Orator

Medium humanoid (any), any alignment

Armor Class 13 (leather)
Hit Points 38 (7d8 + 7)
Speed 30 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
15 (+2)	14 (+2)	12 (+1)	10 (+0)	14 (+2)	18 (+4)

Saving Throws Dexterity +5, Charisma +7
Skills Acrobatics +5, Perception +5, Performance +10, Persuasion +10
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Common, plus two more languages
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

Special Traits

• Spellcasting. The orator is a 7th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). It knows the following bard spells:
• Cantrips (at will): mage hand, message, vicious mockery
• 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, healing word, sleep, thunderwave
• 2nd level (3 slots): blindness/deafness, detect thoughts, heat metal, shatter
• 3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, hypnotic pattern, lightning bolt, tongues
• 4th level (1 slot): confusion

Actions

• Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage.
• Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.

Reactions

• Countercharm. Whenever a creature within 60 feet of the orator fails a saving throw, the orator can use its reaction to allow the creature to reroll that saving throw and add+4 to the new result.
• Cutting Words (5/day). The orator chooses one creature it can see within 30 feet who has just rolled an ability check or an attack roll. That creature rolls 1d8 and the orator chooses whether it is added to the result or subtracted from the result.