Headstone Puppet

A collection of broken statuary heads rests on the shoulders of this hulking automaton. The rest of the headstone puppet's bipedal body is comprised of moss, shattered grave markers, and withered wood cobbled together by sticky clumps of crimson ichors and direfly honeycombs. Its crude hands grasp a poor imitation of a gravedigger's shovel with a sharp, but rusted edge.

Sinister Sentry. Headstone Puppets are constructed by animus artisans at the behest of the Prince of Omens, Beloved by Banshees and members of that archfey's court. Those at follow the waning prince of thunder often claim cemeteries and sepulchers on material planes as their domains and their drunken revelries rapidly wreck the place. It is from these unhallowed debris, headstone puppets arise. Part roaming guard, part cleaning crew the construct wanders the fey-usurped domain keeping it clear of trash and trespassers alike.

Headstone Puppet

large construct, unaligned

Armor Class 16 (natural)

Hit Points 85 (10d10 + 30)

Speed 30ft

Str 18 Dex 10 Con 17 Int 10 Wis 14 Cha 7

Skills Stealth +3

Condition Immunities Blinded, Charmed, Deafened, Frightened, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned

Damage Immunities Poison, Necrotic

Damage Resistances Bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with adamantine

Senses darkvision 60ft, passive Perception 9.

Languages understands sylvan but cannot speak

Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

Gravedigger's Gaze.

The headstone puppet views the burial place it is tied to as if it had cast the Clairvoyance spell. This gives the construct Advantage on perception and stealth checks within this burial place.

Innate Spellcasting (at will):

The headstone puppet’s innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with spell attacks). it can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

At will: Dancing Lights, Mending, Mold Earth

3/day each: Sanctuary, Shatter

Actions

Multiattack

The headstone puppet makes two great spade attacks as one action.

Great Spade:

Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) slashing damage.

Reactions

Parry.

The headstone puppet adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the construct must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.

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