Banshee

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 29

Banshee

Wailing Harbinger of Death

• Habitat. Any
• Treasure. Relics

Heralds of doom and plagues on the living, banshees are spirits obsessed by unresolved bitterness or sorrow. These storied phantoms slay any who glimpse them or hear their baleful wails. Although any tormented soul can arise as a banshee, some elven communities particularly fear them and believe that those who hoard or destroy beauty—natural or otherwise—risk returning as a banshee.

All manner of torments might give rise to a banshee. Roll on or choose a result from the Banshee Sorrows table to inspire how a banshee’s torment influences its behavior.

Banshee Sorrows

dice: 1d6	Torment Compels the Banshee To…
1	Appear prior to a family member’s death.
2	Haunt the site where it was executed.
3	Lament a lost love and haunt their grave.
4	Presage a disaster or tragedy.
5	Seek the return of a stolen treasure.
6	Slay those more beautiful than it was in life.
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