Lich Hound

Medium undead, Neutral Evil

Armor Class

14

Hit Points

119 (14d8+56)

Speed

walk 30 ft., fly 50 ft.

Saves

Dex +4, Con +4, Cha +3

Skills

Acrobatics +6, Perception +4

Damage Resistances

piercing and bludgeoning from nonmagical weapons

Damage Immunities

poison

Condition Immunities

exhaustion, poisoned

Senses

blindsight 100 ft.

Languages

understands Darakhul

Challenge

4

Keen Hearing and Smell

The lich hound has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Actions

Bite

Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d12 + 4) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

Ethereal Jaunt

As a bonus action, the lich hound can magically shift from the Material Plane to the Ethereal Plane, or vice versa.

Gut Rip

As a bonus action, the lich hound tears into any adjacent prone creature, inflicting 19 (3d12) slashing damage. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be incapacitated for 1d4 rounds. An incapacitated creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns; a successful save ends the condition early.

Howl

The eerie howl of lich hounds as they close in on their prey plays havoc on the morale of living creatures that hear it. Howling requires and action, and creatures that hear the howl of a lich hound within 100 feet must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 5 rounds. Creatures that successfully save against this effect cannot be affected by a lich hound's howl for 24 hours.