Orc Nightblade

Orc Nightblade of Shargaas medium humanoid (orc), chaotic evil

Armor Class 15 (18 with mage armor)

Hit Points 225 (30d8 + 90)

Speed 30 ft.

STR 15 (+2)

DEX 20 (+5)

CON 16 (+3)

INT 20 (+5)

WIS 15 (+2)

CHA 18 (+4)

Saving Throws DEX +11, CON +9, CHA +10

Skills Acrobatics +11, Athletics +8, Perception +14, Stealth +17

Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 24

Languages Common, Orc

Proficiency Bonus +6

War Magic. When the orc uses its action to cast a spell, it can make one weapon attack as a bonus action.

Hand of Shagraas. The orc deals 2 extra dice of damage when it hits a target with a weapon attack (included in its attacks).

Shargaas' Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the orc’s darkvision.

Slayer. In the first round of a combat, the orc has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn’t taken a turn yet. If the orc hits a creature that was surprised, the hit is automatically a critical hit.

Actions

• Multiattack. The orc makes three scimitar attacks.
• Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) slashing damage. In addition, the target has disadvantage on the next saving throw it makes against a spell the orc casts before the end of the orc’s next turn.
• Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 hour. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the target is also unconscious while poisoned in this way. The target regains consciousness if it takes damage or if another creature takes an action to shake it.

• Spellcasting. The orc is a 11th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 19 and +11 to hit with spell attacks). It can cast the following spells:
• At will: mage hand, message, mage armor, ray of frost
• 4/day each: shield, misty step, darkness
• 1/day each: circle of death, dominate person, slow

Bonus Actions

• Aggressive. As a bonus action the orc can move up to its speed toward a hostile creature it can see
• Shroud of Night (2/day). Thanks to a blessing from Shargaas, the nightblade can disappear from sight. The nightblade becomes Invisible for 1 minute. The orc must maintain concentration as if concentrating on a spell.