MONSTER

Bodach
B odach, ominously dubbed the “Old Men
of the Wood,” once haunted the twisted forests
as malignant beings of folklore before being
ensnared by the archdemon, Orcus the
Ruinlord. Garbed in tattered remnants from a
forgotten age, they present a grotesque parody
of nobility with skeletal visages and emaciated
forms. Their pallid flesh, tinged with the grays
of corruption and age, bears the marks of
enduring malice. A dense, unholy mist
perpetually envelops them, shrouding their bent
silhouettes as they silently patrol the woodlands,
the quietude broken only by the chilling rattle
of chains that drape their limbs. Voiceless—save
for when echoing Orcus's commands—they
serve as his silent heralds, their baleful eyes
acting as portals through which their master
observes the Material Plane.
Origins
The creation of the bodach was once veiled in
secrecy, known only to a sinister hag whose
name has been lost to legend. Their cursed
existence began, whether by the hag's defeat or
her cunning machinations, as a dark boon to the
Ruinlord. Now, these Undead wardens are both
a weapon and a curse to the archdemon. Every
life they extinguish and every cadaver they
harvest fortifies the endless ranks of the
Undead. Simultaneously, their perpetual
murmurs and eerie visions plague Orcus, a
ceaseless clamor demanding his focus—each of
their psychic whispers vying for attention, as
persistent as the ocean's roar and as distracting
as the beat of countless wings.
 Bodach
Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 105 (14d8 + 42)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 18 (+4) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 18 (+4)
Saving Throws Wis +5, Cha +7
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +7,
Intimidation +7
Damage Resistances cold, necrotic;
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from
nonmagical attacks that aren't silvered
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion,
frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive
Perception 15
Languages understands Abyssal but can't
speak, telepathy 120 ft. (can communicate
with any creature that has a language)
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +3
Relentless Endurance (Recharges after a Short
or Long Rest). If the bodach takes damage that
would reduce it to 0 hit points, it is reduced to
1 hit point instead.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The bodach takes 20
radiant damage when it starts its turn in
sunlight. While in sunlight, it has
disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.
Actions
Multiattack. The bodach makes one Chain of
Woe attack and two Void-Touched
Claw attacks.
Chain of Woe. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit,
reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4)
slashing damage plus 7 (2d6) psychic damage,
and if the target is a creature, it must succeed
on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone.
Void-Touched Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to
hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2)
slashing damage plus 9 (2d8) necrotic damage.
If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a
DC 14 Constitution saving throw or have its
hit point maximum reduced by an amount
equal to the necrotic damage taken. This
Tactics
In battle, bodach are as unnerving as they are
unpredictable. They may stand as still as the
grave for weeks, a sentinel among tombstones,
only to erupt into frenzied, jerking motion
without warning. This abrupt movement, like
marionettes yanked by a malicious puppeteer, is
as much a psychological weapon as their claws
are physical. The malevolent fog that clings to
them is an innate aspect of their being, one they
reduction lasts until the creature finishes a
long rest. The creature dies if this effect
reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
Horrifying Visage (Recharge 5-6). Each non-
Undead creature within 60 feet of the bodach
that can see it must succeed on a DC 15
Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1
minute. If the save fails by 5 or more, the
target also ages 1d4 x 10 years. A frightened
target can repeat the saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the frightened
condition on itself on a success. If a target's
saving throw is successful or the effect ends
for it, the target is immune to this bodach's
Horrifying Visage for the next 24 hours. The
aging effect can be reversed with a greater
restoration spell, but only within 24 hours of
it occurring.
Harvest of Orcus (1/Day). The bodach
unleashes a wave of necrotic energy in a 15-
foot cone. Each creature in that area must
make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a
failure, a creature takes 27 (6d8) necrotic
damage. On a success, the creature takes half
as much damage. A creature reduced to 0 hit
points by this damage dies. If the dead creature
is a Humanoid, it rises as a ghoul (90%) or a
wight (10%) under Orcus's control 24 hours
later.
Bonus Actions
Aura of Corruption. The bodach summons or
dispels a shroud of abyssal energy. While
active, the bodach is engulfed in a 20-foot
radius of dark energy that is lightly obscured.
Any non-Undead creature that starts its turn
in the aura or enters it for the first time on a
turn must make a DC 14 Constitution saving
throw, taking 10 (3d6) necrotic damage on a
failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. Non-Undead creatures in the
aura have disadvantage on saving throws
against being frightened.
Reactions
Grasp of the Grave. When a creature the
bodach can see attacks it with an attack that
isn't silvered or magical, the bodach causes
skeletal arms and hands to erupt from the
ground. The attacking creature must succeed
on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be
restrained until the end of its next turn, after
which the arms crumble to dust.
exert effort to suppress, unleashing it to
bewilder their adversaries. A bodach's stoic
march into battle embodies a profound apathy
towards their own agony; not even the
cleansing fire of consecrated light deters them.
Their assailants must endure the sight of these
fiends advancing unflinchingly through divine
flames, their haunting stare imprinting the
dread of the Abyss upon their foes.
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