CR 6 – Undead – Ashen Wraith

Tier 2 play

**Monster Name:** Ashen Wraith

**Size, Type, Alignment:** Medium, Undead, Chaotic Neutral

**Core Stats:** Armor Class (AC) 15, Hit Points (HP) 85 (10d8 + 40), Speed 0 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)

**Ability Scores:**

Strength 1 (-5),

Dexterity 16 (+3),

Constitution 18 (+4),

Intelligence 12 (+1),

Wisdom 14 (+2),

Charisma 18 (+4)

**Proficiencies:**

Saving Throws: Dexterity +7, Constitution +8, Charisma +8

Skills: Stealth +7, Persuasion +8

Damage Resistances: Necrotic, Psychic

Damage Immunities: Poison, Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from non-magical attacks

Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened, Paralyzed, Poisoned

**Senses:** Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12

**Languages:** Common, understands the languages it spoke in life but cannot speak

**Challenge Rating (CR):** 6

**Special Abilities:**

– **Haunting Presence:** Creatures within 30 ft. of the Ashen Wraith must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of their next turn.

– **Ashen Form:** The Ashen Wraith can move through solid objects as if they were difficult terrain, leaving a trail of ash in its wake. It takes 5 (1d10) necrotic damage for every 10 feet it moves through solid matter.

**Actions:**

– **Multiattack:** The Ashen Wraith makes two attacks: one with its Life Drain and one with its Ashen Grasp.

– **Life Drain:** Melee Spell Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 27 (5d10) necrotic damage, and the Wraith regains hit points equal to half the damage dealt.

– **Ashen Grasp:** Ranged Spell Attack: +8 to hit, range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (4d8) necrotic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of its next turn.

– **Ashen Burst (Recharge 5-6):** The Wraith releases a wave of ash in a 15-foot radius centered on itself. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 22 (4d10) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one. Creatures that fail the save are blinded until the end of their next turn.

**Description:** The Ashen Wraith is a spectral remnant of those who lost their homes to devastating fires, their forms twisted by sorrow and rage. Cloaked in a swirling cloud of ash, it drifts silently, seeking to drain the life from those who pass through its charred domain. Often found lingering near the ruins of burnt buildings, the Wraith is known to manipulate shadows and create illusions of the past to confuse and terrify intruders. Its attacks are relentless, and it uses its knowledge of fear to strike at the hearts of those who dare to approach the remnants of its former life.