Utukku

Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil

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Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 195 (17d10 + 102)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
22 (+6)	12 (+1)	22 (+6)	16 (+3)	16 (+3)	18 (+4)

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Saving Throws Str +11, Con +11, Wis +8, Cha +9
Skills Intimidation +9, Perception +8, Stealth +6, Survival +8
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)

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Traits

Magic Resistance. The Utukku has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Magic Weapons. The Utukku’s weapon attacks are magical.

Iron Mind. The Utukku is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts, as well as being immune to psychic damage and any effect that would cause it to be charmed or frightened by mind-affecting magic.

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Actions

Multiattack. The Utukku makes two claw attacks and one bite attack.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.
Hit: 14 (2d8 + 6) slashing damage.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) piercing damage.

Discord (Recharge 5–6). The Utukku emits a terrifying psychic pulse in a 60-foot radius. Each creature of the Utukku’s choice within range must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or be overwhelmed by loud bickering and infighting for 1 minute. Affected creatures cannot take reactions and must use their action each turn to argue with a randomly chosen creature in range. If affected creatures have different alignments, there is a 50% chance they will attack each other. Creatures can repeat the saving throw at the end of their turns.

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Spellcasting

The Utukku is a 10th-level caster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). The Utukku can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

• At will: comprehend languages, detect magic, detect evil and good, see invisibility
• 3/day each: cause fear, darkness, lightning bolt (5th level, DC 15 Dexterity save), greater teleport (self only)
• 1/day each: control weather, contagion (DC 18 Constitution save), polymorph (self only)

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Legendary Actions

The Utukku can take 2 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The Utukku regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

• Claw Attack. The Utukku makes one claw attack.
• Terrifying Glare (Costs 2 Actions). The Utukku fixes its catlike blue eyes on one creature it can see within 30 feet. That creature must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of its next turn.

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Tactics

• The Utukku prefers to ambush intruders in its lair, using its darkness spell to shroud the battlefield and using see invisibility to counter invisible foes.
• It initiates combat with Discord, sowing chaos and turning allies against each other before moving in with devastating claw and bite attacks.
• If threatened or outnumbered, it will use greater teleport to reposition or escape.
• It uses cause fear to disrupt foes and may unleash lightning bolt against clustered enemies.
• The Utukku stays mobile, climbing walls and using its reach to keep enemies at bay, focusing on eliminating spellcasters or perceived leaders first.

Utukku

Standing twice as tall as a human, this creature bears the head of a lion, with long quills radiating out in place of a mane. Its scaled humanoid body is dark brick-red, with a golden-red face and striped black and white spines. Huge, white claws cap its hands and feet. Its bright yellow eyes have catlike blue pupils.

The utukku are demons  the offspring of Anu and Antu.

Originally Posted by BOZ of the En World forums.

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Utukku are vicious predators of the planes that kill all outsiders who pass through their territory, including others of their kind. Their lairs in the great ash deserts of Tartarus always include impressive defenses, as each utukku must defend itself from all competitors. Utukku want no part of the intrigues of other fiends, and prey on any demons and devils they meet.

Very rarely, utukku are able to travel to the Material Plane for a time to gather more treasure. Its temporarily lair there will be a more hastily made lair, built in the caverns or pits of desolate regions, such as sandy deserts and volcanic areas. While on the Material Plane, they spread misery and suffering throughout local humanoid communities.

Utukku stand an average height of 12 feet tall, ranging from 11 to 14 feet tall, and weigh about 800 pounds.

Utukku speak their own language, but mostly communicate via telepathy.

Utukku
Large outsider (Chaotic, Evil, Extraplanar)
Hit Dice	10d8+90 (135 hp)
Initiative	+0
Speed	40 ft (8 squares)
Armor Class	22 (-1 size, +13 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 22
Base Attack/Grapple	+10/+19
Attack	Claw +15 melee (4d4+5)
Full Attack	2 claws +15 melee (4d4+5) and bite +13 melee (3d4+2)
Space/Reach	10 ft/10 ft
Special Attacks	Discord, spell-like abilities
Special Qualities	Damage reduction 10/good, Darkvision 120 ft, iron mind, plane shift, resistance to electricity 10 and fire 10, Spell Resistance 21, telepathy 100 ft
Saves	Fort +16 (+20 against poison), Ref +7, Will +12
Abilities	Strength 21, Dexterity 11, Constitution 29, Intelligence 16, Wisdom 16, Charisma 18
Skills	Appraise +15, Bluff +22, Concentration +20, Diplomacy +8, Disguise +4 (+6 in character), Intimidate +20, Jump +16, Knowledge (the planes) +18, Listen +16, Search +14, Sense Motive +16, Spot +16, Survival +15 (+17 following tracks, +17 on other planes)
Feats	Blind-Fight, Iron Will, Multiattack, Power Attack
Environment	A evil-aligned plane
Organization	Solitary
Challenge Rating	9
Treasure	Standard
Alignment	Always chaotic evil
Advancement	11-20 HD (Large); 21-30 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment	—

COMBAT

Utukku always use their clawed hands to slash at foes rather than using weapons (though they are known to prize magical weapons as treasure). They also make good use of their magical powers in combat. These creatures are rather hardy, due to the harsh nature of their home plane. They always attack any extraplanar creatures on sight, unless outnumbered or overpowered.

Discord (Sp): Once per day, an utukku can cause all creatures within 60 feet to immediately fall to loud bickering and arguing, allowing them to take no other actions. If affected creatures are of different alignments, there is a 50% probability that they attack each other. The bickering lasts for 5d4 rounds, any fighting for 2d4 rounds. A successful Will save (DC 19) negates the effect. This is a mind-affecting, compulsion effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

• Spell-Like Abilities: At will – comprehend languages, detect evil, detect good, Detect Magic, see invisibility;
• 3/day – cause fear (DC 15), darkness, greater teleport (self plus 50 pounds of objects only), lightning bolt (DC 17);
• 1/day – control weather;
• 1/week – Contagion (DC 18), polymorph.

Caster level 18th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.

Iron Mind (Ex): An utukku is immune to all magical and psionic mind-affecting divination effects, including telepathy.

Plane shift (Sp): Once per century, an utukku can leave Tartarus to plane shift itself into the Material Plane; it can remain on the Material Plane for one year, after which it automatically shifts back to its home plane, taking up to 4,000 pounds of material with it.

Originally found in Dragon Magazine #89 (“Creature Catalog,” September 1984, Roger Moore).