Apostate Librarian

Apostate Librarians are reanimated skeletons that serve  Balthazar in the Shadowfell during Act Two.

Involvement

Act Two

If Balthazar was not defeated earlier, the party encounters him as they enter the Shadowfell via the Gauntlet of Shar. Once they reach the  Nightsong, it is revealed that the Nightsong is a person named Aylin. If the player character refuses to let Balthazar take her away, he raises a number of Apostate  Defenders,  Destroyers, Librarians and  Sentinels from the various piles of bones surrounding the Nightsong and then attacks the party.

Combat

Attacks and actions

 Blindness ( + )

Limit a foe's sight range. It is easier to hit, and the creature will miss more often.

 Attack Rolls against it have  Advantage and the foe attacks with  Disadvantage.

 CON Save

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Main Hand Attack ()   –  Quarterstaff

Damage: 1~6

1d6⁠Bludgeoning

Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

 Ray of Frost ()

Damage: 1~8

1d8⁠Cold

Reduces the target's Movement Speed by 3 m (10 ft).

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Sleep ( + )

Put creatures into a magical slumber. Select targets up to a combined 24 Hit Points.

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Topple ()   –  Quarterstaff

Damage: 1~4

1d4⁠Bludgeoning (Non-lethal)

Swipe at a creature to knock it  Prone.

 DEX Save

 Range: Normal weapon range

 Recharge: Short rest

Loot

• Quarterstaff

Apostate Librarians also carry items from the Generic Skeleton Drop Table:

Item		Quantity	Chance
Bone		1	3/8
Bottle		1	1/8
Candle		1	1/8
Dagger		1	1/8
Gold		1 - 4	1/8
(Nothing)			1/8