CR 5 – Undead – The Banshee Dancer
**Tier 2 play**
**Monster Name:** The Banshee Dancer
**Size, Type, Alignment:** Medium, Undead, Chaotic Neutral
**Core Stats:** Armor Class (AC): 15, Hit Points (HP): 84 (12d8 + 24), Speed: 0 ft., Fly 60 ft. (hover)
**Ability Scores:**
Strength 1 (-5),
Dexterity 16 (+3),
Constitution 14 (+2),
Intelligence 10 (+0),
Wisdom 16 (+3),
Charisma 18 (+4)
**Proficiencies:** Saving Throws: Wisdom +6, Charisma +7
Skills: Performance +7, Stealth +6
Damage Resistances: Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Damage Immunities: Poison, Psychic
Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened, Paralyzed
**Senses:** Darkvision 60 ft., Truesight 60 ft., Passive Perception 13
**Languages:** Understands Common and one other language, but cannot speak
**Challenge Rating (CR):** 5
**Special Abilities:**
– **Dance of the Damned:** The Banshee Dancer can emit a captivating melody that forces creatures within 30 feet to make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed and dance uncontrollably for 1 minute. A charmed creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
– **Wail of the Lost:** As an action, the Banshee Dancer can unleash a terrifying wail. Each creature within 60 feet must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 27 (6d8) psychic damage and be deafened for 1 minute. A successful save halves the damage and negates the deafened condition.
**Actions:**
– **Multiattack:** The Banshee Dancer makes two attacks: one with its Spectral Touch and one with its Wailing Aura.
– **Spectral Touch:** Melee Spell Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 14 (3d8) necrotic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have its maximum HP reduced by the amount of damage taken until it finishes a long rest.
– **Wailing Aura:** Each creature of the Banshee Dancer's choice within 10 feet must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 9 (2d8) psychic damage and be frightened until the end of their next turn.
**Description:** The Banshee Dancer was once a joyous performer, now a tragic soul trapped between realms. With a fluid, ghostly form, they glide silently, their movements a blend of grace and grotesque terror. Tending to lure adventurers into their haunting embrace, the Banshee Dancer uses their captivating dance and chilling wail to disorient foes, leaving them vulnerable. They are often found in ancient ruins or abandoned theaters, seeking to recreate the limelight that once brought them joy, now twisted into a dance of death.