Malakor The Gluttonous

Once a promising scholar of the arcane arts, Malakor discovered forbidden texts in the deepest archives that promised transcendence beyond mortality's cruel boundaries, and in his obsession he performed a ritual so profane that it shattered his very essence—transforming him into something neither fully mortal nor entirely magical, a consciousness trapped in an ever-expanding prison of flesh that feeds upon the detritus of the modern world to sustain its impossible existence. Decades of dark experimentation and alchemical perversion in his cursed bog sanctuary have allowed him to birth an army of grotesque hybrids from his own corrupted remains, each one a vessel imbued with fragments of his power and condemned to serve as both soldier and eventual replacement shell for his immortal soul. His unspeakable diet fuels not just his bloated form but the ritualistic breeding grounds where his spawn writhe and convulse, their unpredictable magical anomalies making them as dangerous to his enemies as they are expendable to him. When his current body inevitably succumbs to decay and immobility, Malakor simply transfers his consciousness into one of his creations, seamlessly continuing his eternal existence while shedding the rotting husk behind like a serpent's skin. His obsession with immortality has become so all-consuming that he no longer remembers the scholar he once was, only the hunger—an endless, gnawing hunger that can never truly be satisfied. In his twisted mind, this is not damnation but victory, a cosmic joke played upon death itself, though the price of his triumph is a soul so fractured and corrupted that even oblivion might prove a mercy he'll never accept.

Strength

20, modifier +5

Dexterity

8, modifier -1

Constitution

30, modifier +10

Intelligence

24, modifier +7

Wisdom

16, modifier +3

Charisma

18, modifier +4

Gluttonous Grasp

Melee Spell Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 4d10 + 5 necrotic damage and the target is grappled.

Summon Hybrid Abomination

Malakor summons 1d4 half-orc hybrids. They act on his initiative and follow his commands.

Arcane Anomaly

Choose one creature within 60 ft. Roll 3d8. The target takes that much damage of a random type (fire, cold, lightning) and must succeed on a DC 18 saving throw or be stunned until the end of their next turn.

Ritualistic Mud Pit

Malakor creates a 20 ft. radius mud pit. Creatures in the area must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or be restrained and take 3d6 acid damage at the start of their turn.

Soul Transfer

As a reaction when reduced to 0 hit points, Malakor can transfer his soul to a hybrid within 30 ft., regaining 50 hit points and continuing the fight.

Eternal Hunger

Malakor regains 10 hit points at the start of his turn if he has at least 1 hit point.

Soul Surfing

When Malakor is reduced to 0 hit points, he can transfer his soul to a nearby hybrid.

strength

+10

dexterity

+5

constitution

+15

intelligence

+14

wisdom

+10

charisma

+9

Poison

Necrotic