Boitata

This faerie is a huge flaming snake. The back has many scales that open and close, revealing a hundred eyes that see everything and everyone. Boitatas appear to protect fairy groves and sanctuaries against fires, hunting and devouring the ones responsible.

Boitatá

Huge fey, neutral

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Armor Class 16
Hit Points 115 (10d12 + 50)
Speed 40 ft., swim 40 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
22 (+5)	14 (+2)	20 (+5)	10 (+0)	18 (+4)	10 (+0)

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Skills Perception +6, Stealth +6
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities Blinded
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Sylvan
Challenge 8

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• Fire Aura. At the start of each of the boitatá's turns, each creature within 5 feet of it takes 10 (3d6) fire damage, and flammable objects in the aura that aren't being worn or carried ignite. A creature that touches the boitatá or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 10 (3d6) fire damage. 
• Magic Resistance. The boitatá has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. 
• Magic Weapons. The boitatá's weapon attacks are magical.  
• Illumination. The boitatá sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light in an additional 30 feet.

ACTIONS

1. Multiattack. The boitatá makes one constrict attack and one bite attack.
   
2. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 16 (2d10 + 5) piercing damage.
3. Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 21 (3d12 + 5) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple ends, the creature is restrained, and the boitatá can't constrict another target. 
4. Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) fire damage. If the target is a creature or a flammable object, it ignites. Until a creature takes an action to douse the fire, the target takes 5 (1d10) fire damage at the start of each of its turns.