Azure Band Shawish

Medium humanoid (any race), lawful evil

Armor Class 15 (mage armor)
Hit Points 54 (12d8)
Speed 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
8 (.1)	14 (+2)	11 (+0)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	19 (+4)

Saving Throws Int +3, Wis +4, Cha +6
Skills Deception +6
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2

ACTIONS

• Multiattack. The shawish makes two Eldritch Blast attacks.
• Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
• Eldritch Blast. Ranged Spell Attack: +6 to hit, range 120 ft. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) force damage.
• Overpressure (1/Day). The shawish claps their hands, emitting a destructive shockwave in a 60-foot cone. All creatures in the area must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) thunder damage and being knocked prone on a failed save and half as much damage and no additional effects on a successful one.
• Weave Lie (3/Day). The shawish casts arcanist’s magic aura, hypnotic pattern, or major image.

BONUS ACTIONS

• Air Ward (1/Short Rest). The shawish cloaks themself in a gust of wind. For 10 minutes, they gain half cover against all ranged attacks and do not provoke opportunity attacks with movement.
• Thunderclap Boon (1/Short Rest). The shawish blesses a creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. Whenever that creature is hit with a weapon attack, the attack deals an additional 4 (1d8) thunder damage. This effect requires concentration and lasts for 1 minute.

ABOUT

Shawish are mid-ranking officers in the Azure Band. They’re entrusted with the secrets of its smuggling operations and genie magics with which they oversee various operations and intervene personally when things go wrong.

Shawish deal with most issues through deception, leveraging their personal charisma, criminal resources, and illusion magics to solve problems and divert investigations. When violence erupts, they command from the back, enchanting the weapons of their underlings and battering enemies into submission with powerful magic.