Shardveil Gorgon
- Monster
- monstrosity
- CR 6
- Underground
- Hill
Appears in: Cults and Rituals, Urban Intrigue, Social and Negotiation
Shardveil Gorgon
AC 15 / HP 93 (11d8 + 44) / CR 6
- STR
- 18
- DEX
- 14
- CON
- 18
- INT
- 12
- WIS
- 14
- CHA
- 13
Veil of Refraction. Ranged attacks against the gorgon have disadvantage unless the attacker is within 30 feet.
Multiattack. The gorgon makes two claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Petrifying Gaze. The gorgon targets one creature it can see within 60 ft. The target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn, becoming petrified on a failure or ending the effect on a success.
How to run Shardveil Gorgon
Shardveil Gorgon is a cr 6 monstrosity for Dungeons & Dragons. Drop it into any underground scene; the statblock above is free to add to your compendium in the app, and the one-shot below gives you somewhere to run it.
Where it begins
- 1
A marble statue appears at the edge of a village each new moon.
- 2
A temple seeks a living prophet who can see the future in stone.
- 3
The quarry goes silent after miners break into a glittering cavern.
The Crystal Oracle
A new marble statue appears each month, and the last is someone the party knew. The trail leads to a cavern of crystal veils where a gorgon offers answers in exchange for silence.
The New Statue
At dawn, a fresh statue stands in the square, its face twisted in surprise. A nearby quarry hand collapses mid-cry, skin frosting with stone. The crowd surges, begging you to stop whatever is turning people into marble.
This is rescue and investigation. The party must stabilize the quarry hand, calm the crowd, and find the trail to the quarry before another victim hardens. Hint that the gorgon has answers - but they come at a price.
