Sythian Skalderang

(Keys from the Golden Vault)

Medium humanoid (bard, tiefling), Chaotic Evil

Armor Class15 (Graz'zt's gift)
Hit Points99 (18d8 + 18)
Speed30 ft.
STRDEXCONINTWISCHA
10 (+0) 15 (+2) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 16 (+3)
Saving ThrowsDex +5, Wis +3
SkillsArcana +5, Deception +6, Performance +6
Damage Vulnerabilities—
Damage Resistancesfire
Damage Immunities—
Condition Immunities—
Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
LanguagesAbyssal, Common
Challenge7

Traits

Fear of Frogs and Toads.

Sythian is frightened while he is within 20 feet of a frog or a toad (of any size) that he can see.

Graz'zt's Gift.

Sythian's AC includes his Charisma modifier.

Actions

Multiattack.

Sythian makes two Poisoned Shortsword or Poisoned Dart attacks and uses Whispers of Azzagrat.

Poisoned Shortsword.

Melee Attack Roll: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage plus 5 (1d10) poison damage.

Poisoned Dart.

Ranged Attack Roll: +5 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage plus 5 (1d10) poison damage.

Whispers of Azzagrat.

Each creature in a 15-foot cube originating from Sythian must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 18 (4d8) psychic damage and is incapacitated until the end of its next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn't incapacitated.

Reactions

Fiendish Rebuke (3/Day).

Immediately after a creature within 5 feet of Sythian hits him with an attack roll, Sythian forces that creature to make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw. The creature takes 14 (4d6) fire damage on a failed saving throw, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Spellcasting

Sythian casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):

At will: mage hand, prestidigitation

1 each/day: charm person, faerie fire, unseen servant