Treading through the fog of the dead city, Shaifen-La’s deteroriated mind flashes between images of its job as guardian, and the frantic images of a mad celestial. Towering above the swampy trees, it walks on four legs, golden and ivory, inscribed with the runes of ages past. Its shell-like torso has been taken over by writhing green vines, winding their way up to make up for its absence of a neck as they host its face– a marble humanoid mask, expression and unreadable and two pairs of ears long and listening.
Gargantuan Celestial, Chaotic Neutral
Armor Class 18
Hit Points 319 (22d20 + 88)
Speed 60 ft.
Initiative +13 (23)
STR 18 (+4) (+4)
DEX 12 (+1) (+7)
CON 19 (+4) (+10)
INT 18 (+4) (+4)
WIS 24 (+7) (+13)
CHA 16 (+3) (+3)
Skills Perception + 13
Resistances Fire, Necrotic
Immunities Radiant; Charmed, Exhaustion
Senses Truesight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 23
Languages Telepathy 60 ft.
Challenge 18 (20,000 XP), Proficiency Bonus +6
Traits
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Shaifen-La fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Weight of the Ages. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 21, any creature that starts its turn in a 10-foot Emanation originating from Shaifen-La. Failure: Until the end of its next turn, the target’s speed is halved, and on its turn it can take either an action or a Bonus Action, not both. Success: The target is immune to Shaifen-La’s Weight of the Ages for 24 hours.
Actions
Multiattack. Shaifen-La makes 3 Ageless Strike attacks.
Ageless Strike. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +13, reach 5 ft. or range 100 ft. Hit: 28 (6d6 + 7) Force damage.
Era Implosion. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 21, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point Shaifen-La can see within 120 ft. Failure: 80 (18d8) Psychic damage and the target has the Incapacitated condition until the end of
its next turn. Success: Half damage only.
Bonus Actions
Wilting Gaze. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 21, each creature in a 30-foot Cone. Failure: The target gains 1 Exhaustion level.
Legendary Actions
Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, Shaifen-La can expend a use to take one of the following actions. Shaifen-La regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Temporal Shackles. Strength Saving Throw: DC 21, one creature Shaifen-La can see within 60 ft. Failure: 14 (4d6) Force damage and the target has the Restrained condition until the end of its next turn. Failure or Success: Shaifen-La can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Wither. Shaifen-La makes one Ageless Strike attack.
Looking to the Future. Attacks against Shaifen-La have Disadvantage until the end of its next turn.
Credit: Inti Navia and Ivo Hoying