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Sylas Moonsong

Matriarch Sylas Moonsong

CR 20

Medium humanoid (elf), Neutral Good

Reveal Stat Block

Armor Class

18 (Nature's Grasp)

Hit Points

245

Speed

30 ft.

str

dex

con

int

wis

cha

Saves CON +12, INT +11, WIS +14, CHA +12

Skills INSIGHT +14, NATURE +11, PERCEPTION +14, PERSUASION +12

Damage Resistances 0 Poison, 1 Psychic, 2 Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Senses Truesight 60 ft., passive Perception 24

Languages 0 Common, 1 Elvish, 2 Sylvan, 3 Draconic

Traits

Legendary Resistance (3/Day).If Sylas fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.

Heart-Tree Symbiosis.While Sylas is in Lemmion, she regains 20 hit points at the start of her turn if she has at least 1 hit point. She also has advantage on all saving throws against spells.

Emerald Dreamer.Sylas is immune to being charmed, frightened, or put to sleep by magical means.

Actions

Multiattack.Sylas makes three attacks with her spectral roots or uses her Emerald Dream twice.

Heart-Tree Roots.Melee Spell Attack: +14 to hit, reach 30 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage plus 14 (4d6) psychic damage. The target is grappled (escape DC 22) and restrained.

Emerald Dream (Recharge 5-6).Sylas targets a creature within 120 feet. The target must succeed on a DC 22 Intelligence saving throw or take 54 (12d8) psychic damage and be stunned for 1 minute as it is trapped in a dream. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns.

Spellcasting.Sylas is a 20th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 22, +14 to hit with spell attacks). She has spells such as 'Mass Cure Wounds', 'Shapechange', and 'Antipathy/Sympathy'.

Legendary Actions

Root Attack.Sylas makes one Heart-Tree Roots attack.

Dream Whisper.Sylas targets one creature within 60 feet. The target must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed until the end of its next turn.

Nature's Sanctuary (Costs 2 Actions).Sylas creates a 30-foot-radius zone of protection. Allies in the zone gain a +5 bonus to AC and advantage on all saving throws until the start of her next turn.

NPC Profile: Matriarch Sylas Moonsong

Role: Sovereign of the Elven Enclaves Location: Lemmion, Eastern Continent Age: 842 years

Appearance

Sylas Moonsong possesses an ethereal beauty that seems untouched by time. Her hair is a cascade of silver and moonlight-white, and her eyes are a deep, swirling emerald green. She often wears living robes woven from enchanted vines and moon-silk, which change color and shape according to her mood or the needs of the forest.

Personality

Sylas is ancient beyond reckoning for her kind. She is deeply contemplative, often speaking in riddles or metaphors. Her perspective is shaped by centuries of watching the rise and fall of civilizations. She is fiercely protective of her people and the natural world, but this protection has curdled into a cold, xenophobic isolationism over the centuries.

Goals and Motivations

The Preservation of the Wilds: Her primary goal is to ensure the elven forests remain untouched by the "iron plague" of Steamfort and the "arcane meddling" of Kigum.
The Green Dream: Sylas is subtly influenced by the Ancient Green Dragon, Xylira. She believes she is receiving divine guidance through her dreams, unaware that her visions of a "pure, untamed world" are being fed to her by a manipulative puppet master.
The Vigil of Ruin: She remembers the Age of Ruin vividly and believes that the only way to prevent its return is to maintain the ancient wards that separate the elven lands from the rest of the world.

Secret

Sylas is not entirely biological. To extend her life and power, she has merged her soul with the Heart-Tree of Lemmion. If the tree were to be destroyed, she would perish, but while it stands, she is effectively immortal and possesses a near-omniscient awareness of everything that happens within the elven borders.

Relationship with Other Factions

Kigum: She views them as arrogant children playing with powers they don't understand. She occasionally trades rare herbs for essential magical reagents but remains deeply suspicious.
Steamfort: She despises Steamfort and views their industrialization as a direct assault on the world's spirit. She has authorized her wardens to use lethal force against any dwarven "explorers" or "miners" who cross the border.
Xylira the Emerald Dreamer: Sylas views the dragon (in her guise as an ancient forest spirit) as a mentor and goddess, completely unaware of the dragon's true nature and agenda.