When roused, the elemental appears to be the corpse of a drowned woman with long, pale hair tangled with branches and rotting leaves. She wears an ever-flowing dress covered with yellow stains and deep, billowing sleeves that obscure her hands. The hem also hides her feet. In truth, she doesn’t have any. Instead, whenever anything besides her head and neck are exposed, one discovers only murky water and sodden human bones instead. After a few blows, the elemental’s true state is revealed. From crown to soul, the phantasm consists of only filthy water.
For decades, a mountainside village harbored a dark secret. Although famous for its springs, there was one such body of water they’d never show. Whenever a member of the village became a burden to the rest, save it be one too many children or stricken with illness or injury, they were taken into a deep cave filled with unclean watered, drowned, and left to rot with the rest. No one knows how many times this heinous act was repeated save one time too many. Once the drowning pool awoke and took the form of its first victim, none of the town remained alive by the next morning.
Drowning Pool. Infused with necromantic power, the font phantasm hungers for death and it is never satisfied. It haunts springs and ponds across the region. The elemental’s confused appearance has given rise to a legend of a spectral woman who will appear within a still, stagnant pool when called to or taunted to appear. In truth, the font phantasm is an indiscriminate killer but has molded over time to fit the myth as it helps it find further victims.
The Font Phantasm
Medium elemental (water), chaotic evil
Climb 40ft
Swim 60ft
Str 18 Dex 14 Con 18 Int 8 Wis 16 Cha 7
Skills Intimidation +2, Investigation +3, Perception +7, Stealth +6
Damage Resistances cold, bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17
Life Sight.
The font phantasm can sense any non-construct, non-undead creature within 30ft
Magic Resistance.
The elemental has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Undead Mimicry.
While the font phantasm has more than half its hit points, it is indistinguishable from an undead creature.
Water form.
The elemental can enter a hostile creature's space and stop there. It can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.Actions
Multiattack.
The elemental makes three attacks: two slams and one heartstopping gaze.
Slam.
Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Heartstopping Gaze.
The font phantasm targets a creature that is frightened of it that it can see and is aware of the elemental within 120ft. The creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution save or take 18 (4d10) psychic damage. If the creature fails this save by 5 or more, it drops to 0 hit points instead and begins dying.
Frightful Presence.
Each creature of the font phantasm's choice that is within 60 feet of the elemental and aware of it must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or become 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 font phantasms Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours.
Legendary Actions
The font phantasm 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 font phantasm regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Hunt. The font phantasm makes a Wisdom (Perception) check.
Slam (1 point). The font phantasm makes a Slam attack against a target.
Stalk (1 point). The font phantasm Disengages and moves after a hostile creature. If this movement takes the font phantasm out of view from all other creatures, it may make a Hide check as well.
Bonechilling Stare (2 points). The font phantasm targets a creature it can see within 60ft. The creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution save or take 10 (3d6) cold damage and have its speed reduced by half until the end of its next turn. On success, the creature takes half-as-much damage and its speed is not reduced.
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