Bitter Breath
Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus p. 90
- Size
- Large
- Type
- fiend (devil)
- Alignment
- lawful evil
- AC
- 18 (natural armor)
- Hit Points
- 178 (17d10+85)
- Speed
- walk 20 ft., fly 60 ft.
- Saving Throws
- Str +10, Dex +7, Wis +7, Cha +7
- Resistances
- cold; bludgeoning, piercing, slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren't silvered
- Immunities
- fire, poison
- Condition Immunities
- poisoned
- Senses
- darkvision 120 ft.
- Passive Perception
- 13
- Languages
- Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.
- Challenge
- 11
Traits
Devil's Sight
Magical darkness doesn't impede Bitter Breath's darkvision.
Magic Resistance
Bitter Breath has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack
Bitter Breath makes three melee attacks: two with its fork and one with its tail. It can use Hurl Flame in place of any melee attack.
Fork
Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) piercing damage.
Tail
Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6) piercing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead or a construct, it must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or lose 10 (3d6) hit points at the start of each of its turns due to an infernal wound. Each time Bitter Breath hits the wounded target with this attack, the damage dealt by the wound increases by 10 (3d6). Any creature can take an action to stanch the wound with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Medicine) check. The wound also closes if the target receives magical healing.
Hurl Flame
Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 150 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6) fire damage. If the target is a flammable object that isn't being worn or carried, it also catches fire.
Other data
description
Bitter Breath is a resentful, vindictive warlord that fell prey to the cutthroat politics of Avernus. Formerly a pit fiend named L'zeth, it strove to undermine Zariel while courting Bel. Shortly after claiming rulership of Avernus, Zariel demoted L'zeth to a homed devil.
For a while, L'zeth nursed its damaged pride. Eventually, the despondent devil reignited its ambitions and became involved in a plot to overthrow Zariel. The archdevil's spies learned of the plot. As further punishment, Zariel removed L'zeth's wings and cursed the horned devil so that it could no longer enter into deals. Any document that L'zeth signs melts away, and any words it utters turn to smoke in its mouth. Thus did L'zeth become known as Bitter Breath.