Profane Lich Adept

Medium undead, neutral evil

Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 135 (18d8 + 54)
Speed 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	10 (+0)	16 (+3)	17 (+3)	19 (+4)	18 (+4)

Saving Throws Con +8, Int +8, Wis +9
Skills Nature +8, Perception +9, Survival +9
Damage Vulnerabilities radiant

Damage Resistances cold, lightning, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages Abyssal, Common, Infernal, plus up to three other languages
Challenge 16 (15,000 XP)

Special Traits

• Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the adept fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
• Rejuvenation. If it has a phylactery, the destroyed adept gains a new body in 1d10 days, regaining half its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the phylactery.
• Spellcasting. The adept is a 13th level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). The adept has the following cleric spells prepared:
• Cantrips (at will): guidance, resistance, thaumaturgy
• 1st level (4 slots): bane, inflict wounds, shield of faith
• 2nd level (3 slots): blindness/deafness, hold person, spiritual weapon
• 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, dispel magic
• 4th level (3 slots): banishment, guardian of faith
• 5th level (2 slots): geas, insect plague
• 6th level (1 slot): create undead, harm
• 7th level (1 slot): plane shift, regenerate
• Turn Resistance. The adept has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

Actions

• Commanding Warhammer. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage, plus 9 (2d8) necrotic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw, or be charmed by the adept 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.
• Restore Undeath. The adept touches a willing undead creature, within 5 feet of it, and expends a spell slot to channel negative energy. The target regains 8 (1d8 + 4) hit points, plus an additional 4 (1d8) hit points for each slot level above 1st of the expended spell slot.
• Bane of Life (2/Day). The adept presents its holy symbol and speaks a baleful command chastising the living. Each creature within 30 feet of the adept, other than constructs, fiends, and undead, must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw, or be frightened for 1 minute, or until it takes any damage. If a creature with a challenge rating of 3 or lower fails its saving throw against this effect, it immediately drops to 0 hit points. A frightened creature must spend its turns moving as far away from the adept as it can. As its action, the creature can only use Dash actions, or to try to escape an effect that prevents it from moving. If it has nowhere to move, the creature can use the Dodge action.