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    Monster Trove: Old Fears and Hungry Things

    Viy

    Huge - Orderly Vile (Tyrant)
    HP
    245
    AC
    16
    DR
    4
    Attacks
    1
    Attack
    5d10+7
    Size
    Huge
    Alignment
    Orderly Vile (Tyrant)
    Intelligence
    High (13-14)
    Magic Resistance
    Magic requiring eye contact fails while Viy's lids remain closed; creatures suffer -2 Mind against it while the attendants hold them open.
    Saves
    Quick 3 / Tough 6 / Mind 4

    Viy is a massive underworld being whose eyelids hang so heavily that attendants must lift them. While the eyes remain covered, he senses movement through earth and command. When they open, concealment fails and the gaze strikes directly through false walls, protective circles, and hidden identities. The danger lies in the attendants and the approaching moment of sight.

    Special Attack

    Lift the Eyelids: after attendants spend one full round raising them, Viy gazes in a 60 ft cone. Creatures make a Mind save or take 6d8 necrotic damage.

    Special Defense

    Keep the Eyes Closed: each of Viy's two attendants has 20 HP, AC 14, and DR 0. Defeating, holding, or distracting both prevents the gaze. Viy has -3 AC while the eyelids are being lifted and cannot move during that round.