Aklea

Stat block

Cha

26

Con

30

Dex

24

Int

22

Str

30

Wis

24

Speed

Fly: 60; Walk: 60

Senses

truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 17

Skills

Actions

• Maul. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 38 (8d6 + 10) bludgeoning damage plus 14 (4d6) radiant damage and the target makes a DC 25 Strength saving throw. On a failure the target is pushed up to 30 feet away and knocked prone.
• Lightning Bolt (3rd-Level; V, S). A bolt of lightning 5 feet wide and 100 feet long arcs from the empyrean. Each creature in the area makes a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw taking 28 (8d6) lightning damage on a failure or half damage on a success.
• Flame Strike (5th-Level; V, S). A column of divine flame fills a 10-foot-radius 40-foot-high cylinder within 60 feet. Creatures in the area make a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw taking 14 (4d6) fire damage and 14 (4d6) radiant damage on a failure or half damage on a success.
• Hold Monster (5th-Level; V, S, Concentration). One creature the empyrean can see within 60 feet makes a DC 23 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure the target is paralyzed for 1 minute. The target repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns ending the effect on a success.

Languages

Celestial, Common, six more

Saving throws

Wisdom: 14; Charisma: 15; Strength: 17; Constitution: 17; Intelligence: 13

Damage immunities

radiant; damage from nonmagical weapons

Legendary actions

• The empyrean can take 1 legendary action. Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creatures turn. It regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
• Attack. The empyrean makes a weapon attack.
• Cast Spell. The empyrean casts a spell. The empyrean can't use this option if it has cast a spell since the start of its last turn.
• Fly. The empyrean flies up to half its fly speed.
• Shout (Recharge 5-6). Each creature within 120 feet that can hear the empyrean makes a DC 25 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, a creature takes 24 (7d6) thunder damage and is stunned until the end of the empyreans next turn. On a success, a creature takes half damage.

Special abilities

• Divine Grace. If the empyrean makes a saving throw against an effect that deals half damage on a success, it takes no damage on a success and half damage on a failure. Furthermore, while wearing medium armor, the empyrean adds its full Dexterity bonus to its Armor Class (already included).
• Innate Spellcasting. The empyreans innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 23). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: charm person, command, telekinesis, 3/day: flame strike, hold monster, lightning bolt, 1/day: commune, greater restoration, heroes feast, plane shift (self only, can't travel to or from the Material Plane)