Illustration Xan Drake

Queen Of Night And Magic

Tome of Beasts
Challenge 21
(33,000 XP)
Robinloft Estimated CR 18
Medium fey, neutral evil
Armor Class 15 (18 with mage armor)
Hit Points 180 (24d8+72)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
20 (+5)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
20 (+5)
WIS
18 (+4)
CHA
26 (+8)
Saving Throws Con +10, Wis +11
Skills Arcana +12, Deception +15, Intimidation +15, Perception +11, Stealth +12
Damage Resistances fire, lightning
Damage Immunities cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with cold iron weapons
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 21
Languages Celestial, Common, Elvish, Sylvan, Umbral, telepathy 120 ft.
Environments
Legendary Resistance (3/Day).

If the Queen of Night and Magic fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.

Magic Resistance.

The Queen of Night and Magic has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Regional Effects.

the region containing the Queen of Night and Magic’s lair is warped by her magic, which creates one or more of the following effects:

  • Shadows come to life within 6 miles of the Queen’s lair. Most of the time these living shadows are unnerving and nothing more, but when a creature acts against the interests of the Queen, the shadows can interfere and cause any relevant die roll to be made with disadvantage.

  • Magic saturates the area within 6 miles of the lair, causing minor random effects similar to a prestidigitation cantrip.

  • The Queen of Night and Magic can cast her senses to any area containing darkness, dim light, or shadows within 6 miles of her lair, similar to a clairvoyance spell.

while the Summer Court rules, the regional effects of the Queen’s lair extend into the Winter Palace, but they are diminished and weaker than normal. During the Winter Court’s reign, the Winter Palace is not subject to the regional effects. If the Queen of Night and Magic dies, conditions in the area surrounding the lair gradually return to normal over the course of 2d10 days.

Shadowborn.

When in lighting other than bright light, the Queen of Night and Magic has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide, and she can hide even while being observed.

The Queen of Night and Magic’s Lair.

on initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the Queen of Night and Magic takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the Queen of Night and Magic can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:

  • The Queen wills darkness to overpower the light. All bright light sources in the lair shed only dim light to their normal bright light radius, and dim light sources are extinguished. This lasts until the Queen dismisses the effect or dies.

  • An opaque wall of writhing shadows springs up from a solid surface within 120 feet of the Queen. The wall is up to 60 feet long, 10 feet high, and 5 feet thick. Each creature in the area must make a successful DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 18 (4d8) necrotic damage. Creatures in the wall’s space are pushed 5 feet out of the wall’s space, appearing on whichever side of the wall they choose. A creature can move through the wall, but the semimaterial shadow resists intrusion. For every foot a creature travels through the wall, it must spend 4 feet of movement. Furthermore, any creature that, during its own turn, occupies any part of the wall’s space takes 18 (4d8) necrotic damage, or half damage with a successful DC 15 Constitution saving throw. Each 10-foot section of wall has AC 5, 15 hit points, vulnerability to radiant damage, resistance to bludgeoning and piercing damage, and immunity to cold, poison, and psychic damage. The wall lasts until the Queen uses this lair action again, or until she dies.

  • The Queen targets one creature within 60 feet of her and assails its mind with visions of hopelessness and despair. The creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be stunned until initiative count 20 on the next round.

Spellcasting. The queen is an 18th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 23, +15 to hit with spell attacks). It has the following sorcerer spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will):
1st level (4 slots): mage armor, magic missile, shield
2nd level (3 slots): darkness, mirror image
3rd level (3 slots): blink, fear
4th level (3 slots): confusion, greater invisibility
5th level (3 slots): cone of cold, teleportation circle
6th level (1 slot): circle of death
7th level (1 slot): plane shift, prismatic spray
8th level (1 slot): dominate monster
9th level (1 slot): meteor swarm

Actions

Multiattack. The Queen of Night and Magic makes three attacks with her rapier or with star strike.
Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) cold damage.
Star Strike. Ranged Spell Attack: +15 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d8) fire damage plus 9 (2d8) radiant damage.
Shadow Rift (Recharge 5–6).

The Queen of Night and Magic creates a shadowy rift in a 20-foot sphere centered on a point she can see within 150 feet. Any creature within the rift takes 72 (16d8) cold damage, or half damage with a successful DC 23 Constitution saving throw. Creatures that fail the saving throw are also restrained by icy wisps of shadow. A restrained creature repeats the saving throw at the end of its turn, ending the restrained condition on a success.

Teleport.

The Queen of Night and Magic teleports to an unoccupied space up to 60 feet away.

Unravel.

The Queen of Night and Magic targets a creature, object, or magical effect that she can see. For every spell affecting the target, the Queen makes a Charisma check; the DC equals 10 + the spell’s level. On a success, the spell is dispelled.

Reactions

Sudden Fraying. When the Queen of Night and Magic is targeted by a spell or included in a spell’s area, she can use her Unravel ability on it. The Queen does not need to see a spell to target it with this reaction, but she must be able to see at least some portion of an area or object affected by the spell.

Legendary Actions

The queen can take 3 legendary actions choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The queen regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Cantrip. The Queen of Night and Magic casts a cantrip.
Swirling Stars. The Queen of Night and Magic makes one star strike attack. Having a foe within 5 feet of the Queen doesn’t cause this attack to be made with disadvantage.
Teleport. The Queen of Night and Magic uses her Teleport ability.
Spell (Costs 2 Actions). The Queen of Night and Magic casts a spell.

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