Catonoctrix

Large aberration, neutral evil

Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 168 (16d10 + 80)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
21 (+5) 12 (+1) 21 (+5) 18 (+4) 15 (+2) 19 (+4)

Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +9, Int +8, Cha +8
Skills Arcana +8, History +8, Insight +6, Investigation +8, Perception +6, Stealth +5
Damage Immunities psychic
Senses darkvision 120 ft., truesight 30 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Draconic, Deep Speech, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +4

SPECIAL TRAITS

  • Pierce the Veil. When a creature the catonoctrix can see is stunned by Mind Ravage, the catonoctrix learns one secret the creature knows.

ABOUT

A blackened, wyvern-like beast with leather purple wings soars the skies. The glowing eyes within its malformed, crystalline skull scour the area.

A catonoctrix is not a natural being. It exists due to mutations a drake or, more rarely, an immature dragon undergoes either by exposure to otherworldly realms and energies or from experimentation by depraved creatures, such as aboleths or mad wizards. As a result of its newfound intelligence and power, the catonoctrix is twisted by a desire for knowledge either in service of a master or for its own warped obsessions. It satiates this desire by any means necessary, even if it means tearing its victim’s mind apart at the seams.

Deceitful Diviners. A catonoctrix’s transformation gives it great psychic power and some measure of precognition. It uses this power to manipulate others, often by providing creatures with readings that are accurate but twisted in a way that encourages the creature to aid the catonoctrix’s overall schemes. These manipulative tactics lead some to refer to them as “augur beasts” and revere them as all-knowing benefactors. A catonoctrix uses this advantage to weave its way into civilizations, subtly controlling the masses to further its long-reaching agenda.

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