Credit: Stepan Alekseev
The grey-skinned humanoid’s milk-white eyes flicker with an eldritch power. Seated beside a vacant throne, a tome open across his lap, he looks in your direction. You’ve slain dozens of Duergar in your assault on the Kamorrhold, and while others come on with axes, growing larger as they charge, it’s the motion of a quill which sets your heart hammering. As the first rune is scribed, your eyes water. As the next is in place, your muscles burn. When the final glyph meets paper, your fate is sealed. The Duergar never forget a grudge...
Duergar Grudgekeeper
Medium humanoid (Dwarf), Lawful Evil
- Armor Class 15 (Scale Mail)
- Hit Points 59(9d8 + 18)
- Speed 25ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 16 (+3) 11 (+0) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 10 (-0) 16 (+3)
- Condition Immunities Poison
- Senses Darkvision 120 ft, passive Perception 10
- Languages Dwarven, Undercommon
- Challenge 5 (1800 XP)
Duergar Resilience: The duergar has advantage on saving throws against poison, spells, illusions, as well as to resist being charmed or paralyzed. Sunlight Sensitivity These guys work together. Like super well, you don't even know.
Actions
Enlarge (Recharge on a Short or Long Rest): For 1 minute, the duergar magically increases in size, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. While enlarged, the duergar is Large, doubles its damage dice on Strength based weapon attacks, and makes Strength checks and Strength saving throws with advantage. If the duergar lacks the room to become Large, it attains the maximum size possible in the space available.
Cudgel: Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+3) or 9 (2d6+3) when enlarged
Invisibility (Recharge on a Short or Long Rest): The duergar magically turns invisible until it attacks, casts a spell, or uses its Enlarge, or until its concentration is broken, up to 1 hour (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the duergar wears or carries is invisible with it.
Scribe Grudge: The Grudgekeeper marks a character’s name in the Tome of Grudges and pours the combined hatred of the clan down upon the hapless victim. The character must make a DC 16 Charisma check or receive a level of exhaustion. Duergar within 20′ of the Grudgekeeper receive a +1 to attack and damage while attacking a character whose name appears in the Tome of Grudges. Characters named in the Tome of Grudges reduced to 0 hit points heal duergar within 10′ for 1d6.
Inspired Rage (Recharge 6): The Grudgekeeper speaks a foul verse from the Tome of Grudges and all Duergar within 30′ gain an extra action per the Haste spell. This action can only be used to take the Move, Attack, or Use an Object actions.