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Portrait of the Banshee
Creature · Built-in

Banshee

Medium Undead, chaotic neutral

  • Medium difficulty
  • CR 4
  • Melee
  • Flying

A keening woman in grey from the old tales, whose cry foretells a death in the house.

Statistics

Armor Class
12
Hit Points
58 (13d8)
Speed
Fly 40 ft
Challenge
CR 4 · 1100 XP
Size
Medium — Takes one map cell: most people and wolves.
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft
Languages
The languages it knew in life
STR1−5
DEX14+2
CON10+0
INT12+1
WIS11+0
CHA17+3

Attacks

Grieving Touch Melee

+4 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 3d6 + 2 psychic

Abilities

Keening Recharge 5–6

A cry of mourning that drives the living to their knees.

Area
30 ft
Saving throw
Constitution DC 13
On a failed save
Full damage and knocked prone.
On a successful save
Half damage.
Damage
3d8 psychic
Conditions
Prone

Defenses

Resistances
Acid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder, Nonmagical
Immunities
Cold, Necrotic, Poison

Environment & tags

Environments
Swamp, Ruins, Coastal, Graveyard, Village
Groups
Undead, Swamp
Tags
undead, spirit, omen