Mugen the Death

The de facto leader of the Yonkishi, Mugen embodies the primal fear all living creatures have of death. Wherever he walks, animals and plants die around him. With but a glance, he can end lives. He wields an ethereal black scythe wreathed in miasma. Because of his abilities, he was deemed the most dangerous of the Yonkishi during the war.


Mugen views death as nothing more than a part of the natural cycle of life. He is not inherently evil, but will do whatever he must to accomplish his goals.


Though he views humans and other humanoids as inferior, his goal is not to wipe them out completely. He simply wants their subservience.

Character Statistics

• Armor Class: 22
• Hitpoints: 697
• Damage Resistances: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
• Damage Immunities: Necrotic, Poison
• Condition Immunities: Frightened, Incapacitated, Prone, Charmed, Exhausted, Stunned, Poisoned
• Langauges: Yokai, Koryo-go, Telpathy 120 ft.

Traits

Innate Spellcasting

Mugen can cast the following spells with no material components. His spellcasting ability is intelligence, DC 20


3/D: Needle Sphere
1/D: Power Word Kill, Power Word Stun

Inscrutable

Mugen is immune to any effect that would sense his emotions or read her thoughts, as well as any divination spell that he refuses. Wisdom (Insight) checks made to ascertain Mugen's intentions or sincerity have disadvantage.

Annihilation Aura

Mugen radiates black Miasma in a 20 ft radius around himself. All living creatures with a CR 5 or lower die in his vicinity. Plant life withers away as well. Any creature that enters the aura on its turn or begins its turn within the aura must succeed on a DC 20 CON saving throw or take (2d6) necrotic damage and grant Mugen advantage on attack rolls against it until the start of the creature's next turn. Undead are immune to this aura.

Draw Your Last Breath

Enemies within 5 ft. of Mugen have disadvantage on all saving throws. Additionally, whenever a creature dies within 60 ft. of Mugen, he gains 30 hp and has resistance to all damage until the end of his next turn.

Reaping Scythe

A creature reduced to 0 hitpoints from damage dealt by Mugen's Scythe automatically dies and cannot be revived by any means short of a Wish spell or Mugen's Return to Life.

Assess Physicality

Mugen can assess the physical condition of any creatures he can see. Mugen knows their AC, current, and total HP.

Purgatory Flame Transformation

When Mugen is reduced to half his hitpoints, he may use an Action to undergo his Purgatory Flame Transformation, retaining the same number of hitpoints he had before transforming.

Magic Resistance

Mugen has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Legendary Resistance-3/D

Actions

Multiattack

Mugen makes two scythe attacks or makes a scythe attack and Marked for Death

Infernal Scythe

Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach: sight. Hit: (3d8+5) slashing damage + (3d8) necrotic damage. The creature must succeed a DC 20 CON saving throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest.

Marked for Death (Recharge 5-6)

Mugen points at one creature he can see within 300 ft. The target must succeed a DC 20 WIS saving throw or take (4d12) necrotic damage and become frightened until the end of Mugen's next turn. While frightened in this way, the creature is also paralyzed. If a target's saving throw is successful, the target is immune to Mugen's Marked for Death for the next 24 hours

Shinigami no Daikama- Death God's Great Scythe (Recharge 6)

Mugen sweeps his scythe in an arc and attempts to reap the lives of his enemies. All creatures in a 60 ft. cone that are not Yonkishi or undead must make a DC 22 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 45 (10d8) necrotic damage, suffers 1 level of exhaustion, and has their max hp reduced by the amount of necrotic damage taken. This reduction lasts until the creature takes a long rest. On a successful save, the damage is halved and they do not suffer the exhaustion. A creature that has their HP reduced to 0 by the necrotic damage dies.

Reactions

Teleport

When Mugen would be hit by an attack, he magically teleports, along with any equipment he is wearing or carrying, up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space he can see. The attack misses.

Legendary Actions

Move

Mugen moves up to his speed.

Infernal Scythe

Mugen makes an attack with his scythe

Harbinger of Death (2 Actions)

Mugen breathes the life out a creature's lungs. A creature within 5 feet of Mugen must succeed a DC 15 CON saving throw or immediately fall to 0 hit points. Additionally, if that creature failed the saving throw, a dark ball of Miasma is placed within that creature. Over the course of ten minutes, the affected creature transforms into a specter in the form of Mugen. At the end of each minute, the creature can repeat the saving throw, ending this effect on itself after five successes. Otherwise, this transformation cannot be reversed by any means short of a Wish spell. Three castings of Greater Resoration within an hour on the affected creature before it has turned ends this effect.

Return to Life (3 Actions)

One dead creature within 120 feet of Mugen returns to life as an undead creature with 20 hit points. Any magical effects acting on it are now gone, and it must serve Mugen. A creature that dies after being affected by this ability cannot be revived by any means short of a Wish spell.

Cast Spell (3 Actions)

Mugen casts a spell.

Rengoku Honō Mugen (Purgatory Flame Mugen)

While transformed,

• Mugen's AC becomes 20
• He gains immunity to fire damage
• He gains the following traits

1. Inferno Aura- At the start of each of Mugen's turns, each creature within 5 feet of him takes 10 (3d6) fire damage, and flammable objects in the aura that aren't being worn or carried ignite. A creature that touches Mugen or hits him with a melee attack while within 5 feet of him takes 10 (3d6) fire damage.
2. Death Throes- When Mugen dies while in Rengoku Honō  form, he explodes, and each creature within 30 feet of he must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw, taking 70 (20d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The explosion ignites flammable objects in that area that aren't being worn or carried. 

• Mugen's Multiattack changes
Mugen makes any combination three Purgatory Flame Attacks

1. Hellscythe
Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach: sight. Hit: (3d8+5) slashing damage + (3d8) necrotic damage and if the target is a creature or a flammable object, it ignites. Until a creature takes an action to douse the fire, the target takes (2d8) fire damage at the start of each of its turns. If Mugen scores a critical hit, he rolls damage dice three times, instead of twice.
2. Hellblaze Wave
Ranged Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 100 ft. Piercing.Mugen gathers the flames of Purgatory and unleashes them in a destructive wave 100 feet long and 5 feet wide. All creatures the attack would hit suffer (2d8) fire damage and (2d8) necrotic damage.

• Mugen's Shinigami no Daikama is replaced by this feature

Rengoku no Monban -Gates of Purgatory (Recharge 6)

Inciting powerful yori, Mugen opens the Gates of Purgatory, calling on the ghastly flames to spill out and incinerate everything in his path. All creatures within a 60 foot cone of Mugen must succeed a DC 18 CON saving throw or suffer (12d6) fire damage and be sucked into the Gates of Purgatory. At the end of their next turns they are ejected from the Gate up to 30 feet away and land prone in an unoccupied space. On a successful save, the damage is halved and they are not sucked into the Gate. A creature that fails this saving throw has advantage against it the next time they are subjected to this effect.

The de facto leader of the Yonkishi, Mugen embodies the primal fear all living creatures have of death. Wherever he walks, animals and plants dies around him. With a glance, he can end lives. He wields an ethereal black scythe wreathed in miasma. Mugen views death as part of the natural cycle of life. He is not inherently evil, but will do whatever he has to in order to accomplish his goals. Though he views humans and other humanoids as inferior, his goal is not actually to wipe them out completely. He simply wants their subservience.

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Species

Yokai

Eyes

All black, red pupils

Hair

Long, white hair

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Deathly white

Height

5'11

Weight

110 pounds