b'Feargaunt \n'b'  Large   aberration ,  chaotic evil  \n'b'  Armor Class  13  Hit Points  120 (16d10+32)  Speed  10 ft., fly 40 ft. (can hover)\n'b' STATS STR: 10 (+0) DEX:  17 (+3)  CON:  15 (+2)  INT:  12 (+1)  WIS:  15 (+2)  CHA:  18 (+4)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Saves   Dex  +6,  Con  +5,  Wis  +5  Skills   Insight  +5,  Perception  +5,  Stealth  +9  Damage Resistances  bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks; acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder  Condition Immunities   charmed ,  exhaustion ,  frightened ,  grappled ,  paralyzed ,  petrified ,  poisoned ,  prone ,  restrained   Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  15  Languages  Common (can\xe2\x80\x99t speak); telepathy 100 ft.  Challenge  9 (5,000 XP) \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Nightmare Aura . A feargaunt is cloaked in a 60-foot-radius aura of  fear , which manifests as darkened shadows, subtle rot, and skewed perspective. The first time a creature ends its turn within the aura, it must succeed at a DC 16  Wisdom  save or be  frightened  for as long as it stays within the aura and until the end of its next turn. Creatures within the aura who are  frightened  by the aura automatically fail attempts to do impossible feats in a dreamscape. The feargaunt can suppress or reactivate this aura as a bonus action. If the creature succeeds at the saving throw, it cannot be affected again by the aura for another 24 hours. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Tormenting Touch .  Melee Weapon Attack : +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.  Hit : 66 (12d10) necrotic damage. If the target is  frightened , the feargaunt deals an additional 9 (2d8) psychic damage. \n'b'  Confusion (Rechage 5-6) . The feargaunt spell assaults and twists creatures\xe2\x80\x99 minds, spawning delusions and provoking uncontrolled action. Each creature in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on a point within 90 feet must succeed on a DC 16  Wisdom  saving throw or be affected. An affected target can\xe2\x80\x99t take  reactions  and must roll a d10 at the start of each of its turns to determine its behavior for that turn. \n'b'  Haunt (3/Day) . The feargaunt touches a sleeping creature and enters its dreams. While in a creature\xe2\x80\x99s dreams, the feargaunt is aware of its surroundings but can\xe2\x80\x99t take  actions  or move. The target must make a DC 16  Wisdom  saving throw; on a success, the feargaunt is unable to enter its dreams. Otherwise, the feargaunt appears in the target\xe2\x80\x99s dreams and can converse with the target as long as it remains asleep, to a maximum of 8 hours.. The feargaunt can also shape the environment of the dream, creating landscapes, objects, and other images. The feargaunt can emerge at any time, ending the effect early. The target recalls the dream perfectly upon waking. Echoes of the phantasmal monstrosity spawn a  nightmare  that lasts the duration of the target\xe2\x80\x99s  sleep  and prevents the target from gaining any benefit from that rest. In addition, when the target wakes up, it takes 10 (3d6) psychic damage. \n'b'  Never Far Behind . The feargaunt teleports adjacent to a creature  frightened  by its  nightmare  aura or that is damaged by its tormenting touch. This ability functions only if the feargaunt and the creature are both in the Dimension of Dreams. \n'b'  Phantasmal Killer (Recharge 5-6) . The feargaunt taps into the nightmares of a creature you can see within 120 ft. and create an illusory manifestation of its deepest fears, visible only to that creature. The target must make a DC 16  Wisdom  saving throw. On a failed save, the target becomes  frightened  for 1 minute. At the end of each of the target\xe2\x80\x99s turns, the target must succeed on another  Wisdom  saving throw or take 45 (9d10) psychic damage. On a successful save, the effect ends. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' Feargaunts are vivid nightmares emerging from the Dimension of Dreams, drawing substance and purpose from the fears of sleeping victims. They shift their forms and the dreamscapes around them, corrupting simple fright into agonizing experiences that can kill their victims. \n'b' Feargaunts often allow victims to believe they have escaped, only to  attack  anew from an unexpected direction. No matter how fast or how far victims flee, they can never truly leave the feargaunt behind. Anywhere a feargaunt steps takes on a darker, more frightening cast. Shadows become impenetrable hiding places for things that lurk out of sight, familiar locations take on ominous twists that lead those who thought they knew their way astray, and comforting faces become masks for monstrous, sadistic enemies. \n'b'\n'b' d10 \n'b' Behavior \n'b'\n'b' 1 \n'b' The creature uses all its movement to move in a random direction. To determine the direction, roll a d8 and assign a direction to each die face. The creature doesn\xe2\x80\x99t take an action this turn. \n'b'\n'b' 2-6 \n'b' The creature doesn\xe2\x80\x99t move or take  actions  this turn. \n'b'\n'b' 7-8 \n'b' The creature uses its action to make a  melee attack  against a randomly determined creature within its reach. If there is no creature within its reach, the creature does nothing this turn. \n'b'\n'b' 9-10 \n'b' The creature can act and move normally. At the end of each of its turns, an affected target can make a new saving throw. If it succeeds, the effect ends for that target.'