Yurei

Long black hair obscures the face of this pale woman. With each motion, her body twitches and jerks.

Powerful Grudges. When a person dies a violent death in the grip of extreme emotion, such as in a blinding rage or in overwhelming sorrow, she may return from the dead as a twisted and horrific undead creature known as a yurei. These restless spirits remain consumed by the emotional torment that pervaded their demise, and can feel a measure of peace only while causing other creatures to suffer as they did. To accomplish this, they haunt the people and places they knew in life in search of fresh victims for their painful grasp.

Glimpsing Past. Regardless of whether she received a proper burial or not, a yurei always appears dressed in the remnants of funereal clothing, with her face obscured by long black hair. Often, the restless spirit seems to be dripping wet or caked with mud or filth, or displays other distressing signs of neglect. Her body can also appear contorted or disjointed, reflecting the pain that twists her very existence. Yurei can give nightmares to people, where she typically creates dreams wherein the target is placed in the role of her murderer, so it may suffer her vengeance from beyond the grave. Many find themselves sleepless these nights.

Undead Nature. A yurei doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.

Optional: Sleepless Nights A yurei's lair is most often tied to an area or structure where she were brutally murdered, and the yurei tortures living creatures by subjecting them to her pain. When characters in or near a yurei's lair would attempt a long rest, they must make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw, or be wracked with unnerving nightmares the entire night. The creature will only regain half its maximum hit points at the conclusion of the long rest. If they fail the saving throw 5 or more, they instead regain no hit points, and regain no spell slots. If they fail by 10 or more, they do not benefit from the long rest, and gain one level of exhaustion. Creatures that don't sleep, such as elves, can't be affected by this ability.

Artwork - Florian Stitz

Yurei Medium undead, neutral evil Armor Class 17 (natural armor)

17 (natural armor) Hit Points 149 (23d8 + 46)

149 (23d8 + 46) Speed 40 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 10 (+0) 24 (+7) 15 (+2) 14 (+2) 20 (+5) 22 (+6) Saving Throws Con +5, Wis +9

Con +5, Wis +9 Skills Acrobatics +11, Athletics +8, Insight +13, Intimidation +14, Perception +13, Stealth +15

Acrobatics +11, Athletics +8, Insight +13, Intimidation +14, Perception +13, Stealth +15 Damage Immunities cold, necrotic, poison

cold, necrotic, poison Condition Immunities exhaustion, paralyzed, poisoned, stunned

exhaustion, paralyzed, poisoned, stunned Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 23

darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 23 Languages Any languages it knew in life

Any languages it knew in life Challenge 12 (8,400 XP) Innate Spellcasting. The yurei's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 18). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

At will: blink, spider climb, water walk

3/day each: bestow curse

1/day: mislead

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