Restoring the Mark.

Though she takes great pleasure

in fighting the dragons and elves who destroyed her
ancestors, Lady Illmarrow has a more important goal:
restoring her dragonmark and unlocking godlike pow­
ers. The agents of the Emerald Claw who serve her fight
either for the good of Karrnath or for personal gain,
but Illmarrow cares for nothing except increasing her
necromantic knowledge and finding a way to restore her
lost mark.
LADY I LL M A R ROW A N D T H E B LO O D OF VO L
The Blood of Vol and Lady I l l marrow are both legacies of
the l i ne of Vol, but they aren't one and the same. As far as
the world knows, the l i ne of Vol was exterminated. Follow­
ers of the Blood of Vol who have heard of Lady l l lmarrow
believe that she's a cham pion of their faith, but they don't
wors h i p or serve her. And the powers of priests of the
Blood ofVol don't come from Lady l l l marrow.

LADY lLLMARROW ACT I O N S

Medium undead, neutral evil Chill Touch (Cantrip). Ranged Spell Attack: + 1 5 to h it, range 1 20
ft., one creature. Hit: 1 8 (4d8) necrotic damage, and the target
Armor Class 1 9 (natural armor) can't regain h it poi nts until the start of I l l marrow's next turn.
Hit Points 1 99 (2l d 8 + 105) If the target i s u ndead, it also has d isadvantage on attack rol l s
Speed 30 ft., fly 40 ft. against l l l marrow u n t i l the e n d o f h e r next turn.

STR DEX CON INT WIS
1 6 (+3) 1 6 (+3) 20 (+5) 27 (+8) 21 (+5)
Saving Throws Con +1 2, Int +1 5 , Wis +1 2
Skills Arcana +15, H istory +1 5, Insight +1 2, Perception +1 2
Damage Resistances cold, lightn i n g
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison; bludgeo n i ng, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities bli nded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion,
frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, stu nned
Senses truesight 1 20 ft., passive perception 22
Languages Common, Draconic, Elvish
Challenge 22 (41 ,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). I f l l lma rrow fails a savi ng throw,
she can choose to succeed i n stead.
Magic Resistance. I l l marrow has advantage on saving th rows
against spells and other magical effects.
CHA Paralyzing Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
24 (+7) one creature. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3) slashing damage plus 1 0 (3d6)
cold damage, and the target m ust succeed on a DC 20 Consti­
tution saving throw or be paralyzed for l m i nute. The target
can repeat the savi ng throw at the end of each of its turns, end­
ing the effect on itself on a success.
Poison Breath (Recharge 5-6). I l l marrow exhales poisonous gas
in a 30-foot cone. Each creature i n that area m ust make a DC
20 Constitution saving th row. On a fai led save, a creature takes
3 5 ( 1 0d6) poison damage and i s poisoned for l m i n ute. While
poisoned i n this way, the creature can't regain hit points. On a
successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and
isn't poisoned.
A h u manoid reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies and
rises at the start of I l l marrow's next turn as a zom bie (see its
entry i n the Monster Manual). The zombie acts i m mediately
after l l l marrow i n the i n itiative count and is permanently u nder
her com mand, fo llowing her verbal orders.

Rejuvenation. I l l marrow's body turns to dust when she drops L EG E N DA RY ACT I O N S

to 0 hit points, and her equi pment is left behind. She gains
I l l marrow can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the op­
a new body after l d l O days, rega i n i ng a l l her hit points and
tions below. Only one legendary action option can be used at
becoming active aga i n . The new body appears within two hun­
a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Ill marrow
dred m i les of the location at which she was destroyed.
regai n s spent legendary actions at the start of her turn.
Spellcasting. l ll marrow is a 20th-level spel lcaster. Her Cantrip. Ill marrow casts a cantrip.
spellcasting abil ity i s I ntell igence (spell save DC 23, +1 5 to Paralyzing Claw. l l lmarrow uses her Paralyzing Claw.
hit with spell attacks). I l l marrow has the fol lowing wizard Frightening Presence (Costs 2 Actions). I l l marrow targets up
spells prepared: to three creatures she can see with i n 30 feet of her. Each
Cantrips (at will): chill touch (see "Actions" below) , .fire bolt, target must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving th row or be
mage hand, prestidigitation, ray offrost frightened for l m i nute. A frightened target can repeat the
l st level (4 slots) : magic missile, shield, sleep savi ng throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect
2nd level (3 slots) : blur, detect thoughts, mirror image on itself on a success. I f a target's saving throw is successful
3 rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell,fireball, jly, or the effect ends for it, the target is i m m u ne to I II marrow's
lightning bolt Frightening Presence for the next 24 hours.
4th level (3 slots) : blight, confusion, polymorph Poison Breath (Costs 3 Actions). l l lmarrow recharges her Poi­
5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, cone ofcold, hold monster, scrying son B reath and uses it.
6th level (2 slots): chain lightning, circle ofdeath, create undead
7th level (2 slots): finger of death,forcecage, prismatic spray
8th level (l s lot): incendiary cloud, maze
9th level (l slot): power word kill, time stop

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