Shadow of Death

Shadow of Death is a large celestial (Challenge Rating 21).

**AC:** 18 **HP:** 250 **Speed:** [object Object] **STR:** 7 **DEX:** 26 **CON:** 24 **INT:** 25 **WIS:** 25 **CHA:** 30 Draped in black funerary garb, ribbons of which move of their own accord, the creature has the appearance of a skeletal angel._ **Angels of Death.** Once beings of light and beauty who championed justice across the planes, the shadows of death formed after some agent of entropy discarded their bodies into the Void. Their celestial forms protected them from ultimate annihilation, but their minds were forever darkened by the plane’s dread influence. **Deathly Avatars.** Shadows of death sometimes answer the call of death cults. Rather than aiding the cultists though, the shadows kill the cultists before spreading the grave’s shadow across the world. **Immortal Nature.** The shadow of death doesn’t require food, drink, or sleep.

Mechanics

ac:
18
cr:
21
hp:
250
cha:
30
con:
24
dex:
26
int:
25
str:
7
wis:
25
size:
Large
type:
Celestial
speed:
[object Object]

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Sources

  • Tome of Beasts 2·OGL-1.0a·© Tome of Beasts 2. OGL-1.0a. Via Open5e (open5e.com).
Last updated 6/19/2026·Tags: monster, celestial, large