The Render (5e Creature)
The Render[edit]
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Large monstrosity, chaotic evil Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Saving Throws Str +10, Dex +8, Con +9 Ambusher. The render has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it has surprised. Regeneration. The render regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the render takes lightning damage, this trait doesn't function at the start of the render's next turn. The render dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate. ACTIONSMultiattack. The render uses its Paralyzing Gaze if it is available. It then makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws. If both claw attacks hit the same creature, the render deals an additional 13 (2d12) slashing damage. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (1d12 + 5) piercing damage. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) slashing damage. Paralyzing Gaze (Recharge 5-6). The render targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. If the creature can see the render, it must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of its next turn.
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Created deep within the experimental labs of the Darkhold, the Zhentarim stronghold, the render is without a doubt one of the most savage creatures to ever walk the face of Faerûn. The render was created completely by accident, and efforts to duplicate the experiment that brought life to the beast have since met with failure. The fearless render is an imposing 9 feet of muscles, sinews, claws, and teeth. The creature has deep black, short fur that covers its entire body and is matted down with a slimy, sweatlike secretion. The teeth of the render are between 5 and 9 inches long, and razor sharp. The beast’s claws are equally as long, and are often caked with the blood of its last victim. The most unnerving thing about the render is its glowing amber eyes. They seem to strike fear in its victims only moments before they die. The creature has a deep hatred of all life, and kills without mercy or remorse. The creation of the render was an accident. The beast is an unholy combination of a summoned demon and a human prisoner of the Zhentarim. While nefariously allowing the demon to kill a prisoner for pleasure, a Zhentarim wizard miscast an unknown spell from a scroll. The spell killed the wizard and joined together the fiend and the dying human. The resulting creature killed hundreds of Zhents in Darkhold before escaping into the Far Hills to the south of the citadel, where it has hunted ever since. The render has no memory of its former lives. As far as it is concerned, its existence began in the dungeons of Darkhold. The creature is in constant pain from its unholy union. The only way it knows to temporarily relieve this pain is to kill and consume prey, thus the render is a constantly active killing machine. Since the creature fears nothing, it is truly a deadly opponent. The render knows nothing but pain and the need to eat. The beast’s stomach can digest anything organic, and it cares nothing about the freshness of its meal. The beast needs to eat a minimum amount of 100 kg of flesh per day, though it will eat more frequently for the sheer pleasure of it. The render is presently unique and has no way to perpetuate its species. The Zhentarim are desperate to capture the render, but all attempts to do so thus far by Zhentarim wizards and Zhentilar troops have caused plenty of casualties and met with no success. |
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