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Hierophant of the Comet

Medium Humanoid (warlock), Chaotic Evil

Armor Class 15 (breastplate)
Hit Points 153 (18d8 + 72)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12
+1
DEX
13
+1
CON
18
+4
INT
15
+2
WIS
17
+3
CHA
20
+5
Saving Throws WIS +7, CHA +9
Skills Arcana +10, Deception +9, Persuasion +9, Religion +6
Damage Resistances psychic
Senses truesight 30 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common plus any two languages, telepathy 60 ft.
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)

Traits

Comet's Voice (1/Day). The hierophant can cast Contact Other Plane, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability.

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

Thought Shield. The hierophant's thoughts can't be read by any means unless the hierophant allows it.

Spellcasting

Spellcasting. The hierophant casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):

At will: Detect Thoughts, Mage Hand, Thaumaturgy

1/day each: Dimension Door, Mass Suggestion

Actions

Multiattack. The hierophant makes two Herald's Axe attacks or three Comet Blast attacks.

Herald's Axe. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:11 (1d12 + 5) slashing damage plus 10 (3d6) necrotic damage.

Comet Blast. Ranged Spell Attack: +9 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit:16 (2d10 + 5) force damage.

All-Consuming Star (Recharge). The hierophant conjures a manifestation of the All-Consuming Star: brilliant light and haunting screams that fill a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the hierophant can see within 60 feet of itself. Each creature within the sphere has the blinded and deafened conditions. Each creature that enters the sphere for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there must make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 27 (6d8) psychic damage and has the incapacitated condition until the start of its next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. The manifestation persists until the hierophant dies, has the incapacitated condition, uses a bonus action to end the effect, or uses this action again.

Bonus Actions

Star's Hunger. The hierophant targets one creature within 30 feet of the center of its All-Consuming Star. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Strength saving throw or be pulled up to 30 feet toward the center of the All-Consuming Star.

Lore

The number of hierophants is fixed at twenty-two on any one world, one for each card in a Deck of Many Things. As a group, hierophants are sometimes called Sages, but each hierophant is also identified with a particular card. When a hierophant dies, the remaining leaders choose an initiate to fill the position, preferring initiates from the oldest broods.