Queen Sluagh
Level 18Attacks
Abilities
120 feet. DC 37 will
The sluagh is aware of all doomed creatures, dying creatures, and creatures that died within the last hour within the listed range.
A sluagh queen knows any language of a creature whose soul they've devoured and can perfectly mimic its voice by attempting a Deception check to , with a +4 circumstance bonus.
The queen sends out shriek to all sluagh within 1 mile, summoning them to her. This typically calls Sluagh Reapers. If the queen is facing foes strong enough to threaten her, these are likely too weak to pose a threat but can assist by fetching items or getting in enemies' way.
The queen touches a dying creature or a creature that died within the past 1 hour with her proboscis. If the target is dying, it must attempt a DC 41 fortitude save; on a failure, its dying value increases by 2 (3 on a critical failure). If the target is dead, the queen devours the soul. Unless the queen is destroyed, the target can't be returned to life through any means, even powerful magic such as Wish.
The queen sluagh becomes incorporeal until the start of their next turn, and Flies up to their fly Speed. While incorporeal, they are immune to precision damage, and have resistance 10 to all damage (except force, Ghost Touch , or vitality); this resistance is doubled against non-magical damage.
After using Ghostly Swoop, the queen sluagh can't use it again for .
Requirements The queen has a creature Grabbed or Restrained with her proboscis
Effect The queen devours a portion of the creature's soul and steals some of its ability. The creature takes 5d8 void damage (DC 41 fortitude save). The queen gains temporary HP equal to the total amount of HP the target loses, including any HP lost from being drained.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature takes half damage and is Drained 1.
Failure The creature takes full
A queen sluagh grows more powerful by devouring souls collected from underlings or drained directly through her proboscis. The muscular tongue inside is tipped with a cartilaginous, barbed quill that feeds the queen not only the soul, but the strengths of its owner. A queen conceals her nest deep in a secluded area, such as a forest or graveyard.
A soul about to leave its physical body gives off a peculiar scent, usually unnoticed by mortal creatures. But the undead fey called sluagh can smell and track down its location with frightening ease. Unlike most fey, sluagh are undead, possessing strong connections to void energy and mortal souls. Sluagh collect the souls of those close to death and bring them to feed their queen.
Most sluagh appear bald-headed, with rounded ears, sharp teeth, glossy black eyes, and scrawny bodies. Their rib cages show through their skin, which is translucent and soft as velvet.
Sluagh can become ghostly and incorporeal for brief periods. They use this power to stalk their prey to great effect. Sometimes the glimpse of a sluagh is mistaken for a ghost sighting.