b'Slayer Rakshasa \n'b'  Family:   Rakshasa  \n'b'  Medium   fiend ,  lawful evil  \n'b'  Armor Class  18 (natural armor)  Hit Points  142 (19d8 + 57)  Speed  30 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 14 (+2) DEX:  20 (+5)  CON:  16 (+3)  INT:  13 (+1)  WIS:  14 (+2)  CHA:  18 (+4)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Skills   Deception  +8,  Insight  +6,  Perception  +6,  Stealth  +9  Damage Vulnerabilities  piercing from magic weapons wielded by good creatures  Damage Resistances  bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks  Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  16  Languages  Common, Infernal  Challenge  9 (5,000 XP)  Proficiency Bonus  +4 \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Limited Magic Immunity . The slayer can\xe2\x80\x99t be affected or detected by spells of 4th level or lower unless it wishes to be. It has advantage on saving throws against all other spells and magical effects. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Multiattack . The slayer makes three Rapier or Light Crossbow attacks. \n'b'  Rapier .  Melee Weapon Attack : +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 16  Constitution  saving throw or be  poisoned  until the end of its next turn. \n'b'  Light Crossbow .  Ranged Weapon Attack : +9 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target.  Hit : 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 16  Constitution  saving throw or be  poisoned  until the end of its next turn. \n'b'  Spellcasting . The slayer casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using  Charisma  as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  At will :  detect thoughts ,  disguise self  \n'b'  3/day :  invisibility  \n'b'  1/day :  mislead  \n'b'\n'b' BONUS ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Cunning Action . The slayer takes the  Dash ,  Disengage , or  Hide  action. \n'b'  Gain the Upper Hand . The slayer studies one creature it can see within 30 feet of it, granting the slayer advantage on the next  attack  roll it makes against the target before the start of the slayer\xe2\x80\x99s next turn. If the  attack  hits, the slayer\xe2\x80\x99s weapon  attack  deals an extra 9 (2d8) piercing damage. \n'b'\n'b' REACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Shadow Leap . When a creature moves into a space within 5 feet of the slayer while the slayer is in dim light or darkness, the slayer can  teleport  to an unoccupied space it can see within 30 feet of it. The destination must also be in dim light or darkness. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' A trio of cat people stand beside a seated tiger man, dutifully poised to carry out his instructions. \n'b' In the rigid hierarchy of rakshasas, low-ranking rakshasas serve the more powerful to gather and increase their own power. \n'b'  The Saahase . The fierce infantry class of the rakshasa, more commonly known as myrmidons, serves as the tiger\xe2\x80\x99s claws.\xc2\xa0Myrmidons blend arcane might and martial warfare, and they guard the palaces and secret hideaways of their masters or serve as bodyguards for the masters themselves. \n'b'  The Pustakam . When a rakshasa is killed on the Material Plane, its spirit is banished back to the Hells, where it is tormented by devils until it is reincarnated in a new body.\xc2\xa0Sometimes, when it committed a grave error that resulted in its death, the slain fiend returns in an inferior form, obliged to perform a series of evil deeds before regaining its former status. These rakshasas occupy a unique rank outside the standard hierarchy and are called pustakams. Separate from their brethren, pustakams reside almost entirely on the Material Plane, disguising themselves as books, paintings, or statuettes and insinuating themselves into mortal hands. Their natural form is that of a mauve-skinned fiend the size of a halfling with the tell-tale backward hands of a rakshasa. \n'b' To regain its former status as a full rakshasa, the pustakam must tempt mortals into committing evil acts, and the severity of its failure determines the depth of the acts or how many mortals it must manipulate before it regains its power, which only the pustakam itself knows. Pustakams typically coerce victims into performing minor acts first, then push them into progressively more evil and depraved actions until the pustakam earns its return to the Hells, where it is reincarnated as a true rakshasa. \n'b'  The Chhota . The laborer class of the rakshasa, called servitors, serve as the lowest rung in rakshasa society. Minor functionaries, builders, and laborers, servitors possess a burning desire to advance. When a servitor proves itself worthy, elder rakshasas perform the \xe2\x80\x9cUnnati\xe2\x80\x9d ritual. In this ritual, the servitor literally earns its stripes, transforming from a leopard-like fiend into a more powerful, tiger-like rakshasa. \n'b'  The Slayer . When a rakshasa or greater rakshasa\xc2\xa0needs an enemy spied upon or killed, it sends a slayer to carry out the mission. Slayers operate outside rakshasa society to better protect themselves and their employers. They can assume dozens of identities and humanoid forms, switching identities as needed.'