THE FALSE IMMORTAL

BACKGROUND
KIRAMAX
THE FALSE IMMORTAL T
housands of years ago, the ancient Tru-
san empire enveloped the majority of
the southern continent. God-King Ki-
ramax VII led the empire to the height
of its power as a socio-political force of great
magical means unprecedented throughout
history and unrivaled since its fall. The Tru-
NAME: Kiramax the False Immortal sans created empire-wide prosperity through
their widespread conquering of neighboring
GOAL: Kiramax seeks to free himself from
lands, allowing for rapid advancements in the
his Astral prison and restore himself to
fields of science and magic. Many in the empire
power on the Material Plane to rebuild
attributed its success directly to Kiramax, who
his ancient empire.
was viewed as a politically cunning strong-man
BOND: Kiramax craves the worship and with divine blood in his veins, making him
adoration of his subjects. uniquely suited to the Trusan throne. Kiramax
FLAW: Kiramax is trapped within an Astral leveraged his immense popularity and wealth
demiplane which has warped his mind to fund what he referred to as his god-given
and body, turning him into a cosmic birthright: the Immortal Project. He reasoned
monstrosity and damaging his ability to that the empire's greatness and the prosperity
reason. of its people were brought about by the unique
talents of himself and his close confidants. In
order to maintain Trusan supremacy, Kiramax
and the ruling class would devise a method
USING THIS PDF to grant themselves immortality so that the
This document serves as an overview for a boss empire could never fall apart after their deaths.
monster developed by Questiary, detailing their Over a period of years, Kiramax, his clerics, and
backstory, their allies and their associates, his council of magi determined that a sub-
adventure hooks, and quest ideas. The idea with ject's conscious mind could be implanted into
Boss Docs is to give game masters enough inspi- the body of another by routing it through the
ration to be able to immediately start weaving Astral Plane, thus overriding the host's own
together a campaign arc for their players using consciousness and allowing the subject to exist
the boss monster and the associated creatures. and live freely in the body of the host. A limited
immortality, then, would come from repeating
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kens, and more! of the ruling class. The magic showed promise
as the Trusans were successful in a number of
trials. They received the support of the public,
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closed, confining those who flew too close to

the sun in a prison of their own making. The
passage of time and Astal forces have gradually
warped the minds and bodies of the Immortals,
turning them into cosmic monstrosities. But
Kiramax has not resigned himself to his fate.
By invading dreams, he has tried for millennia
to send messages back to the Material Plane in
hopes of inspiring support. Recently, his call
has been heard from beyond the veil. A new cult
known as the Great Waking has been formed,
who believe Kiramax must be freed from his
prison and restored to power. They aim to rep-
licate the consciousness-transferring magic of
the Immortals so that Kiramax and the Immor-
tals may return to the Material Plane in mortal
forms and rebuild their former empire.

ALLIES AND ASSOCIATES

D6 CREATURE
The waking zealots of the Great Waking cult
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dedicated to Kiramax and the Immortals
Kiramax’s Trusan companions, who have
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Some of the gods took notice. Insulted by the become frayed outsiders
hubris of Kiramax and his sycophants, they 3 The memory harvesters of the Astral Plane
began to inflict plagues and calamity across the
Trusan empire. Other gods disagreed, believing The astral destroyers that roam the Spar-
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it admirable that the Trusans sought immortal- kling sea of the Astral Plane
ity. They informed Kiramax of the gods' anger The astral ferrymen who provide passage
and helped the Trusans construct vast facilities 5
across the Sparkling sea
in the Underdepths where they could live and
The void leeches, consequences of Kira-
continue their research, safe from the holy fire 6
max’s meddling on the Material Plane
that rained down from the sky upon their cities.
For a time, as Trusan cities were destroyed, the
Immortals, emboldened by arrogance, contin- THE ZEALOTS OF THE GREAT WAKING CULT
ued their research below, believing that the Through dreams, people have heard the Immor-
anger of the gods would eventually subside. As tals’ call and have organized themselves in pur-
the weeks wore on, however, it became clear suit of bringing them back to the Material Plane
that the gods' anger would threaten even their and restoring them to power. The cult calls it-
subterranean facilities. Using their advanced self the Great Waking, and they control temples
magic and the aid of the gods who favored them, and safehouses where they hold ceremonies in
the Immortals constructed an Astral demiplane worship to Kiramax and perform arcane rituals
they called Valanthia, in which they could hide and research in the hopes of transporting the
to save themselves from destruction, thus aban- Immortals’ consciousness into vessels on the
doning their rapidly disintegrating empire. Material Plane. The waking zealots are led by
Now, thousands of years later, the Trusan em- a muscular giant of a man with pale skin who
pire is lost to history. The portal to the connect- calls himself the Prophet and claims to speak
ing Valanthia to the Material Plane has been directly with Kiramax.

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THE MEMORY HARVESTERS

Kiramax has formed a mutually beneficial
alliance with memory harvesters of the Astral
Plane, who have agreed to act as spies on Ki-
ramax’s behalf in order to sabotage those who
oppose the spreading influence of the Great
Waking cult. In return, the memory harvesters
benefit from astral connections established by
the cult, which allow them to visit the Material
Plane as frequently as they wish, allowing them
to gather memories in greater number.

THE ASTRAL DESTROYERS

The waters of the Sparkling Sea in proximity to
the entrance to Valanthia are dense with astral
destroyers. When Kiramax is angered by an un-
ruly servant or arrogant advisor, he casts them
out of Valanthia and into the Sparkling Sea for
them to be torn apart by the destroyers. Know-
ing that Valanthia provides them the opportu-
nity for a steady source of food, the creatures
circle endlessly in the surrounding waters,
eagerly awaiting a chance at their next meal.

THE ASTRAL FERRYMEN

Kiramax has bought the loyalty of several
astral ferrymen who sail the Sparkling Sea. In
exchange for hundreds of possessions senti-
mentally valuable to Kiramax and his closest
advisors, many astral ferrymen have agreed
to provide Kiramax with information gleaned
from astral travelers and to misdirect any po-
THE IMMORTALS AS FRAYED OUTSIDERS tential interlopers to Valanthia.
The Trusans who accompanied Kiramax into
the astral demiplane of Valanthia have been VOID LEECHES
warped by the plane’s magic over millennia to Kiramax’s reaching out to mortals on the Ma-
become frayed outsiders. The frayed outsiders terial Plane has created optimum conditions
are Kiramax’s servants, priests, advisors, and for the spawning of void leeches. Each time
subjects. The vast majority of the frayed outsid- a sleeping person dreams of Kiramax, a brief
ers remain intensely loyal to Kiramax, helping connection is created between the Material and
him to send messages to those who dream on the Astral that allows for the leeches to mani-
the Material Plane. A select few, however, have fest. Though the simple-minded creatures are
come to resent Kiramax and recognize the hu- not controlled by nor do they share any alliance
bris they took part in. They oppose his plan to with Kiramax, they are an externality of his
return to the Material Plane, believing instead efforts that brings chaos and fear to the popula-
that they and the so-called God-King should tion centers where Kimarax and the Immortals
remain imprisoned for eternity. They do not send their messages.
defy Kiramax openly, however, for rightful fear
of being destroyed by Kiramax.

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QUESTS preachers say that they have heard and seen

divine messages in their dreams from the ones
D6 QUEST that the preachers speak about. Void leeches
soon begin to manifest in increasing number,
The party must investigate the disappear- their appearance an unexplainable phenome-
ance of beggars within the city. The beggars non.
are being abducted by the Great Waking,
1 CULT INVESTIGATIONS. A high-ranking offi-
who hope to use them as vessels for hosting
the consciousness of the Immortals on the cial of a local church wants the characters help
Material Plane. to investigate the religious group calling them-
selves the Great Waking. The official suspects
The party is called to assist with a group
of void leeches that manifested inside a the group is a cult conducting illegal activities
temple. They are a consequence of Kiramax but lacks hard evidence and cannot investi-
2 gate the matter themselves due to the public
and his frayed outsiders attempting to
contact people through their dreams while backlash of potential discovery of unjustified
they sleep. lawbreaking. The official asks the characters
to sneak or break in to a temple belonging to
The party must pursue a shapeshifting
memory harvester that lurks within the city the Great Waking to learn as much as they can
3 about the group’s activities.
and steals memories from important figures
that oppose the cult of the Great Waking.
The party must locate an old scholar who
is the only expert on the ancient Trusan
empire. Unfortunately, the scholar has gone
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missing. She was abducted by members of
the Great Waking, who are holding her at
one of their safe houses.
The party must procure the services of an
astral ferryman that has not been bought
5 by Kiramax to take them across the Spar-
kling Sea towards the entrance to Kiramax’s
demiplane.
The party must navigate through the twist-
ed demiplane of the Immortals, slaying the
frayed outsiders in their path before they
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can reach Kiramax, who lairs in a decadent
palace distorted by the warped fabric of
Valanthia.

ADVENTURE HOOKS
The players may wish to address the growing
influence of the Great Waking cult and stop Ki-
ramax and the Immortals from meddling with
the Material Plane for a number of reasons. A
few of these reasons are outlined below.
STRANGE PROPHESIZING. Preachers in the
street are gathering larger and larger crowds
who watch them speak about the Astral Plane
and an old empire’s imminent return to glo-
ry. Many of the individuals who listen to the

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ASTRAL DESTROYER
Astral destroyers are the guard dogs of the
Astral Plane, created by gods and demigods that
sought to shield themselves from the prying
eyes of mortals. They slither through the wa-
ters of the Sparkling Sea hunting travelers
both physically present and those using astral
projection techniques. Astral destroyers are the
approximate size of whales, with four clawed
appendages that they use to rip their prey limb
from limb and a single eye in the center of their
foreheads that projects an anti-magic field. The
spirits of creatures slain by astral destroyers are
instantly shredded into fragments that diffuse
in the waters of the Sparkling Sea, eliminating
any possibility of resurrection or afterlife.

Sever Silver Cord. If the astral destroyer scores

Astral Destroyer a critical hit against a creature traveling by means
Huge Monstrosity, Unaligned of the astral projection spell, the astral destroyer
Armor Class 16 (natural armor) can cut the target's silver cord instead of dealing
damage.
Hit Points 126 (12d12 + 48)
Speed 0 ft., fly 80 ft. (hover) Unusual Nature. The astral destroyer doesn't
require air, food, drink, or sleep.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
20 (+5) 12 (+1) 19 (+4) 5 (-3) 14 (+2) 18 (+4) ACTIONS
Multiattack. The astral destroyer makes two attacks
Saving Throws Dex +4, Wis +5
with its claws.
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +4
Damage Resistances Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) force damage. If this damage
Condition Immunities Charmed, Exhaustion, reduces the creature to 0 hit points, its body is
Frightened, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned shredded into minute fragments that diffuse into the
astral plane.
Senses Darkvision 120 ft., Passive Perception 15
Languages — LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Proficiency +3 The astral destroyer can take 2 legendary actions,
choosing from the options below. Only one legendary
Antimagic Cone. The astral destroyer's eye creates action option can be used at a time and only at the
an area of antimagic, as in the antimagic field spell, end of another creatures turn. The astral destroyer
in a 60-foot cone. At the start of each of its turns, it regains spent legendary actions at the start of its
decides which way the cone faces. The cone doesn't turn.
function while the eye is closed or while the astral
destroyer is blinded. Attack. The astral destroyer makes one attack with
its claws.
Astral Entity. The astral destroyer can't leave the
Astral Plane, nor can it be banished or otherwise Detect. The astral destroyer makes a Wisdom
transported out of that plane. (Perception) check.

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ASTRAL FERRYMAN
Extraplanar travelers on their way through the
Astral Plane are wise to procure the services of
the astral ferrymen, who provide passage over
the Sparkling Sea to those willing to pay their
price. The astral ferrymen are immortal beings
as old as the gods themselves, whose bodies
reform the within the Astral Plane within hours
should they be destroyed. No other being knows
the peculiarities of the Sparkling Sea as they
do; they navigate confidently toward or around
the bodies of dead gods and passages to other
realms that float throughout its infinite waters.
Their most common passengers are celestials
or fiends who use the Sparkling Sea as a short-
cut between planes. The ferrymen do not dis-
tinguish between good or evil as they care not
about the motives or nature of their charges,
only that they are compensated fairly for their
services. A traveler moving physically through
the Astral Pane usually need not seek out the
ferrymen, for the ferrymen have awareness of
all travelers within the plane. 
PAYING THE FERRYMAN. A traveler wishing
to procure the services of an astral ferryman
must be willing to surrender an item of person-
al sentimental value to the ferryman. The longer
the intended journey, the more sentimental the
item that must be surrendered. The ferrymen
collect and store these items in extradimension-
al spaces within their boats, turning each boat a
massive library of lost mementos collected from
thousands upon thousands of travelers since
the beginning of tim

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• At Will: continual flame, detect evil and good,

Astral Ferryman detect thoughts, see invisibility, silent image
Medium Aberration, Neutral • 3/day each: control water, hellish rebuke at 3rd-
Armor Class 17 (natural armor) level
Hit Points 102 (12d8 + 48) • 1/day each: wall of force
Speed 0 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover) Conjure Boat. The ferryman conjures a 15-foot long,
10-foot wide astral boat until the ferryman dies, or
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA uses a bonus action to disperse back into the astral
18 (+4) 14 (+2) 18 (+4) 17 (+3) 17 (+3) 18 (+4) plane. The boat is an extension of the ferryman,
sharing the same movement speed, AC, hit points,
Saving Throws Wis +7, Cha +8 damage immunities, etc.
Skills Arcana +7, Insight +7, Perception +7 While conjured, a creature can pay the ferryman
Damage Resistances Cold, Fire, Lightning with an item of sentimental value to gain passage
Damage Immunities Acid; Force; Bludgeoning, on the boat. If a passenger attacks or attempt any
Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks hostile actions against the boat or ferryman, that the
Condition Immunities Charmed, Exhaustion, ferryman is aware of, its passage is revoked. When
Frightened, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned a creatures passage is revoked, it can no longer ride
Senses Darkvision 120 ft., Passive Perception 17 on the, and fall through the boat if there is no solid
Languages All, Telepathy 120 ft. ground under it. The boat can carry up to 6 Medium
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP) creatures, or 3 Large creatures.
Proficiency +4 Splash. The ferryman rocks the boat, causing minute
waves to spread out in a 5-foot radius around it.
Astral Manipulation. The ferryman can control the
Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC
cosmic energies of the astral plane using the control
10 Constitution saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) force
water spell, but damage dealt by this trait is dealt as
damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a
force damage.
successful one.
Immortality. The ferryman is native to the astral
plane. When its form is destroyed, it takes but a
Crashing Wave (Boat Only; Recharge 5-6). The
single day for it to reform and return to the astral ferryman raises the bow of its boat into the air
sea. To be permanently destroyed, the ferryman must before it crashes down, sending a wave of cosmic
be slain on a plane of existence where all portal to energy in a 60-foot cone in front of it. Each creature
the astral plane are closed. in that area must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution
saving throw, taking 28 (8d6) force damage on a
Unusual Nature. The ferryman doesn't require air, failed save, or half as much damage on a successful
food, drink, or sleep. one.
ACTIONS LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Multiattack. While on its boat, the ferryman uses its The ferryman can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
Splash. It then makes two ram attacks. from the options below. Only one legendary action
Ram (Boat Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, option can be used at a time and only at the end of
reach 5 ft., one target not on its boat. Hit: 9 (1d10 + another creatures turn. The ferryman regains spent
4) bludgeoning damage plus 3 (1d6) force damage legendary actions at the start of its turn.

Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one Attack. The ferryman makes one ram attack or one
target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage, or 10 with its quarterstaff.
(1d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage if wielded with two Move. The ferryman moves up to half its fly speed
hands. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on without provoking opportunity attack
a DC 16 or be paralyzed until the end of its next turn.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). The ferryman casts
Spellcasting. The ferryman casts one of the one of its known spells.
following spells, requiring no spell components and
using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save
DC 16):

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FRAYED OUTSIDER the plane over extended time periods will be-
come an increasingly distorted version of their
The Astral Plane is not a hospitable environ- former selves, twisting further and further
ment for mortals. Typically, it can be accessed away from their mortal forms, never being able
through two methods; either through an astral to die. Such creatures become known as frayed
projection spell or by physically accessing the outsiders when they have become distorted
plane through a plane shift spell or similar. to the point of becoming an unrecognizable
While a creature non-native to the Astral Plane aberration. Though frayed outsiders hold few,
can survive temporarily within it without dam- clouded memories from their previous lives,
aging effects, over time, their presence in the they retain amplified and exaggerated char-
plane will gradually cause their mind and body acteristics of their original personalities and
to be distorted by its effects. Because creatures possess new cosmic abilities that allow them to
do not age within the Astral Plane, a creature shape the minds of others to their will.
that becomes lost or otherwise remains within

Frayed Outsider ACTIONS

Multiattack. The frayed outsider uses its Malefic
Medium Aberration, Chaotic Evil
Visions; it then makes two attacks with its psionic
Armor Class 16 (natural armor) spike.
Hit Points 120 (16d8 + 48)
Speed 0 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover) Psionic Spike. Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range
60 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d8) psychic damage
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Malefic Visions. The frayed outsider targets one
8 (-1) 12 (+1) 16 (+3) 18 (+4) 12 (+1) 8 (-1) creature within 60 feet of it. That creature must
succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or have
Saving Throws Int +7, Wis +4 its mind afflicted with cruel visions of its demise for
Skills Arcana +7, Perception +4 1 minute. While afflicted, the target takes 10 (3d6)
Condition Immunities Charmed, Exhaustion, psychic damage at the start of each of its turns. The
Frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each
Senses Blindsight 120 ft., Passive Perception 14 of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Languages — Shared Pain (Recharge 5-6). The frayed outsider
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) connects two creatures that are within 30 feet of
Proficiency +3 each other and within 120 feet of the frayed outsider
Alien Mind. If a creature tries to read the frayed together by an astral thread. While connected by the
outsider's thoughts or deals psychic damage to it, thread, a creature takes only half the damage dealt
that creature must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence to it, and the other creature connected to them takes
saving throw or be stunned for 1 minute. The stunned the other half as psychic damage. The creatures
creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of remain connected while they are within 30 feet of
each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a each other at the end of its turn. When a creature
success. attempts to move 30 feet away from the creature it
is connected to, it must make a DC 15 Intelligence
Magic Resistance. The frayed outsider has saving throw or be unable to move further than
advantage on saving throws against spells and other 30 feet from the other connected creature. On
magical effects. a successful save, the astral thread breaks, the
Unusual Nature. The frayed outsider doesn't creatures are free, and they can't be targeted by the
require air, food, drink, or sleep. frayed outsider's shared pain for 24 hours.

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creature's dreams and mind are closed to Kiramax

Kiramax, the False Immortal forever. Kiramax remains in the dream until he uses
Medium Aberration, Chaotic Evil an action to leave or the creature wakes up.
Armor Class 18 (natural armor) Slumber (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest).
Hit Points 190 (20d8 + 100) Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on
Speed 30 ft. a point within 120 feet of Kiramax must make a DC
18 Wisdom saving throw, or fall unconscious for 1
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA minute, until the sleeper takes damage, or someone
16 (+3) 10 (+0) 20 (+5) 10 (+0) 20 (+5) 12 (+1) uses an action to shake or slap the sleeper awake on
a failed save, or be incapacitated until the end of its
Saving Throws Wis +10, Cha +6 next turn on a successful one.
Skills Deception +6, Perception +10, Persuasion +6,
Spellcasting. Kiramax casts one of the following
Religion +5
spells, requiring no material components and using
Condition Immunities Unconscious Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18,
Senses Darkvision 300 ft., Passive Perception 20 +10 to hit with spell attacks):
Languages Common, Deep Speech • At will: faerie fire, guidance, inflict wounds (at 3rd
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP) level), light, see invisibility, sacred flame (3d8),
Proficiency +5 sending, sleep, spare the dying, thaumaturgy
Dream Warrior. When inside a dream, Kiramax is • 1/day each: blight, dream, hypnotic pattern,
immune to all damage, except psychic damage, from scrying, spirit guardians
creatures in the dream. When Kiramax deals damage
to a creature in a dream, that damage is dealt as BONUS ACTIONS
psychic damage to the creature's actual body. Steps of Night (Recharges after a Short or Long
Additionally, unconscious creatures do not wake Rest). When Kiramax is in dim light or darkness, he
up from taking damage by Kiramax unless he wants can magically give himself a flying speed equal to his
to wake them up. walking speed for 1 minute.
Intrusive Sending. Kiramax can cast the sending
spell, targeting a creature he is not familiar with, if LEGENDARY ACTIONS
he has invaded the creature's dream in the last week. Kiramax can take 3 legendary actions, choosing
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Kiramax fails a from the options below. Only one legendary action
saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. can be used at a time and only at the end of another
creature's turn. Kiramax regains spent legendary
ACTIONS actions at the start of its turn.

Multiattack. Kiramax makes two attacks with his Attack. Kiramax makes one attack with his
warhammer. warhammer.

Warhammer. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach Tranquilizing Condemnation. Kiramax touches
5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage one creature that he hasn't already used this
plus 9 (2d8) radiant damage condemnation on this round. That creature rolls
for initiative again with disadvantage, taking the
Dreamwalker (3/day). Kiramax attempts to invade new roll if it is lower than its current place in the
the dream of an unconscious creature on the Material initiative order. If the creature already had its turn
Plane. When he does, Kiramax must succeed on a this round, its new turn in the initiative order this
Wisdom check against the creature's Wisdom ability round is skipped.
score. On a successful save, Kiramax enters the
creature's dream and he can enter any new dreams Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). Kiramax casts one
the creature has for one week. On a failed check, the of his known spells.

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INVASIVE SPECIES. Memory harvesters can

MEMORY HARVESTER only find their way to the Material Plane by
Memory harvesters are  aberrations native to following the thread left by an astral walker
the Astral Plane with the ability to shapeshift during the process of astral projection, or by
into any humanoid form they have previously slipping through a temporary portal opened by
observed. Believed originally to have been emis- a plane shift spell or similar means. Once on the
saries of the god of secrets, memory harvesters Material Plane, however, memory harvesters are
are cosmically driven to collect memories from motivated to steal memories from individuals
intelligent creatures such as humans and other by entering their minds while their victims
humanoid species. A forgotten memory is one dream and taking any memories they can find
that has slipped into the Astral Plane through for themselves. A person who has had a mem-
the dreaming process, where it then slips into ory stolen by a memory harvester may remain
the expansive Sparkling Sea amongst billions entirely unaware that anything has been taken
of other lost memories and thought fragments. from them, as the memory has been function-
Memory harvesters trawl the Sparkling Sea to ally erased from their mind. This can enable
collect these memories, storing them in small memory harvesters to serve as highly-effective
crystals known as dream shards. Though a spies for those with the means to procure their
memory harvester is motivated to collect mem- services, as knowledge may be gleaned and
ories in the same way a dragon may be motivat- hostile activities disrupted through memories
ed to collect treasure, memory harvesters are of- stolen.
ten willing to share or exchange memories with
other creatures in exchange for other memories
or pieces of knowledge.

memory chosen by the memory harvester. For every

Memory Harvester additional minute that passes, the unconscious
Large Aberration, Chaotic Evil creature can repeat its saving throw, losing an
additional memory on a failed save. On a successful
Armor Class 17
save the unconscious creature is immune to the
Hit Points 82 (11d10 + 22) memory harvester's Memory Thief ability for 24
Speed 0 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover) hours.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA The creature that has its memory stolen is unaware
that it has forgotten anything initially, though it
8 (-1) 18 (+4) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 16 (+3) 8 (-1)
may eventually realize its forgetfulness in future
conversations about said memories.
Skills Perception +6, Stealth +7
These memories are stored in dream shards that
Condition Immunities Charmed, Frightened
the memory harvester keeps on their person or in
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 16 their lair. When killed, any dream shards carried by
Languages Common, Deep Speech the harvester scatter in a 5-foot radius around its
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) body.
Proficiency +3
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness,
Shapeshift. The memory harvester can use its the memory harvester can take the Hide action as a
action to polymorph into a Small or Medium bonus action.
humanoid it has seen, or back into its true form. Its
statistics, other than its size, are the same in each ACTIONS
form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't
Multiattack. The memory harvester makes four
transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
attacks: one with its sickle and three with its claws.
Memory Thief. When the memory harvester touches
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
an unconscious creature for 1 minute, that creature
target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) psychic damage
must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or
have one memory stolen by the memory harvester. Sickle. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
The memory can be a random memory or a specific one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) slashing damage

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 THE FALSE IMMORTAL

VOID LEECH
Void leeches are the bottom-feeders of the Spar-
kling Sea within the Astral Plane. They scour
Void Leech
Tiny Aberration, Unaligned
its depths, feeding on the frayed memory and
Armor Class 10 (natural armor)
thought fragments that become distorted after
Hit Points 27 (18d4 - 18)
thousands of years of being forgotten by their
Speed 25 ft.
original creators. In certain circumstances,
when a creature on another plane dreams of STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
the Sparkling Sea, void leeches can manifest 8 (-1) 15 (+2) 9 (-1) 5 (-3) 12 (+1) 14 (+2)
on that plane by spawning inside the dream-
ing creature’s brain before exiting out of their Skills Stealth +4
ears. An uncontrolled or unsupervised portal Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 11
to the Astral Plane can also create an access Languages —
point for void leeches, which are able to sense Challenge 1 (200 XP)
the thoughts and memories inside any living Proficiency +2
creatures’ brains in proximity to the other Ambusher. The void leech has advantage on
side of the portal. Their senses overloaded by attack rolls against any creature it has surprised.
the presence of living, intelligent creatures,
Dream Seeker. The void leech can sense the
void leeches may stream through a portal in a
location of creatures that are deep in thought or
food-motivated frenzy. Void leeches, however,
dreaming within 1 mile of them
can only feed on sleeping humanoid targets,
and therefore have a tendency to hide until Unusual Nature. The void leech doesn't require
nightfall if they find themselves on the Material air, food, drink, or sleep.
Plane or similar. ACTIONS
Multiattack. The void leech makes two attacks
with its claws.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) psychic damage
Dream Eater. Choose one unconscious creature
within 5 feet of the void leech. That creature
must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw,
or have the void leech enter its mind through
one of the creatures ears or other orifice. Every
minute the void leech remains in the unconscious
creatures dreams, the creature takes 3 (1d6)
psychic damage. When the unconscious creature
takes damage, or when another creature takes an
action to shake the creature awake, it can repeat
its saving throw, waking up on a successful save,
or remaining asleep on a failed one. The target
dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum
to 0. A humanoid slain in this way has its mind
transported to the sparkling sea for the rest of
eternity, remaining in an endless dream for the
void leech to feed on. Only the greater restoration
or wish spell can return the creature's mind back
to its body.

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 QUESTIARY

WAKING ZEALOT
Waking zealots are members of the Great Wak-
ing cult with a familiarity of the Astral Plane
Waking Zealot
Medium Humanoid (Any), Typically Chaotic Evil
and associated magic. They believe that power-
Armor Class 10
ful beings of the ancient past have been trapped
Hit Points 71 (13d8 + 13)
within demiplane prisons that float through
Speed 30 ft.
the Sparking Sea, and that it is their destiny to
restore these beings to power on the Material STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Plane. 8 (-1) 11 (+0) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 10 (+0)

Saving Throws Int +4, Wis +5

Skills Arcana +4, Religion +4
Senses Passive Perception 13
Languages Common, plus any two languages
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Proficiency +2
Sparkling Dream. A creature put to sleep by
the zealot dream of the sparkling sea. While
dreaming of the sea, a creature of the sea feeds
off the dream, dealing 5 (2d4) psychic damage to
the dreaming creature at the start of each of its
turns. This damage does not immediately wake
the creature up, instead that creature makes
a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw, waking up on a
successful save, or remains asleep on a failed
one.

ACTIONS
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 4 (1d8) bludgeoning damage
Spellcasting. The zealot casts one of
the following spells, using Wisdom as the
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
• At Will: guidance, sacred flame (2d8),
thaumaturgy
• 3/day each: inflict wounds, sleep (at 3rd level)
• 1/day each: cure wounds, dream

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