CR 6 – Type – Aberration – Ceasefire Warden
**Tier 2 play**
**Monster Name**: Ceasefire Warden
**Size, Type, Alignment**: Medium aberration, neutral
**Core Stats**: Armor Class (AC) 15, Hit Points (HP) 85 (10d8 + 40), Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
**Ability Scores**:
Strength 12 (+1),
Dexterity 16 (+3),
Constitution 18 (+4),
Intelligence 14 (+2),
Wisdom 16 (+3),
Charisma 10 (+0)
**Proficiencies**: Saving Throws: Constitution +7, Wisdom +6; Skills: Insight +6, Persuasion +4
Damage Resistances: Psychic; Damage Immunities: Poison, Psychic; Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened
**Senses**: Darkvision 60 ft., Truesight 30 ft., Passive Perception 13
Languages: Understands Common and Deep Speech but cannot speak
Challenge Rating (CR): 6
**Special Abilities**:
– **Aura of Truce**: Creatures within 15 ft. of the Ceasefire Warden gain advantage on saving throws against being frightened or charmed.
– **Mind Meld**: Once per day, the Ceasefire Warden can establish a psychic link with up to three creatures within 30 ft., allowing them to communicate telepathically for 1 hour.
**Actions**:
– **Multiattack**: The Ceasefire Warden makes two attacks: one with Mind Probe and one with Psychic Blast.
– **Mind Probe**: +7 to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (6d6) psychic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn.
– **Psychic Blast**: Area effect, 15 ft. cone (Recharge 5-6). Each creature in the area must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw, taking 27 (6d8) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
**Description**: The Ceasefire Warden is a creature born from the conflict’s weary aftermath, manifesting as a guardian of peace. Its appearance is unsettling yet captivating, with shifting patterns and glowing eyes that seem to pull in the viewer's gaze. In battle, it employs a strategy of disorienting opponents through psychic manipulation, seeking to incapacitate rather than kill. While not inherently malevolent, the Warden’s loyalty lies with maintaining balance, often leading it to intervene in conflicts to broker temporary truces, leaving a lasting impression on those who encounter it.