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Quiet Soul

Medium · Undead · CR 6 · Neutral Evil

Source. Creature Codex

15 (natural armor)

90 (20d8)

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

-2

DEX

CON

INT

-1

WIS

CHA

Overview

Category Monsters

Size Medium

Type Undead

Alignment Neutral Evil

XP 2300

Initiative Bonus +0

Movement

Walk 10 ft (3 m)

Swim 5 ft (1.5 m)

Climb 5 ft (1.5 m)

Crawl 5 ft (1.5 m)

Senses

Blindsight 60 ft (18.3 m)

Passive Perception 17

Saving Throws

Constitution +3 Wisdom +7 Charisma +3

Skills

Perception +7

Languages

understands the languages it knew in life but can't speak

Resistances & Immunities

Damage Immunities

cold, poison, psychic

Condition Immunities

poisoned

Traits

False Appearance

While the quiet soul remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary humanoid corpse.

Melancholic Emanation

The quiet soul emits a magical aura of lethargy and despondency. Any creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the quiet soul must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or fall unconscious for 1 minute. The effect ends for a creature if the creature takes damage or another creature uses an action to wake it.

Actions

Psychic Lash

+7 to hit, range 60 ft (18.3 m). Hit: 6d6 psychic damage.

Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (6d6) psychic damage. If an unconscious creature is hit by this attack, that creature must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw, remaining unconscious on a failed save, or waking on a successful one.

About Quiet Soul

Quiet Soul is a medium undead with a Challenge Rating of 6. It has a neutral evil alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 15 and possesses 90 hit points (derived from 20d8).

Quiet Soul has communication capabilities including understands the languages it knew in life but can't speak. This allows it to interact verbally with various creatures and characters.

GM Tips: Using Quiet Soul

2 tips available

When using Quiet Soul in your D&D 5e campaign, consider these tactical approaches:

Significant Threat: Challenging for parties of levels 5-10
Epic Potential: Consider legendary actions for memorable battles

Player Guide: Facing Quiet Soul

2 strategies available

When your party encounters this creature, keep these strategies in mind:

Significant Threat: Prepare spells and resources
Team Coordination: Coordinate attacks and defenses

Encounter Building Calculator

Standard Party Encounter (4-5 characters):

This creature is a medium encounter for a party of 4 characters of level 6.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 9 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 4,200 XP
Hard: 6,300 XP
Deadly: 8,400 XP

Based on D&D 5e Dungeon Master's Guide encounter building guidelines. CR roughly equals party level for medium encounters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the challenge rating of Quiet Soul?: Quiet Soul has a Challenge Rating of 6, making it appropriate for parties of level 6.0.
What type of creature is Quiet Soul?: Quiet Soul is a Medium Undead, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.
What languages does Quiet Soul speak?: Quiet Soul can communicate in understands the languages it knew in life but can't speak.