The Veikindi
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The veikindi is voracious undead horror formed when a humanoid creature dies from a wasting disease. The combination of the sufferer’s pain, anger, and remorse becomes twisted into a refusal to pass on to what lies beyond mortal life.
Veikindi
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 39 (6d8+12)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Scores STR 14 (+2), DEX 15 (+2), CON 14 (+2), INT 6 (-2), WIS 13 (+1), CHA 7 (-2)
Damage Resistances cold
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Skills Athletics +4, Perception +3, Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Blood Frenzy. The veikindi has advantage on melee attack rolls against any living creature that doesn’t have all its hit points.
Keen Smell. The veikindi has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Magic Resistance. The veikindi has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The veikindi makes three attacks, only one of which may be an oversized arm attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6+2) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) slashing damage.
Oversized Arm. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d12+2) slashing damage. If the target is a living creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw against disease or become poisoned until the disease is cured. Every hour that elapses, the target must repeat the saving throw, reducing its hit point maximum by 3 (1d6) on a failure. The disease is cured on a success. The target dies if the disease reduces its hit point maximum to 0. This reduction to the target’s hit point maximum lasts until the disease is cured.
A humanoid slain by the veikindi’s disease rises 24 hours later as a veikindi, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. The newly risen veikindi is not under the control of its creator.
