Nabassu

Medium fiend (demon), Chaotic Evil

Armor Class

18 (natural armor)

Hit Points

190 (20d8+100)

Speed

walk 40 ft., fly 60 ft.

Saves

Str +11, Dex +7

Skills

Perception +7

Damage Resistances

cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, slashing from nonmagical attacks

Damage Immunities

poison

Condition Immunities

poisoned

Senses

darkvision 60 ft.

Languages

Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.

Challenge

15

Demonic Shadows

The nabassu darkens the area around its body in a 10-foot radius. Nonmagical light can't illuminate this area of dim light.

Devour Soul

A nabassu can eat the soul of a creature it has killed within the last hour, provided that creature is neither a construct nor an undead. The devouring requires the nabassu to be within 5 feet of the corpse for at least 10 minutes, after which it gains a number of Hit Dice (d8s) equal to half the creature's number of Hit Dice. Roll those dice, and increase the nabassu's hit points by the numbers rolled. For every 4 Hit Dice the nabassu gains in this way, its attacks deal an extra 3 (1d6) damage on a hit. The nabassu retains these benefits for 6 days. A creature devoured by a nabassu can be restored to life only by a wish spell.

Magic Resistance

The nabassu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Magic Weapons

The nabassu's weapon attacks are magical.

Actions

Multiattack

The nabassu uses its Soul-Stealing Gaze and makes two attacks: one with its claws and one with its bite.

Claws

Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) slashing damage.

Bite

Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 32 (4d12 + 6) piercing damage.

Soul-Stealing Gaze

The nabassu targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see the nabassu and isn't a construct or an undead, it must succeed on a DC 16 Charisma saving throw or reduce its hit point maximum by 13 (2d12) damage and give the nabassu an equal number of temporary hit points. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0, and if the target is a humanoid, it immediately rises as a ghoul under the nabassu's control.

Nabassu

Medium fiend (demon), typically chaotic evil

Armor Class

18 (natural armor)

Hit Points

190 (20d8 + 100)

Speed

walk 40 ft., fly 60 ft.

Saves

Str +11, Dex +7

Skills

Perception +7

Damage Resistances

cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks

Damage Immunities

poison

Condition Immunities

poisoned

Senses

darkvision 60 ft.

Languages

Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.

Challenge

15

Proficiency Bonus

+5

Demonic Shadows

The nabassu darkens the area around its body in a 10-foot radius. Nonmagical light can't illuminate this area of dim light.

Devour Soul

A nabassu can eat the soul of a creature it has killed within the last hour, provided that creature is neither a Construct nor an Undead. The devouring requires the nabassu to be within 5 feet of the corpse for at least 10 minutes, after which it gains a number of Hit Dice (d8s) equal to half the creature's number of Hit Dice. Roll those dice, and increase the nabassu's hit points by the numbers rolled. For every 4 Hit Dice the nabassu gains in this way, its attacks deal an extra 3 (1d6) damage on a hit. The nabassu retains these benefits for 6 days. A creature devoured by a nabassu can be restored to life only by a wish spell.

Magic Resistance

The nabassu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

Multiattack

The nabassu makes one Bite attack and one Claw attack, and it uses Soul-Stealing Gaze.

Bite

Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 38 (5d12 + 6) necrotic damage.

Claw

Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 28 (4d10 + 6) force damage.

Soul-Stealing Gaze

The nabassu targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target isn't a Construct or an Undead, it must succeed on a DC 16 Charisma saving throw or take 13 (2d12) necrotic damage. The target's hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage dealt, and the nabassu regains hit points equal to half that amount. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0, and if the target is a Humanoid, it immediately rises as a ghoul under the nabassu's control.