b'Phantom Stalker \n'b'  Medium   undead ,  as its creator\xe2\x80\x99s alignment  \n'b'  Armor Class  13 (natural armor) \n'b' Hit Points  90 (12d8 + 36) \n'b' Speed  30 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 19 (+4) DEX:  10 (+0)  CON:  17 (+3)  INT:  10 (+0)  WIS:  12 (+1)  CHA:  14 (+2)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Saving Throws   Str  +7 \n'b' Skills   Athletics  +7,  Perception  +4,  Stealth  +3 \n'b' Damage Resistances  necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks \n'b' Damage Immunities  poison \n'b' Condition Immunities   charmed ,  exhaustion ,  frightened ,  poisoned  \n'b' Senses   darkvision  120 ft., passive  Perception  14 \n'b' Languages  understands the languages of its creator but can\xe2\x80\x99t speak \n'b' Challenge  6 (2,300 XP) \n'b' Proficiency Bonus  +3 \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Object of Obsession . The phantom stalker was created during a ritual involving another creature\xe2\x80\x99s trinket. The owner of the trinket used in the rite is the phantom stalker\xe2\x80\x99s obsession. \n'b'  Stalking . The phantom stalker knows the direction of its obsession as long as it is on the same plane. \n'b'  Turn Immunity . The phantom stalker is immune to effects that turn Undead. \n'b'  Undead Resilience . The phantom stalker doesn\xe2\x80\x99t require air, food, drink, or sleep. \n'b'  Unholy Juggernaut . If the phantom stalker is reduced to  0 hit points , it rises 1d4 + 1 hours later with half its  hit points  restored unless its body is sprinkled with holy water. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Multiattack . The phantom stalker makes two Hatchet attacks. \n'b'  Hatchet .  Melee Weapon Attack : +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 11 (2d6 + 4) necrotic damage plus 10 (3d6) necrotic damage if the target is the phantom stalker\xe2\x80\x99s obsession. \n'b'\n'b' BONUS ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Ghastly Appearance . The phantom stalker removes the veil from its face. Each creature within 30 feet of the phantom stalker that isn\xe2\x80\x99t Construct or Undead and that can see it must make a DC 15  Wisdom  saving throw. On a failed save, a creature becomes  frightened  of the phantom stalker until the start of the phantom stalker\xe2\x80\x99s next turn. A creature has its movement speed reduced to 0 while  frightened . The phantom stalker\xe2\x80\x99s obsession makes the saving throw with disadvantage. \n'b'  Push Aside . The phantom stalker attempts to push aside a creature that is between it and its obsession. The creature must succeed on a DC 15  Strength  saving throw or be pushed up to 10 feet away and knocked  prone . \n'b'\n'b' TACTICS \n'b' A phantom stalker does not exist independent of its obsession. As such, these undead creatures are not common to any particular environment but can be encountered almost anywhere in the multiverse. Only a freshly created phantom stalker may be found in its creator\xe2\x80\x99s lair. However, if its obsession is on another plane, the phantom stalker returns to its master, who may  teleport  it to continue its pursuit. \n'b' A phantom stalker perceives everything other than its obsession as obstacles. For this reason, it prefers to  attack  its target one-on-one. If unable to do so, it pushes other creatures aside as it tries to get to the target. If the target is likely to run away by using the  Dash  or  Disengage   actions , a phantom stalker attempts to Grapple it. \n'b' ABOUT \n'b' Seemingly an unstoppable force, a phantom stalker pursues its target obsessively, even across the multiverse itself. \n'b' Indifferent to all dangers and void of any needs, a phantom stalker hunts its obsession with a relentless passion. No obstacle can delay it for long because its undeath is magically and inextricably linked to the soul of its prey. \n'b'  Deathly Connection . When necromancers or liches hold a grudge against a living being, these powerful spellcasters are often too busy to hunt down the targets of their animosity themselves. Instead, they perform a dark ritual. Using a trinket that belongs to their enemy, they infuse a corpse with burning obsession to destroy the target. After the rite is concluded, a phantom stalker arises and silently sets out to find and destroy its obsession. Once a phantom stalker fulfills its duty, its body crumbles to ashes within minutes since its continued existence was tied to its obsession. Likewise, if the obsession dies by any other means so too does the phantom stalker meet its end. \n'b'  Face of Death . When a phantom stalker is created, it bears the face of its obsession. However, this face is disfigured and hidden beneath a ghastly veil. When a phantom stalker attacks its obsession, it discards its veil so that its victim may gaze upon its grotesque visage. The experience of seeing one\xe2\x80\x99s own face distorted by death and decay often proves to be too horrible a burden for many people. \n'b'  Phantom Veils . The discarded veils show a semblance of undeath as well. Once the obsession is killed, the torn-off guise returns to its creator\xe2\x80\x99s lair, where it joins other veils in a freakish flock. The veils\xe2\x80\x99 creator can send a swarm of them to fetch a fresh corpse to be used in the  creation  of a new phantom stalker.'