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Challenge 13: 13

Nalfeshnee

Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil

Armor Class
18 (natural armor)
Hit Points
184 (16d10+96)
Speed
20 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR
21 (+5)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
22 (+6)
INT
19 (+4)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
15 (+2)
Saving Throws
Con +11, Int +9, Wis +6, Cha +7
Damage Resistances
cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities
poison
Condition Immunities
poisoned
Senses
truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages
Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge
13 (10,000 XP)
Proficiency Bonus
+5

Magic Resistance. The nalfeshnee has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

Multiattack. The nalfeshnee uses Horror Nimbus if it can. It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 32 (5d10 + 5) piercing damage.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) slashing damage.

Horror Nimbus (Recharge 5-6). The nalfeshnee magically emits scintillating, multicolored light. Each creature within 15 feet of the nalfeshnee that can see the light must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the nalfeshnee's Horror Nimbus for the next 24 hours.

Teleport. The nalfeshnee magically teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.

Variant: Summon Demon (1/Day). The demon chooses what to summon and attempts a magical summoning.

A nalfeshnee has a 50 percent chance of summoning 1d4 vrocks, 1d3 hezrous, 1d2 glabrezus, or one nalfeshnee.

A summoned demon appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and can't summon other demons. It remains for 1 minute, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.

How many for your party

Copies of the nalfeshnee (10,000 XP each) against a party of four characters of the same level. Build mixed fights in the encounter builder.

Number of Nalfeshnee for each difficulty, party of four
Party levelEasyMediumHardDeadly
Level 10——12–20
Level 11——12–20
Level 12—1—2–20
Level 13—1—2–20
Level 14—1—2–20
Level 171—23–20

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Questions

What CR is the Nalfeshnee?

The Nalfeshnee is challenge 13, worth 10,000 XP, with a proficiency bonus of +5.

How many hit points does the Nalfeshnee have?

184 hit points (16d10+96), with AC 18 from natural armor.

How many should I use against four 10th-level characters?

Against four level 10 characters, 1 is hard by the encounter XP budget.