Jormungandr, In the Face of Death

Before the demon invasion, a crazed blood mage devoted to Lucifer the Golden dragon of sin tried to create a god and weaponize terror itself by binding the screams of the damned into flesh and bone, then fusing this grotesque amalgamation with the blood of a fallen celestial serpent Ouroboros. What emerged from their profane ritual was Jormungandr—a serpent of impossible proportions whose very presence warped reality into nightmares made manifest. For years the creature festered in the wilderness surrounding Vale Peak, growing fat on the fear it cultivated among the city's inhabitants, turning protectors into cowards and allies into enemies through its mastery of psychological torment. The beast believed itself invulnerable, a god among mortals, never accounting for the fact that those who had already glimpsed death itself—the dracolichs Loriana and Momento Mori—could not be broken by mere illusions and dread. When the two undead dragons finally cornered their quarry in the mountain passes, they unleashed a coordinated assault of such vicious sorcery that even Jormungandr's twisted magic began to falter, its scales cracking beneath relentless magical fire. Yet fate, cruel and capricious, intervened at the moment of the serpent's doom when Momento Mori suddenly abandoned the killing blow to rush toward the city of Moradane, where a demonic invasion threatened to consume everything. Left alone to finish what had been started, Loriana pressed her advantage with renewed ferocity, but the colossal serpent, sensing a reprieve in its executioner's divided attention, rallied its remaining strength with savage desperation. Jormungandr's eyes burned with primal malice as it realized that against a single dracolich, even wounded and isolated, it might yet claw its way to victory and freedom. The mountains themselves seemed to hold their breath as the two titans locked in combat once more, each blow threatening to reshape the landscape, each spell tearing holes in the fabric of

Strength

30, modifier 10

Dexterity

14, modifier 2

Constitution

28, modifier 9

Intelligence

18, modifier 4

Wisdom

16, modifier 3

Charisma

20, modifier 5

Nightmare Bite

Melee Weapon Attack: +18 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 45 (6d10 + 10) piercing damage plus 27 (6d8) psychic damage.

Fearful Illusion

Choose a creature within 120 ft. It must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom save or take 45 (10d8) psychic damage and become frightened for 1 minute.

Twisted Constriction

Jormungandr constricts a creature grappled by it. The target takes 54 (12d8) bludgeoning damage and must succeed on a DC 22 Strength save or be restrained.

Aura of Dread

Creatures within 30 feet must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom save or become frightened.

Fear Incarnate

Jormungandr has advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

Nightmare Presence

Enemies within 60 feet take 10 psychic damage at the start of their turn.

Celestial Resilience

Immunity to necrotic and psychic damage.

strength

18

dexterity

10

constitution

17

intelligence

12

wisdom

11

charisma

13

Terrifying Roar

Jormungandr emits a deafening roar. All creatures within 120 ft. must succeed on a DC 22 Wisdom save or be frightened until the end of their next turn.

Shadow Strike

Jormungandr teleports up to 60 ft. to an unoccupied space and makes one Nightmare Bite attack.

Fearful Surge

Jormungandr can move up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

bludgeoning

piercing

slashing

necrotic

psychic

frightened

charmed

paralyzed