Golem, Eye

Family: Golems

Large construct, unaligned

Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 157 (15d10 + 75)
Speed 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
22 (+6) 9 (-1) 20 (+5) 5 (-3) 11 (+0) 1 (-5)

Skills Perception +8
Damage Immunities poison, psychic, radiant; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks not made with adamantine weapons
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages understands the languages of its creator but can’t speak
Challenge 11 (7,200 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +4

SPECIAL TRAITS

  • Blinding Demise. When the golem reduces a creature to 0 hp, it can blind the creature permanently. If it does so, the creature is reduced to 1 hp instead.
  • Construct Nature. The golem doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
  • Immutable Form. The golem is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
  • Light-Infused Fists. The golem’s Slam attacks are magical. When the golem hits with a Slam attack, the attack deals an extra 4d8 radiant damage (included in the attack).
  • Magic Resistance. The golem has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

ACTIONS

  • Multiattack. The eye golem can use its Primal Voice of Doom. It then makes two Slam attacks.
  • Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6) bludgeoning damage plus 18 (4d8) radiant damage.
  • Gaze of Ancient Light (Recharge 5–6). The golem opens all of its eyes and emits a burst of blinding light. Each creature within 30 feet of it must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 35 (10d6) radiant damage and is blinded for 1 minute. On a success, a creature takes half the damage and isn’t blinded. A creature that fails the saving throw by 5 or more is also stunned until the end of its next turn. A blinded creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
  • Primal Voice of Doom. The golem intones a disturbing invocation of the sun god at one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. The frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

ABOUT

Eye-like sigils dot the smooth, marble skin of this statue. One of the eye sigils opens, and a beam of brilliant light shines out.

Covered in Arcana. Eye golems stand at least ten feet tall, and their magically durable hide is covered with real eyes as well as arcane sigils that resemble eyes.

Blinds Victims. An eye golem rarely kills its victims, choosing to steal its victims’ eyes instead. The victims are left blinded, wandering, and tormented, seeing only visions of the eye golem flashing through their memories. This drives some mad, while others instead choose to serve the golem, becoming devoted to the one who still holds sight.

All Eyes Open. When killed, an eye golem does not simply fall down dead. All of its eyes open at once, and a blinding burst of light shines from the body. When the light stops, hundreds of perfectly preserved eyeballs remain where its body fell, still warm, fresh, and without scars or damage. Detectable only by those trained in the arcane arts, each eye emits a barely perceptible beam of light, connecting it to its owner. The creature that holds the golem’s central eye after it is slain can use the eye to restore stolen eyes to their victims.

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