Balhannoth
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse p. 55,
- Size
- Large
- Type
- aberration
- Alignment
- typically chaotic evil
- AC
- 17 (natural armor)
- Hit Points
- 114 (12d10+48)
- Speed
- walk 25 ft., climb 25 ft.
- Saving Throws
- Con +8
- Skills
- Perception +6
- Condition Immunities
- blinded
- Senses
- blindsight 500 ft. (blind beyond this radius)
- Passive Perception
- 16
- Languages
- understands Deep Speech, telepathy 1 mile
- Challenge
- 11
Traits
Proficiency Bonus
+4
Legendary Resistance (2/Day)
If the balhannoth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
recharge
2/DAY
Actions
Multiattack
The balhannoth makes one Bite attack and two Tentacle attacks.
Bite
Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d10 + 3) piercing damage.
Tentacle
Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 15) and is moved up to 5 feet toward the balhannoth.
Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the balhannoth can't use this tentacle against other targets. The balhannoth has four tentacles.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), a balhannoth can take one of the following lair actions; the balhannoth can't take the same lair action two rounds in a row:
Teleport: The balhannoth targets one creature within 500 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw, or the target, along with whatever it is wearing and carrying, teleports to an unoccupied space of the balhannoth's choice within 60 feet of it.
Vanish: The balhannoth targets one creature within 500 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw, or the balhannoth becomes invisible to that creature for 1 minute. This effect ends if the balhannoth attacks the target.
Warp Terrain: The balhannoth warps reality around it in an area up to 500 feet square. After 10 minutes, the terrain in the area reshapes to assume the appearance of a location sought by one Humanoid whose desires the balhannoth has sensed (see Regional Effects below). The transformation affects nonliving material only and can't create anything with moving parts or magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages, golden items are obvious counterfeits, and so on. The transformation lasts until the balhannoth dies or takes this lair action again.
Legendary Actions
Legendary Actions (3/Turn)
The balhannoth can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The balhannoth regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
recharge
3/TURN
Bite
The balhannoth makes one Bite attack against one creature it has grappled.
Teleport
The balhannoth teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying and any creatures it has grappled, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
Vanish
The balhannoth magically becomes invisible for up to 10 minutes or until immediately after it makes an attack roll.