b'Accursed Defiler \n'b'  Medium   undead ,  neutral evil  \n'b'  Armor Class  12  Hit Points  75 (10d8 + 30)  Speed  30 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 19 (+4) DEX:  14 (+2)  CON:  17 (+3)  INT:  6 (-2)  WIS:  15 (+2)  CHA:  14 (+2)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Skills   Perception  +4,  Stealth  +4  Damage Resistances  necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks  Damage Immunities  poison  Condition Immunities   charmed ,  exhaustion ,  frightened ,  poisoned   Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  14  Languages  understands an ancient language but can\xe2\x80\x99t speak  Challenge  4 (1,100 XP)  Proficiency Bonus  +2 \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Cursed Existence . When it drops to 0  hp  in desert terrain, the accursed defiler\xe2\x80\x99s body disintegrates into sand and a parched breeze. However, unless it was killed in a hallowed location, with radiant damage, or by a creature under the effects of the  bless  spell, the accursed defiler reforms at the next sundown 1d100 miles away from where it died in a random direction. \n'b'  Sand Shroud . A miniature sandstorm constantly whirls around the accursed defiler in a 10-foot radius. This area is lightly obscured to creatures other than the accursed defiler.  Wisdom  ( Survival ) checks made to follow tracks left by the accursed defiler or other creatures that were traveling in its sand shroud are made with disadvantage. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Multiattack . The accursed defiler makes two Slam attacks. \n'b'  Slam .  Melee Weapon Attack : +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.  Hit : 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the accursed defiler scores a critical hit, the target suffers one level of  exhaustion . \n'b'  Sandslash (Recharge 5\xe2\x80\x936) . The accursed defiler intensifies the vortex of sand that surrounds it. Each creature within 10 feet of the accursed defiler must make a DC 14  Dexterity  saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' A gaunt figure in a tattered black mantle shrouded in a cloud of whirling sand. Thin cracks run across its papyrus-dry skin and around its hollow, black eyes. \n'b'  Cursed to Wander and Thirst . Accursed defilers are the remnants of an ancient tribe that desecrated a sacred oasis. \n'b' For their crime, the wrathful spirits cursed the tribe to forever wander the wastes attempting to quench an insatiable thirst. Each defiler carries a parched sandstorm within its lungs and in the flowing sand in its veins. Wherever they roam, they leave only desiccated husks of their victims littering the sand. \n'b'  Unceasing Hatred . The desperate or foolish sometimes try to speak with these ill-fated creatures in their archaic native tongue, to learn their secrets or to bargain for their services. But a defiler\xe2\x80\x99s heart is blackened with hate and despair, leaving room for naught but woe. \n'b'  Servants to Great Evil . On rare occasions, accursed defilers serve evil high priests,  fext , or soulsworn warlocks as bodyguards and zealous destroyers, eager to spread the withering desert\xe2\x80\x99s hand to new lands.'