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Qwyllion

Medium · Aberration · CR 8 · Neutral Evil

Source. Tome of Beasts

16 (natural armor)

110 (13d8+52)

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

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Overview

Category Monsters

Size Medium

Type Aberration

Alignment Neutral Evil

XP 3900

Initiative Bonus +5

Movement

Walk 30 ft (9.1 m)

Swim 15 ft (4.6 m)

Climb 15 ft (4.6 m)

Crawl 15 ft (4.6 m)

Senses

Darkvision 60 ft (18.3 m)

Passive Perception 14

Saving Throws

Constitution +8 Charisma +6

Skills

Acrobatics +11 Perception +4

Languages

Common, Goblin, Infernal, Sylvan, Void Speech

Resistances & Immunities

Damage Resistances

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

Environments

Arctic or Tundra Caves Coast Desert Forest or Jungle Grassland or Plains Hills Laboratory Lake Mountain Ocean Ruins Sewer Shadowfell The Abyss Astral Plane Elysium Ethereal Plane Feywild Hell Material Plane Plane of Air Plane of Earth Plane of Fire Plane of Water Swamp or Marsh Temple Badlands Tomb Underworld Urban

Traits

Disruptive

Because of the qwyllion's nauseating nature, spellcasters have disadvantage on concentration checks while within 40 feet of the qwyllion.

Nauseating Aura

The qwyllion is nauseatingly corrupt. Any creature that starts its turn within 20 feet of the qwyllion must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1d8 rounds. If a creature that's already poisoned by this effect fails the saving throw again, it becomes incapacitated instead, and a creature already incapacitated by the qwyllion drops to 0 hit points if it fails the saving throw. A successful saving throw renders a creature immune to the effect for 24 hours. Creatures dominated by the qwyllion are immune to this effect.

Actions

Claw

+8 to hit, reach 5 ft (1.5 m). Hit: 3d12 slashing damage.

Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (3d12 + 5) slashing damage.

Deadly Gaze

Recharge 5–6

The qwyllion turns its gaze against a single creature within 20 feet of the qwyllion. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or take 16 (3d8 + 3) necrotic damage and be incapacitated until the start of the qwyllion's next turn. A humanoid slain by a qwyllion's death gaze rises 2d4 hours later as a specter under the qwyllion's control.

Innate Spellcasting

the qwyllion's innate casting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

3/day each: dominate person (range 20 feet), shatter

Multiattack

The qwyllion uses its deadly gaze if it can, and makes two claw attacks.

About Qwyllion

Qwyllion is a medium aberration with a Challenge Rating of 8. It has a neutral evil alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 16 and possesses 110 hit points (derived from 13d8+52).

Qwyllion has communication capabilities including Common, Goblin, Infernal, Sylvan, Void Speech. This allows it to interact verbally with various creatures and characters.

GM Tips: Using Qwyllion

2 tips available

When using Qwyllion 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 Qwyllion

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 8.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 11 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 7,200 XP
Hard: 10,800 XP
Deadly: 14,400 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 Qwyllion?: Qwyllion has a Challenge Rating of 8, making it appropriate for parties of level 8.0.
What type of creature is Qwyllion?: Qwyllion is a Medium Aberration, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.
What languages does Qwyllion speak?: Qwyllion can communicate in Common, Goblin, Infernal, Sylvan, Void Speech.