The Wild Hunt
The Wild Hunt are a sect of powerful fey that hail from various Unseelie kingdoms within the Feywild, realms which are known for otherworldly darkness and frost. Because of their mysterious origins, many consider their existence to be a myth or fairy tale. However, the Wild Hunt is a very real phenomenon that strikes fear upon those who witness it. Although their rumored appearance seems to always coincide with nighttime and full moons, it never seems to happen in a predictable or consistent pattern. However, the Wild Hunt only lasts for one night for as soon as the sun begins to rise, each member of the Wild Hunt will automatically be transported back to the Feywild.
Mysterious Occurrences
The motives for the Wild Hunt seem to be entirely unclear. Some believe that the Wild Hunt act on behest of various archfey and are considered as a call of war against chosen enemies of their fey rulers. Whether it is by ancient foundational magics of the Feywild, or utilizing the heightened ley lines between the realms during a full moon, the Wild Hunt appear in massive hordes phasing between the Feywild and Material Plane to relentless hunt down their foes until sunrise.
Other scholars simply believe that the Wild Hunt is a form of entertainment for powerful fey who seek to test the might and will of mortals for their own amusement. This theory is reinforced by the fact that those targeted by the Wild Hunt are never found again as their bodies are never found suggesting that they could be used as trophies or souvenirs from their expedition.
Wild Hunt Stalkers
When the Hunt begins, wild stalkers are tasked with find potential targets to serve as game. As the Hunt only lasts until sunrise, the stalkers must be quick and efficient in finding suitable target. Although they relish in the thrill of the hunt with rest of their kin, they also serve as personal assassins for their archfey masters. During the Wild Hunt, stalkers are typically tasked with high priority targets that they are required to kill for their masters, typically those who have earned the ire of the archfey.
Shadow Assassins
Due to their mastery of shadow magic, these fey are perfect adapted to silently taking out their opponent with little difficulty. They are well known for the keen accuracy and are able to snipe targets with perfect precision form over 500ft. away through the smallest of openings.
Wild Hunt Stalker
Medium Fey, chaotic neutral
- Armor Class 18 (Leather Armor)
- Hit Points 120(16d8+48)
- Speed 40ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 19 (+4) 21 (+5) 16 (+3) 14 (+2) 17 (+3) 18 (+4)
- Saving Throws Dex+9, Wis +7, Cha +8
- Skills Stealth +9, Survival +7, Perception +7
- Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonsilvered weapons; cold
- Senses darkvision 120ft., passive Perception 7
- Languages Common, Sylvan
- Proficiency Bonus +4
- Challenge 9 (5000 xp)
Ambusher The wild hunter stalker has advantage on initiative checks. It also has advantage on attack rolls against creatures that are surprised or have not acted yet in combat.
Fey Resilience The wild hunt stalker has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.
Gloom Sight The wild hunt stalker's vision is not obscured by magical darkness.
Gloom Stalker While in dim light or darkness, the wild hunt stalker is invisible to creatures that rely on sight to see it.
Magical Attacks The wild hunt stalker's attacks are magical and silvered for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity.
Magic Resistance The wild hunt stalker has advantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects.
Relentless Hunt The wild hunt stalker knows the distance and most direct route to a creature or object as long as it has one piece of the target or an item of its possession. The wild hunt stalker knows the target's location even if they are on different planes of existence. Creatures hidden by divination magic are immune to this effect.
Sunlight Banishment If the wild hunt stalker starts its turn in sunlight while on the Material Plane, it is transported back to Feywild. While sunlight shines on the spot from which it vanished, the wild hunt stalker must remain in the Feywild. After sunset, it can return to the Material Plane at the same spot.
Innate Spellcasting
The wild hunt stalker innate spellcasting ability is Charisma(spell save DC 16).The wild hunt stalker cast cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
- At Will Find Steed, Hunter's Mark, Pass without a Trace
- 3/day each Dimension Door, Summon Fey, Haste
- 1/day each Conjure Volley, Swift Quiver
Actions
Multiattack. The wild hunt stalker can make three shortsword attack. Alternatively it can make two longbow attacks.
Stalker's Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, 600ft., one target. 14 (1d8+5) piercing damage +9(1d8) cold damage. On a hit, the target must succeed a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned until the end of its next turn.
Stalker's Bow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, 600ft., one target. 14 (1d8+5) piercing damage +9(2d8) cold damage. This attack can ignore any bonuses due to half or three-fourth's cover. If this attack is made in dim light or darkness, the wild hunt stalker can make this attack with advantage.
Inescapable Frost(Recharge 5-6) Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, 600ft., one target. 23(4d8+5) piercing damage +18(4d8) cold damage. This attack can ignore any bonuses due to half or three-fourth's cover. On a hit, the target must succeed a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed saving throw, the target is paralyzed for one minute. Paralyzed creatures can repeat its saving throw at the end of each of its turns ending the effect on a success.
Bonus Actions
Huntsmen's Jaunt. As a bonus action, the wild hunt stalker can magically shift from the Material Plane to the Feywild, or vice versa. If the wild hunt stalker uses this ability while in dim light or darkness, it can reappear in a spot 60ft. from its original position on that respective plane.
Shadow Shroud While in dim light or darkness, the wild hunt stalker can use its bonus action to Hide.