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Aurnozci

Aurnozci
Aurnozci
CR 22
Gargantuan Fiend (demon), Chaotic Evil
Reveal Stat Block
Armor Class
16 (natural armor)
Hit Points
370 (20d20 + 160)
Speed
50 ft., burrow 30 ft.
str
27
+8
dex
20
+5
con
26
+8
int
6
-2
wis
21
+5
cha
19
+4

Traits

Heat Regeneration.If the temperature around it is 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, Aurnozci regains 15 hit points at the start of its turn. If it takes cold or radiant damage, this trait doesn't function at the start of its next turn. Aurnozci dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day).If Aurnozci fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance.Aurnozci has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Actions

Multiattack.Aurnozci makes one Bite attack and two Tail attacks.
Bite.mw 15 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. ({@damage 2d12 + 8) slashing damage plus 9 (2d8) fire damage.
Tail.mw 15 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. ({@damage 2d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Mucus Spray 5.Aurnozci sprays mucus in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that cone must make a 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Legendary Actions.The creature can take 3 legendary actions...
Move.Aurnozci moves up to its speed.
Tail.Aurnozci makes one Tail attack.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions).Aurnozci uses Spellcasting.
Conflagration (Costs 2 Actions).Flames momentarily surround Aurnozci. Each creature within 15 feet of Aurnozci must make a 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Aurnozci

The demon lord Aurnozci is a wormlike horror of fiery flesh and toxic seepage. In its present form, Aurnozci can't leave Xulregg, the Abyssal layer that's both its fiefdom and its prison. It lairs within a grotesque hive dangling from a mountain-size tree of tar and flame called Gorewood.

Aurnozci relies on demonic proxies and mortal worshipers to enact its will beyond the Abyss. The exact nature of the curse that binds Aurnozci to Xulregg is its cult's most closely guarded secret, fully known only to the faith's enigmatic leader, a masked archmage called the Eye of Aurnozci.

Aurnozci's followers believe the demon lord's imprisonment is coming to an end, and soon the Caged Worm will shed its current form and transform into an even more powerful shape. Once it attains this new form, Aurnozci can escape Xulregg and wreak havoc across the multiverse. To accelerate this terrible transformation, cultists hunt down mortal souls for violent ritual sacrifice to their god.

Cultists of Aurnozci

Aurnozci grants its cultists the following trait:

Burning Corpse

When the creature dies, its body is reduced to a pile of smoldering embers in the space where it fell. The ashes take 1 minute to cool. Until then, a creature takes 3 (1d6) fire damage when it enters the ashes' space for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there.

Aurnozci's Lair

Aurnozci's lair is a layer of the Abyss called Xulregg. See chapter 20 for details about this realm.

The challenge rating of Aurnozci is 23 (50,000 XP) when it's encountered in its lair.