Oni Night Haunter
Large natural humanoid
Level 8 Elite Controller XP 700

Standard Actions

(⚔) Morningstar (weapon) ✦ At-Will

Attack: Melee 2 (one creature); +13 vs. AC

Hit: 1d12 + 9 damage, and the oni can push the target 1 square.

⚔ Double Attack ✦ At-Will

Effect: The oni uses morningstar twice.

⚔ Devour Soul (healing, psychic) ✦ At-Will

Attack: Melee 1 (one unconscious creature); +11 vs. Will

Hit: 2d10 + 13 psychic damage, and the oni regains 10 hit points. If the oni is at full hit points, it instead gains 10 temporary hit points.

ᗕ Hypnotic Breath (charm) ✦ Recharge when first bloodied

Attack: Close blast 5 (creatures in the blast); +11 vs. Will

Hit: The target is dazed (save ends).

    First Failed Saving Throw: The target is instead unconscious (save ends).

Gaseous Form (polymorph) ✦ Encounter

Effect: The oni becomes insubstantial and gains fly 8 (hover) until the end of its next turn. While in this form, the oni can enter and move through a porous obstacle that would otherwise prevent movement.

Sustain Standard: The effect persists until the end of the oni's next turn.

Minor Actions

Deceptive Veil (illusion) ✦ At-Will

Effect: The oni disguises itself to appear as a Medium or Large humanoid (usually elderly) until it uses deceptive veil again or until it drops to 0 hit points. Other creatures can make a DC 29 Insight check to discern that the form is an illusion.

Skills Bluff +13, Insight +10, Stealth +12, Thievery +12
Str 20 (+9)                Dex 16 (+7)                Wis 12 (+5)
Con 18 (+8)                Int 12 (+5)                Cha 18 (+8)

Alignment Evil        Languages Common, Giant
Equipment: morningstar .
Update (11/16/2011)
Updated in Dungeon 195.

Published in Monster Manual, page(s) 200, Dungeon Magazine 157, page(s) 101, Dungeon Magazine 195.