# [Mormesk the Wraith](Rules\Source\bestiary\npc/mormesk-the-wraith-pabtso.md) *Source: Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk p. 70* ```statblock "name": "Mormesk the Wraith (PaBTSO)" "size": "Medium" "type": "undead" "alignment": "Neutral Evil" "ac": !!int "13" "hp": !!int "67" "hit_dice": "9d8 + 27" "modifier": !!int "3" "stats": - !!int "6" - !!int "16" - !!int "16" - !!int "12" - !!int "14" - !!int "15" "speed": "0 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)" "damage_resistances": "acid; cold; fire; lightning; thunder; bludgeoning, piercing,\ \ slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren't silvered" "damage_immunities": "necrotic, poison" "condition_immunities": "[charmed](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Charmed), [exhaustion](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Exhaustion),\ \ [grappled](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Grappled), [paralyzed](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Paralyzed),\ \ [petrified](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Petrified), [poisoned](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Poisoned),\ \ [prone](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Prone), [restrained](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Restrained)" "senses": "[darkvision](/Rules/Source/senses.md#Darkvision) 60 ft., passive Perception\ \ 12" "languages": "the languages it knew in life" "cr": "5" "traits": - "desc": "Mormesk can move through other creatures and objects as if they were\ \ difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside\ \ an object." "name": "Incorporeal Movement" - "desc": "While in sunlight, Mormesk has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well\ \ as on Wisdom ([Perception](/Rules/Source/skills.md#Perception)) checks that\ \ rely on sight." "name": "Sunlight Sensitivity" "actions": - "desc": "*Melee Weapon Attack:* +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. *Hit:* 21\ \ (4d8 + 3) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution\ \ saving throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the\ \ damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest.\ \ The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0." "name": "Life Drain" - "desc": "Mormesk targets a humanoid within 10 feet of it that has been dead for\ \ no longer than 1 minute and died violently. The target's spirit rises as a\ \ [specter](/Rules/Source/bestiary/undead/specter-xmm.md) in the space of its\ \ corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. The [specter](/Rules/Source/bestiary/undead/specter-xmm.md)\ \ is under Mormesk's control. Mormesk can have no more than seven specters under\ \ its control at one time." "name": "Create Specter" "source": - "PaBTSO" "image": "/Rules/Source/bestiary/npc/token/mormesk-the-wraith-pabtso.webp" ``` ^statblock