CR 8 – Undead – Legal Wraith
Tier 2 play
**Monster Name:** Legal Wraith
**Size, Type, Alignment:** Medium Undead, Neutral Evil
**Core Stats:** Armor Class (AC) 15, Hit Points (HP) 85 (10d8 + 40), Speed 0 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)
**Ability Scores:**
Strength 10 (+0),
Dexterity 16 (+3),
Constitution 18 (+4),
Intelligence 12 (+1),
Wisdom 14 (+2),
Charisma 20 (+5)
**Proficiencies:**
Saving Throws: Wisdom +5, Charisma +8
Skills: Deception +8, Insight +5, Persuasion +8
Damage Resistances: Cold, Necrotic
Damage Immunities: Poison, Psychic
Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened, Paralyzed
**Senses:** Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 12
**Languages:** Common, Infernal
**Challenge Rating (CR):** 8 (3,900 XP)
**Special Abilities:**
– **Legal Manipulation:** The Legal Wraith can cast *Suggestion* at will (DC 16) as a bonus action, compelling targets to act on its behalf.
– **Ethereal Jaunt:** As a reaction, the Legal Wraith can shift into the Ethereal Plane until the start of its next turn, avoiding damage from attacks.
**Actions:**
– **Multiattack:** The Legal Wraith makes two attacks with its Spectral Grasp.
– **Spectral Grasp:** Melee Spell Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (4d8) necrotic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of its next turn.
– **Legal Brief:** The Legal Wraith can unleash a wave of legal energy in a 30 ft. cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw, taking 27 (6d8) psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a success. This ability recharges on a roll of 5-6 on a d6.
**Description:** The Legal Wraith is a manifestation of corrupted legal spirits, lingering in the realm of the living to ensnare the unwary into binding contracts and sinister deals. With a ghostly appearance, it drifts silently, often appearing in dimly lit courtrooms or abandoned legal offices. It uses cunning and manipulation to draw victims into its web, employing its powers to instill fear and compliance. The wraith is known to haunt those who have wronged it in life, seeking revenge through legal entrapments and chilling contracts that bind the soul.