b'NPC, Shadow Blade \n'b'  Medium   humanoid  (hobgoblin),  lawful evil  \n'b'  Armor Class  16 (studded leather) \n'b' Hit Points  112 (15d8 + 45) \n'b' Speed  30 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 18 (+4) DEX:  16 (+3)  CON:  16 (+3)  INT:  12 (+2)  WIS:  12 (+2)  CHA:  10 (+0)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Saving Throws   Str  +7,  Dex  +7,  Con  +6 \n'b' Skills   Acrobatics  +7,  Athletics  +7 \n'b' Senses  passive  Perception  11 \n'b' Languages  Thieve\xe2\x80\x99s Cant, Common \n'b' Challenge  6 (2,300 XP) \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Improved Criticals . The shadow blade\xe2\x80\x99s weapon attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20. \n'b'  Overhead Lunge (1/turn) . The shadow blade can extend the range of their weapon, gaining the Reach property for one  attack . \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Multiattack . The shadow blade makes three  melee attacks . \n'b'  Longsword .  Melee Weapon Attack : +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 12 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage, or 14 (2d10 + 4) slashing damage if used with two hands to make a  melee attack . \n'b'\n'b' REACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Riposte . When a creature misses the shadow blade with a  melee attack , the shadow blade can make a melee weapon  attack  against the creature. To do so they must be able to see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' Though they share the same origins as their  goblin  brethren, they were transformed by the will and might of Lord Darkoth into brutal, cunning warriors that are among the most fearsome enemies known to Azoth. Hobgoblins stand straighter and taller than normal goblins, with a yellowish cast to their mottled skin instead of a sickly green. Their ropy muscles are lashed to lanky frames with almost no fat to speak of. Their skull-like faces are often adorned with dark markings and streaks of pigment around the eyes and temples. \n'b' The  hobgoblin  ranks serve under General Kor, a highly prized military advisor to Lord Darkoth directly. Her keen tactical mind and desire for near perfection in battle has not only earned her a place of respect among her  human  peers but has resulted in the  hobgoblin  forces becoming an elite army of deadly fighters. Fearless, brutal, and efficient, they are rarely seen beyond the borders of Drohm, but within that nation they are viewed with awe and given a wide berth. \n'b' Equipped with light armor, and long, single-edged swords, the elite  hobgoblin   shadow  blades prefer mobility and aggressive fighting styles over a more balanced approach to combat. Each  shadow  blade trains with the same sword from the moment they are able to hold one and must be capable of killing a target in no more than two strikes to be considered for active duty in General Kor\xe2\x80\x99s ranks.'