Tanzanite Watcher

large celestial (stellar guardian), neutral

Challenge 10.0 (5,900 XP)

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STR
16 (+3)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
20 (+5)
WIS
18 (+4)
CHA
14 (+2)

Defense

Armor Class
18 (natural)
Hit Points
150 (20d10+40 +2)
Speed
40 ft., fly 60 ft., (hover)

Proficiencies & Senses

Saving Throws intelligence, wisdom
Skills
Arcana +8, Insight +7, Stealth +6, Perception +8, Intimidation +4, Investigation +8
Senses
darkvision 120 ft.
Dimensional Awareness 60 ft. (Can detect rifts and weaknesses in reality within 60 feet.)
passive Perception 18

Characteristics

Damage Vulnerabilities
Damage Resistances
force
Damage Immunities
psychic
Condition Immunities
charmed, frightened
Languages Celestial, Common, can understand all languages but cannot speak

Traits

Dimensional Perception

The Tanzanite Watcher can see through illusions and perceive alternate timelines.

Spatial Awareness

The Tanzanite Watcher has advantage on initiative rolls and is difficult to ambush.

Prismatic Wings

The Tanzanite Watcher can use its wings to refract light, granting it +2 to Stealth checks in dim light or darkness.

Actions

Multiattack

The Tanzanite Watcher makes two attacks: one with its Prismatic Rift Lance and one with its Psionic Strike.

Prismatic Rift Lance

Ranged Attack: +10 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (4d10) force damage and 14 (4d6) psychic damage. Creatures struck are pushed 10 feet and must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or become partially phased, reducing their speed by half until the start of their next turn.

Psionic Strike

Melee Spell Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (6d8) psychic damage. On a hit, the target must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence saving throw or be slowed until the end of its next turn.

Reactions

Spatial Displacement

When targeted by an attack, the Tanzanite Watcher can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space, causing the attack to miss.

Combat Behavior

Tactics


• Utilizes psionic abilities to confuse and distort enemy perception.
• Attacks from a distance with Prismatic Rift Lance before engaging in melee.
• Emphasizes mobility and evasive maneuvers to avoid ambushes.
• Collaborates with other cosmic entities when confronting powerful threats.

Combat Style

Ranged combat followed by mobility and evasive maneuvers.

Morale

The Tanzanite Watcher will fight to preserve cosmic balance but will retreat if outmatched. They prioritize the protection of rifts and may sacrifice themselves to ensure their safety.

Monster Description

The Tanzanite Watcher, a celestial being with deep indigo scales that shimmer with starlight, stands as a guardian of cosmic stability. Its angular crystalline plates glimmer under the light of distant stars, reflecting and refracting light in a beautiful yet ominous display. These watchers perceive reality not as it is, but as it could be, gaining insight into rifts and cracks in the very fabric of existence. Their wings, often appearing slightly out of sync with the world around them, gift them the ability to alter perception—a talent they employ both defensively and offensively.

Monster behavior

The Tanzanite Watcher is inherently protective and observes the cosmos from a distance, preferring to make subtle corrections in reality rather than intervening directly. Their tactics often include utilizing their psionic abilities to confuse or manipulate foes, causing them to lose their sense of direction or time. However, when sufficiently threatened, they unleash powerful energy beams to eradicate anyone jeopardizing the stability of the multiverse. In combat, they maintain their distance, striking from afar and teleporting out of harm's way when necessary.

Ecology

In the grand tapestry of the cosmos, Tanzanite Watchers act as guardians against those who would disrupt the balance between planes. They gather in places where dimensions bleed together, and their presence often acts as a deterrent against entities that might try to breach the walls of reality. While they may not physically interact with most creatures, their influence ripples through dimensions, guiding the flow of time and space, ensuring that reality remains intact.

History

The origins of the Tanzanite Watcher are shrouded in myth, believed to have been born from the very first ripples of the cosmos. As the multiverse began to take shape, these beings emerged to ensure that no single plane would dominate or decay. Over millennia, their kind has witnessed countless wars and tragedies, often stepping in only when dire realities sought to disrupt the balance of time and space. Legends speak of ancient confrontations with powerful entities that sought to shatter the seams of the multiverse, with Tanzanite Watchers standing resolute as bulwarks against such chaos. Their vigilance has shaped the paths of many, directing heroes to their destinies while guiding darker forces into obscurity.

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