Anemoi

Large Outsider (Air, Divine)

Armor Class: 30 (Natural Armor)
Hit Points: 1,200 (80d12 + 640)
Speed: 60 ft., Fly 120 ft. (hover)

Saving Throws: Dex +17, Con +17, Wis +18, Cha +19
Skills: Perception +18, Insight +18, Intimidation +19, Survival +18
Damage Resistances: Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Damage Immunities: Lightning, Thunder
Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened, Paralyzed
Senses: Truesight 120 ft., Passive Perception 28
Languages: All, Telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge Rating (CR): 33

Special Note: Only the specific Anemoi can use its divine powers. Other creatures cannot replicate its abilities or access its divine artifacts.

Legendary Resistances (3/Day)

If the Anemoi fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Actions

• Multiattack: The Anemoi makes two melee attacks with its hands and one divine blast attack.
• Divine Hand (Melee Weapon Attack): Melee Weapon Attack: +18 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 50 (6d10 + 10) bludgeoning damage.
• Divine Blast (Ranged Weapon Attack): Ranged Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 45 (6d8 + 11) force damage. The target must make a DC 27 Strength saving throw or be pushed 30 feet away and knocked prone.
• Breath of Boreas (Recharge 5-6): The Anemoi exhales a freezing gust of wind in a 120-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 27 Constitution saving throw, taking 110 (20d10) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The area becomes difficult terrain until the end of the Anemoi’s next turn.
• Zephyr’s Embrace (1/Day): The Anemoi creates a calming breeze in a 60-foot radius sphere centered on a point it can see within 120 feet. All hostile creatures within the sphere must succeed on a DC 27 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by the Anemoi for 1 minute. The sphere moves with the Anemoi and lasts for 1 hour or until dismissed.
• Tempest of Notus (1/Day): The Anemoi summons a violent storm within a 120-foot radius centered on a point it can see. The storm lasts for 1 minute. Each creature in the area must make a DC 27 Dexterity saving throw, taking 80 (16d10) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one. The storm also causes heavy rain and strong winds, imposing disadvantage on ranged weapon attacks and Dexterity saving throws.
• Eurus’ Whim (At-Will): The Anemoi causes sudden, unpredictable gusts of wind. It can force a creature it can see within 120 feet to make a DC 27 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is pushed 60 feet in a direction of the Anemoi’s choice and knocked prone.

Legendary Actions

The Anemoi can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The Anemoi regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

• Divine Hand Strike: The Anemoi makes a Divine Hand attack.
• Wind Slash (Costs 2 Actions): The Anemoi sends a cutting gust of wind toward a creature within 120 feet. The target must make a DC 27 Dexterity saving throw, taking 60 (10d10) slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.
• Tempest of Zephyrus (Costs 3 Actions): The Anemoi creates a calming breeze that sweeps over all creatures in a 60-foot radius. Each creature must succeed on a DC 27 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed for 1 minute.

Regional Effects

The region within 1 mile of the Anemoi’s lair is affected by the following:

• Constant Wind: The wind in the area is unusually strong and persistent. Travel in the area requires double the normal time, and creatures must succeed on a DC 27 Constitution saving throw or be pushed 10 feet by the wind every hour.
• Weather Anomaly: Weather patterns are unpredictable and extreme. The area experiences random and severe weather changes, including hurricanes, blizzards, and heatwaves.
• Echoes of the Anemoi: Whispering winds occasionally convey cryptic messages or warnings. These whispers grant advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks but also cause unsettling feelings of being watched.

Magic Items and Divine Artifacts

• Aeolus’ Bag: A magical sack that can contain and release winds of varying intensities. When used, it can summon a windstorm (as per the Tempest of Notus action) or calm the winds for an hour. This artifact is often carried by the Anemoi.
• Scepter of the Four Winds: A scepter imbued with the powers of the Anemoi, allowing the wielder to command wind and weather, cast spells such as Control Weather and Wind Walk, and provides a +3 bonus to Charisma (Intimidation) checks.

The wind, just a breeze moments ago, suddenly grows into a howling gale. A pale shape blows by at blinding speed. It slows and settles to the ground before you, and you can clearly see it: a powerful white stallion with intelligent eyes.

An Anemoi embodies the essence of a specific wind—be it a scorching sandstorm, a refreshing spring breeze, or a brisk autumn gale. These wandering entities shape the local weather to suit their whims, with some imposing order to maintain nature’s balance, while others follow their chaotic instincts.

Anemoi form temporary herds only for mating, and protect their young until maturity before disbanding. Their intense, sporadic lust drives them to seek partners—whether mortals, fey, or even air elementals. Physically, they appear as light-colored stallions with flowing manes that ripple as if in constant wind. Each type of Anemoi reflects its associated wind, from the green-tinged, lean spring breeze to the grey, muscular autumn gale.

Originally Posted by MythMage of the Dicefreaks forums.
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The Anemoi are wind fey who are each ascribed a direction, from which their respective winds come, and are associated with various seasons and weather conditions. They are horses kept in the stables of the storm god Aeolus, who provided Odysseus with the Anemoi in the Odyssey. Astraeus, the astrological deity sometimes associated with Aeolus, and Eos, the goddess of the dawn, were the parents of the Anemoi.

Of the four chief Anemoi, Boreas is the north wind and bringer of cold winter air, Notus is the south wind and bringer of the storms of late summer and autumn, and Zephyr is the west wind and bringer of light spring and early summer breezes; Eurus, the east wind, was not associated with any of the three Greek seasons, and is the only one of these four Anemoi not mentioned in Hesiod’s Theogony or in the Orphic Hymns. Four lesser Anemoi represent the northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest winds.

Lesser Anemoi

Large Fey (Air)

Hit Points: 102 (12d6+60)
Initiative: +9
Speed: 80 ft., fly 80 ft. (average)
Armor Class: 25 (–1 size, +9 Dex, +7 natural), touch 18, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+16
Attack: Hoof +16 melee (1d6+6), Bite +10 melee (1d8+3)
Full Attack: 2 hooves +16 melee (1d6+6) and bite +10 melee (1d8+3)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.

Special Attacks:

• Breath Weapon (Su): Cone of hurricane-force wind, 60 ft., usable every 1d4 rounds. The type of damage and effects vary based on the specific Anemoi’s wind type. Example effects:
  • Blasting (gale): Tornado-force winds blow creatures away; Fortitude negates.
  • Calming (summer breeze): Causes unconsciousness for 12 minutes; Will negates.
  • Cold (blizzard): 12d6 cold damage; Reflex half.
  • Cutting (sandstorm): 12d6 slashing damage from flaying grit; Reflex half.
  • Deluge (heavy rain): 12d4 bludgeoning damage; Reflex half.
  • Dust (sirocco): 12d4 desiccation damage; Fortitude half.
  • Electric (thunderstorm): 12d6 electricity damage; Reflex half.
  • Howling (thunderstorm): 12d4 sonic damage; Reflex half.
  • Searing (firestorm): 12d6 fire damage; Reflex half.
• Control Winds (Sp): At will, as the spell control winds (caster level 12th). Caster level 12th.

Special Qualities:

• Air Walk (Su): Can move through the air as if it were solid ground, allowing vertical movement.
• Cloak of Wind (Su): A constant swirling wind surrounds the Anemoi, providing a +2 deflection bonus to AC and a +2 bonus on Reflex saves against ranged attacks.
• Damage Reduction 10/cold iron (Ex): The Anemoi can reduce damage from cold iron weapons.
• Immunity to Electricity (Ex): Immune to electricity-based attacks and spells.
• Low-Light Vision (Ex): Sees twice as far as a human in dim light.
• Scent (Ex): Can detect, locate, and track creatures by smell.
• Wind Mastery (Ex): Gains a +1 bonus on attack rolls and AC while flying.
• Wind Walk (Su): Can assume a misty, cloud-like form, as the spell wind walk. Gains damage reduction 10/magic and immunity to poison and critical hits while in mist form. The Anemoi can fly at a speed of 300 ft. in mist form.

Saves: Fortitude +10, Reflex +17, Will +14

Abilities:

• Strength: 23 (+6)
• Dexterity: 28 (+9)
• Constitution: 22 (+6)
• Intelligence: 13 (+1)
• Wisdom: 22 (+6)
• Charisma: 23 (+6)

Skills:

• Balance: +11
• Intimidate: +21
• Jump: +28
• Knowledge (Nature): +18
• Listen: +21
• Sense Motive: +21
• Spot: +21
• Survival: +21 (+23 in aboveground natural environments)
• Tumble: +24

Feats:

• Ability Focus (Breath Weapon): +2 bonus to the breath weapon’s save DC.
• Flyby Attack: Can make a full attack while flying and then move away.
• Improved Flyby Attack: Allows for an additional attack during a flyby.
• Weapon Finesse: Use Dexterity instead of Strength for attack rolls with melee weapons.
• Weapon Focus (Hoof): +1 bonus on attack rolls with hooves.

Environment: Any land
Organization: Solitary, pair, or herd (4–20 with 1d3 noncombatant young)
Challenge Rating: 12
Treasure: None
Alignment: Typically neutral
Advancement: 13-24 HD (Large); 25-36 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment: +8

Combat Tactics:
Lesser Anemoi excels in aerial combat, using its Cloak of Wind to create a protective cyclone and Control Winds to manipulate the battlefield. It opens fights with its Breath Weapon, leveraging its wind type for maximum impact. If engaged, the Anemoi utilizes its Wind Walk to evade or reposition, exploiting its speed and maneuverability.

When part of a herd, Anemoi will use their combined powers to safeguard their young. The parents form a protective barrier with strong downdrafts, while the rest of the herd engages enemies using their breath weapons and physical attacks.