Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. The yikaria ignores all class, race, and other requirements on the use of magic items.

The yikaria has advantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws against being knocked prone. It has the following wizard spells prepared:Ĭantrips: light, friends, mage hand, prestidigitationġst level (4 slots): detect magic, identify, sleep, ?Ģnd level (3 slots): crown of madness, hold person, suggestionģrd level (3 slots): fear, feign death, vampiric touchĤth level (3 slots): confusion, dimension door, polymorphĥth level (2 slots): dominate person, dream Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). Possession (recharges after a short or long rest). When the yikaria reduces a creature to 0 hit points, the creature suffers disadvantage on any death saving throws and the yikaria can use its reaction to cast a spell it has prepared. Languages Common, Giant, Primordial, Yikaria Skills Arcana +7, Deception +5, Perception +5 Here's the work-in-progress stat block I have presently. I'm open to other ideas too that feel suitably blood magicky. one of these blood mages created the plague of marrashi), probably more of a plot point thing, but I'd like some reflection of that in the stats). It can warp creatures into monsters via rituals (e.g.

They died and lost their power, but it was just an obstacle on the way. When the great ritual originally supposed to make all Arekhon citizens immortal turned everything into undead, only blood mages preserved their sanity and will to the fullest extent.

The lords of Arekhon had established creepy cults ruled by blood mages. hard to betray it), kinda like sanctuary against assassins, and it can use this aura to compel weak-minded creatures to speak the truth. Blood Mage is the Caster of the Arekhon Undead faction.

It has an aura of superstition and terrible majesty around it that makes it hard for creatures to act against it (esp.

It can touch a creature's forehead and send them reeling away in confusion to either erupt in a bloody explosion (like the walking bomb spell of Dragon Age) or make them attack an ally (like the crown of madness D&D spell).

It can manipulate others, similar to the suggestion and dominate person spells.

I know that its blood magic gives it the following powers:

Blood mage d&d