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Silverquill Professor of Shadow

Small/Medium Humanoid (bard), Any alignment

Armor Class 12
Hit Points 97 (15d8 + 30)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11
+0
DEX
14
+2
CON
14
+2
INT
16
+3
WIS
13
+1
CHA
19
+4
Saving Throws DEX +5, INT +6, WIS +4, CHA +7
Skills Arcana +6, Deception +10, Persuasion +7, Stealth +5
Damage Resistances necrotic
Senses darkvision 300 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common plus any four languages
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)

Traits

Devil's Sight. Magical darkness doesn't impede the professor's darkvision.

Spellcasting

Spellcasting. The professor casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):

At will: dancing lights, friends

1/day each: tongues

2/day each: bane, command, darkness, mage armor

Actions

Multiattack. The professor makes two Ink Lance attacks. The professor can replace one of the attacks with a use of Spellcasting.

Ink Lance. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft., one target. Hit:17 (3d8 + 4) necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw be blinded until the end of its next turn.

Lore

Professors of shadow wield the linguistic magic of Silverquill College through slicing wit and debilitating inky shadow. Whether weaving their magic through spoken incantations and scathing insults or through shadows, these teachers break down the resolve of their foes.