Priest of Orcus

Medium humanoid (human), chaotic evil

Armor Class 18 (chain mail, shield)
Hit Points 60 (11d8 + 11)
Speed 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	11 (+0)	13 (+1)	10 (+0)	18 (+4)	14 (+2)

Saving Throws Constitution +4, Wisdom +7
Skills History +3, Investigation +3, Medicine +7, Religion +3
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Abyssal, Common
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)

Special Traits

• Abyssal Blessing of Orcus. The priest of Orcus gains 15 temporary hit points when it reduces a hostile creature that is not undead to 0 hit points.
• Deadsight. The most blessed of Orcus are gifted with truesight.
• Unholy Strike. Once on each of the priest’s turns when it hits a creature with a weapon attack, the priest can cause the attack to deal an extra 13 (3d8) necrotic damage to the target.
• Unholy Weapon. Orcus bolsters his follower’s strikes in battle, imbuing their weapons with the ability to paralyze a foe (included in the attack). In the hands of any but a true follower of Orcus, an unholy weapon loses its power to paralyze a foe.
• Spellcasting. The priest of Orcus is an 8th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). It has the following cleric spells prepared:
  • Cantrips (at will): chill touch, guidance, resistance, thaumaturgy
  • 1st level (4 slots): bane, bless, cure wounds, detect magic, false life, inflict wounds
  • 2nd level (3 slots): enhance ability, hold person, silence
  • 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, bestow curse, dispel magic
  • 4th level (2 slots): blight, guardian of faith

Actions

• +1 Unholy Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature other than an elf or undead, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
• Caress of Orcus (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d8 + 2) necrotic damage, and the target’s Strength score is reduced by 1d6. The target dies if this reduces its Strength to 0. Otherwise, the reduction lasts until the target finishes a short or long rest. If a non-evil humanoid dies from this attack, a shadow rises from the corpse in 24 hours under the priest’s control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. The priest can have no more than four shadows under its control at one time.