CR 6 – Undead – Revenant Collector

**Tier 2 play**

**Monster Name:** Revenant Collector

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

**Core Stats:** Armor Class (AC) 15, Hit Points (HP) 85, Speed 30 ft.

**Ability Scores:**

Strength 14 (+2),

Dexterity 16 (+3),

Constitution 16 (+3),

Intelligence 10 (+0),

Wisdom 12 (+1),

Charisma 18 (+4)

**Proficiencies:** Saving Throws: Wisdom +4, Charisma +7

Skills: Deception +7, Insight +4, Stealth +6

Damage Resistances: Necrotic, Bludgeoning, Piercing from Nonmagical Attacks

Damage Immunities: Poison

Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened, Poisoned

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

**Languages:** Common, speaks in whispers

**Challenge Rating (CR):** 6

**Special Abilities:**

– **Soul Bargain:** The Revenant Collector can offer a character a deal to spare their life in exchange for 75% of their gathered wealth. If the character agrees, they must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or be compelled to fulfill the bargain.

– **Haunting Presence:** As a bonus action, the Collector can instill fear in a creature within 30 feet that can see it. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns.

**Actions:**

– **Multiattack:** The Revenant Collector makes two attacks with its Shadow Scythe.

– **Shadow Scythe:** Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) necrotic damage. On a critical hit, the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have their maximum hit points reduced by the damage dealt until they finish a long rest.

– **Soul Drain (Recharge 5-6):** The Collector targets one creature it can see within 30 feet. The target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 28 (8d6) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the target is reduced to 0 hit points by this effect, the Collector regains hit points equal to the damage dealt.

**Description:** The Revenant Collector is a sinister undead entity, driven by a relentless pursuit of souls and material wealth. Once a greedy merchant in life, it now stalks the living, using its charm and cunning to manipulate those desperate enough to bargain. Cloaked in shadows, it appears as a silhouette with piercing glowing eyes, often accompanied by whispers of lost souls. The Collector prefers to use psychological tactics to instill fear, but when cornered, it fights fiercely, wielding its scythe with deadly precision. Its lair is often filled with the remnants of its previous victims, a chilling reminder of the cost of greed.