Brazen Gorgon

Large Construct, Unaligned
Initiative +2 (12)
AC 19
HP 161 (17d10 + 68)
Speed 40 ft.
MOD
SAVE
MOD
SAVE
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SAVE

Str
18
+4
+4
Dex
14
+2
+2
Con
19
+4
+4

Int
2
-4
-4
Wis
14
+2
+2
Cha
7
-2
-2

Skills Perception +10
Immunities Fire; Exhaustion, Petrified
Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 20
Languages
CR 9 (XP 5 000; PB +4)

Traits

Flame Aura. At the end of each of the gorgon's turns, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the gorgon takes 13 (3d8) Fire damage.

Illumination. The gorgon sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet.

Actions

Multiattack. The gorgon makes two Gore attacks.

Gore. Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 5 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) Piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) Fire damage.

Smelting Charge (Recharge 5–6). The gorgon moves up to its Speed without provoking Opportunity Attacks and can move through the spaces of Medium or smaller creatures. Each time the gorgon enters a creature's space for the first time during this move, that target is subjected to the following effect. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 16. Failure: 13 (2d8 + 4) Piercing damage plus 13 (3d8) Fire damage, and the target is pulled into the gorgon's space and has the Grappled condition (escape DC 14); if the gorgon already has a creature Grappled, the target has the Prone condition instead. Until the grapple ends, the target has the Restrained condition. When the gorgon moves, the Grappled target moves with it, costing no extra movement.

Followers of the exiled archdevil Moloch altered the process of creating gorgons to craft their own diabolical guardians called brazen gorgons. These gorgons are hollow, bull-like automatons whose metal bodies glow with intense heat. When they charge their foes, the ribs of their frames open like cages to ensnare enemies and roast them within. Brazen gorgons are often found in blasphemous sites dedicated to Moloch, other archdevils, or bloodthirsty gods.
Habitat: Forest, Grassland, Hill
Treasure: Any
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