Zargon (5e)

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Quests from the Infinite Staircase

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Zargon The Returner Type: Elder Evil Portfolio: Alignment: Lawful Evil Symbol: Horned golden mask with four tentacles sprouting from the chin Worshipers: Humanoids, Cult of Zargon

Unofficial Summary: Zargon is an elder evil. It is bipedal, slime-covered, tentacled, one-eyed, one-horned aberration. It first appeared in the Nine Hells, but was later banished to the Material Plane by Asmodeus (after he couldn't destroy it). Unfortunately, the city of Cynidicea was built above where Zargon was entombed.

Stat Block

Zargon (Individual) (pointer)
Huge Aberration (Elder Evils), Lawful Evil
Armor Class: 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 253
Speed: 40 ft., swim 80 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Saving Throws: Dex, Cha
Skills: History, Perception
Damage Resistances: cold, fire; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks.
Damage Immunity: acid, poison
Condition Immunity: exhaustion, poisoned
Senses: truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 20
Languages: all, telepathy 120 ft.
Habitat: Underground
Challenge: 17 (18,000 xp)Proficiency Bonus (PB): +6
Features Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Zargon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Regeneration. Zargon regains 20 hit points at the start of each of its turns. If Zargon takes cold or fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of Zargon’s next turn. Zargon dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Shrouded Being. Slimy Demise.  Actions Multiattack. Barbed Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack Bite. Melee Weapon Attack Gore. Melee Weapon Attack Slime Wave (Recharge 5-6).  Reactions Zargon can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn. Defiant Essence. Slime Spray.

Unofficial Description: One eyed, one horned, tentacled, slime-covered, bipedal, indestructible Elder Evil

Zargon's Lair

 Zargon’s lair is a slimy cavern beneath the lost city of Cynidicea.

Lair Actions

 When fighting inside its lair, an zargon can use lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the aberration takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the aberration can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:

• Dissolution.
• Spell Breaker.
• Sucking Slime.

Regional Effects

 The region containing Zargon’s lair has the following effects:

• Arcane Enervation.
• Corrupted Water.
• Eerie Weather.

If Zargon dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10 days.

Found in Adventures

• Quests from the Infinite Staircase
• The Lost City

Sources and Notes

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