(or certain areas of the Material Plane with a rich connection to the Feywild, such as parts of the
) might well be presented with dazzling displays of fey beauty, the likes of which they have never experienced: sumptuous food, intoxicating music and dance, dazzling displays of light and color. When they greedily partake in the pleasures of the Feywild but do not repay the favor to their fey hosts or follow fey custom, a powerful fey creature-- or, some say, even the land itself-- might sap away the center of their soul as the inevitable payment. The remaining hollow husk of their life force manifests as a banshee, a ghostly spirit driven by unquenchable greed. They are bound to the place where they have turned, doomed forever to witness the beauty that so entranced them but utterly unable to derive any joy from it.
Banshees appear much as they might have in life, but incorporeal and drained of all color. Their eye sockets are hollow, sunken, and empty. They are able to unhinge their jaw and issue a deafening scream, the sound alone of which can cause instant death.
Banshee
Medium undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 58 13d8
Speed
Hover: 40ft
Saving Throws WIS +2 , CHA +5
Damage Resistances Acid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Damage Immunities Cold, Necrotic, Poison
Condition Immunities Charmed, Exhaustion, Frightened, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained
Senses Darkvision 60ft, Passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Elvish
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Detect Life The banshee can magically sense the presence of creatures up to 5 miles away that aren’t undead or constructs. She knows the general direction they’re in but not their exact locations.
Incorporeal Movement The banshee can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. She takes 5 1d10 force damage if she ends her turn inside an object.
Actions
Corrupting Touch Melee Spell Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5ft, one target. Hit: 12 3d6+2 necrotic damage.
Horrifying Visage Each non-undead creature within 60 feet of the banshee that can see her must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. A frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, with disadvantage if the banshee is within line of sight, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a target’s saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the target is immune to the banshee’s Horrifying Visage for the next 24 hours.
Wail (1/Day) The banshee releases a mournful wail, provided that she isn’t in sunlight. This wail has no effect on constructs and undead. All other creatures within 30 feet of her that can hear her must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, a creature drops to 0 hit points. On a success, a creature takes 10 3d6 psychic damage.
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