed on a DC 20 Wis-

dom saving throw or be paralyzed for l minute.

A paralyzed tar-

get can

repeat t h e saving throw at the end of each of its turns,

ending

the effect on itself on a success. Undead and constructs

are immune to this effect.

Spe/lcasting. The nagpa is a l 5th-level spellcaster.

Its spellc ast-

ing ability

is Intelligence (spell save DC 20, +12 to hit with spell

attacks).

A nagpa has the following wizard spells prepared:

Cantrips (at will): chill touch, fire bolt, mage hand, message

, mi-

nor illusion

l st level (4 slots): charm person, detect magic,

protection from

evil and good, witch bolt

2nd level (3 slots): hold person,

ray of enfeeblement, suggestion

3rd level (3 slots): counter

spell,fireball,jly

4th level (3 slots): confusion,

hallucinatory terrain, wall of fire

5th level (2 s lots):

dominate person, dream, geas

6th level (1 slot): circle of death, disintegrate

7th level (1 slot): etherealness, prismatic

spray

8th level (l slot):feeblemind

ACTIONS

Staff. Melee Weapon Attack:

+8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.

Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) bludgeoning

damage.

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