b'Polong \n'b'  Medium   undead ,  neutral evil  \n'b'  Armor Class  17 (natural armor)  Hit Points  209 (22d8+110)  Speed  fly 40 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 6 (-2) DEX:  18 (+4)  CON:  20 (+5)  INT:  13 (+1)  WIS:  14 (+2)  CHA:  24 (+7)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Saving Throws   Con  +9,  Wis  +6  Damage Immunities  poison  Condition Immunities   charmed ,  frightened ,  poisoned   Skills   Deception  +11,  Persuasion  +11  Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  12  Languages  Common  Challenge  10 (5,900 XP) \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Blood Slick . Whenever the polong moves, it leaves a trail of blood in each space it passes over that lasts for 1 round before drying. Creatures passing over these squares must succeed a DC 16  Dexterity  saving throw or be affected as if they stepped in the area of a  grease  spell. \n'b'  Bottle Bound . A polong is bound to a bottle as part of the ritual to create it. A polong must remain within 1 mile of its bottle and regains 18 (4d8)  hit points  for each hour it spends inside its bottle. If a polong\xe2\x80\x99s bottle (Armor Class 11, 1 hit point) is destroyed, the polong is considered  stunned  until the bottle reforms in 24 hours. Once per day, a creature that possesses a polong\xe2\x80\x99s bottle can attempt to take control of the polong for 24 hours as if the polong were under the effect of a  dominate monster  spell. The polong can attempt a DC 15  Wisdom  saving throw to negate this effect. A creature that\xe2\x80\x99s controlling the polong is immune to its Murderous Intent trait. \n'b'  Murderous Intent . A polong generates a seething aura of unrestrained violence and malicious intent. Any creatures that come within 120 feet of the polong must succeed a DC 16  Wisdom  saving throw or become  frightened . A  frightened  creature can attempt a new saving throw at the end of each of its turns. A creature that succeeds its saving throw is immune to the polong\xe2\x80\x99s aura for 24 hours. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Necrotic Touch .  Melee Weapon Attack : +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 66 (12d10) necrotic damage. \n'b'  Bloody Possession (Recharge 6) . One humanoid that the polong can see within 5 ft. of it, that is not at its maximum hit point value, must succeed on a DC 16  Charisma  saving throw or be possessed by the polong; the polong then disappears, and the target is  incapacitated  and loses control of its body. The polong now controls the body but doesn\xe2\x80\x99t deprive the target of awareness. The polong can\xe2\x80\x99t be targeted by any  attack , spell, or other effect, except ones that turn undead, and it retains its alignment,  Intelligence ,  Wisdom ,  Charisma , and immunity to being  charmed  and  frightened . It otherwise uses the possessed target\xe2\x80\x99s statistics, but doesn\xe2\x80\x99t gain access to the target\xe2\x80\x99s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. The possession lasts until the body drops to  0 hit points , the polong ends it as a bonus action, or the polong is turned or forced out by an effect like the  dispel evil and good  spell. When the possession ends, the polong reappears in an unoccupied space within 5 ft. of the body. The target is immune to this polong\xe2\x80\x99s Bloody Possession for 24 hours after succeeding on the saving throw or after the possession ends. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' Polongs are the spirits of murderers who have been magically bound to a bottle. Whoever possesses a polong\xe2\x80\x99s bottle can command the creature to carry out murderous acts. Necromancers, cultists, and assassins sometimes use polongs to perform assassinations from afar. Commanding polongs is dangerous, however, as their desire to kill makes them turn on their own masters if given the chance. When a polong\xe2\x80\x99s bottle is opened, the creature manifests as a blood-drenched spirit with hands transformed into long claws. Its thirst for violence and murder twists its distorted features into a hateful visage. Polongs remember little of their past lives, their own thoughts turned to committing the heinous acts commanded by their masters.'