White Abishai
Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes p. 163,
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- fiend (devil)
- Alignment
- lawful evil
- AC
- 15 (natural armor)
- Hit Points
- 68 (8d8+32)
- Speed
- walk 30 ft., fly 40 ft.
- Saving Throws
- Str +6, Con +7
- Resistances
- bludgeoning, piercing, slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren't silvered
- Immunities
- cold, fire, poison
- Condition Immunities
- poisoned
- Senses
- darkvision 120 ft.
- Passive Perception
- 11
- Languages
- Draconic, Infernal, telepathy 120 ft.
- Challenge
- 6
- Lineage
- Abishai
- Environment
- urban
Traits
Devil's Sight
Magical darkness doesn't impede the abishai's darkvision.
Magic Resistance
The abishai has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons
The abishai's weapon attacks are magical.
Reckless
At the start of its turn, the abishai can gain advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls during that turn, but attack rolls against it have advantage until the start of its next turn.
Actions
Multiattack
The abishai makes two attacks: one with its longsword and one with its claw.
Longsword
Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (1d10 + 3) slashing damage if used with two hands.
Claw
Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) slashing damage.
Bite
Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) cold damage.
Reactions
Vicious Reprisal
In response to taking damage, the abishai makes a bite attack against a random creature within 5 feet of it. If no creature is within reach, the abishai moves up to half its speed toward an enemy it can see, without provoking opportunity attacks.
Other data
description
White Abishai. Though they are the least of their kind, white abishais fight with a reckless fury, making them ideally suited for bolstering the ranks of Tiamat's armies. White abishais fight without fear, becoming whirlwinds of destruction on the battlefield.
Abishai: Each abishai was once a mortal who somehow won Tiamat's favor before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a hideous devil to serve at her pleasure in the Nine Hells.
Emissaries of Doom: Tiamat deploys abishais as emissaries, sending them to represent her interests in the Hells and across the multiverse. Some have simple tasks, such as delivering a message to cultists or taking charge of worshipers to carry out a sensitive mission. Others have greater responsibilities, such as leading large groups, assassinating targets, and serving in armies. In all cases, abishais are fanatically loyal to Tiamat, ready to lay down their lives if needed.
Outsiders in Hell: Abishais stand outside the normal hierarchy of the Nine Hells, having their own chain of command and ultimately answering to Tiamat (and Asmodeus, when the dark lord chooses to use them). Other archdevils can command abishais to work for them, but most archdevils do so rarely, since it is never clear whether an abishai follows Tiamat's orders or Asmodeus's.
There is inherent risk in countermanding an order given by Tiamat, but interfering with Asmodeus's plans invites certain destruction.
Tiamat is a force of Chaos bound to a place of Law. Are abishai her servants or her jailers?