b'Rakshasa Honor Guard \n'b'  Family:   Rakshasa  \n'b'  Medium   fiend ,  neutral evil  \n'b'  Armor Class  18 (mail cuirass, shield)  Hit Points  76 (8d8+40)  Speed  30 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 17 (+3) DEX:  15 (+2)  CON:  20 (+5)  INT:  13 (+1)  WIS:  14 (+2)  CHA:  13 (+1)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Saving Throws   Wis  +5, tactical advantage on saves vs spells and magical effects.  Skills   Insight  +5,  Perception  +5  Damage Resistances  weapon damage, except for magical piercing damage dealt by a good-aligned creature  Senses  passive  Perception  15  Languages  Low Atlantean,  Rakshasa   Challenge  8 (3,900 XP) \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Change Shape  As the spell  alter self , but concentration is not required. \n'b'  Protective Strike  The honor guard has tactical advantage when attacking a target that is also adjacent to another  rakshasa , and such attacks deal 2d6 extra damage on a hit. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Multiattack . The honor guard makes two attacks. \n'b'  Flail .  Melee Weapon Attack : +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 2d8+7 bludgeoning damage and the target must succeed a  Dex  save (DC 15) or be forced  prone . \n'b'\n'b' REACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Duty-Bound  When an adjacent ally would be hit by an  attack , the honor guard can intervene and be hit by the  attack  instead. \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' Standing like a man, but with the head of a great tiger and strangely backward wrists, this humanoid wears finely crafted chainmail, ornate helm, and filigreed shield, and carries a three-headed flail. \n'b' Servitors of the rakshasa rajas, the honor guard are magically bound to protect their master. They serve well as bodyguards and shock troops, and despite their dwindling numbers, the rajas have no qualms about sacrificing an honor guard or two (or more) to protect themselves and their schemes. \n'b' Immortal beings with a ceaseless appetite for evil, the rakshasas have changed their tactics from overt destruction to covert corruption. They only reveal their true nature if they are in their homelands or want to gloat over certain victory. \n'b' Now the rakshasa rajas are building their empires again. Rakshasa spies infiltrate major city states, learning who to corrupt, and who to kill.'