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Cogwork Archivist

Large Construct, Lawful Neutral

Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 90 (12d10 + 24)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
18
+4
DEX
10
+0
CON
15
+2
INT
17
+3
WIS
11
+0
CHA
6
-2
Skills Arcana +5, History +5, Nature +5, Perception +2, Religion +5
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities Charmed, Exhaustion, Frightened, Petrified, Poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages all
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)

Traits

Magic Resistance. The archivist has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Spellcasting

Spellcasting. The archivist casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:

At will: dancing lights, prestidigitation

2/day: silence

Actions

Multiattack. The archivist makes two Grasping Limb attacks.

Grasping Limb. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit:13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 14). The archivist can have no more than two targets grappled at a time.

Lore

Programmed with knowledge of Strixhaven's extensive lore catalog, cogwork archivists serve as keepers of the university's various libraries. The archivists' towering metal frames are equipped with long, articulated limbs and retractable conservator tools, which they use to organize and preserve documents from throughout Strixhaven's winding history. Many cogwork archivists can be found among the towering shelves of the Biblioplex, simultaneously retrieving scrolls for curious students while…