ASHURA
Lore
Ashura is a ferocious warrior-god rooted in a demonic essence. Legends paint him as a red-skinned giant with three faces and six arms. He wears light garb—a short cloak, a celestial mantle, pleated skirt-trousers, chest and wrist ornaments, and plain wooden sandals. Each of his three heads shows a different core emotion. The center face conveys quiet remorse and sorrow, hinting at a buried potential for awakening. The right face bristles with indignation, lip bitten in barely restrained fury. The left face seethes with resentment and envy—the deep source of Ashura’s endless rage.
Ashura is smart enough for battlefield strategy, yet pride, jealousy, and wrath smother that intellect. He distrusts even allies, since another’s success instantly breeds suspicion.
In combat he marries speed and agility to the reach of six limbs. His upper hands wield sun and moon disks: the sun disk unleashes fiery arcs, while the moon disk freezes and slows. The middle hands work a bow and arrows, pinning foes at range. The lower hands are often clasped in prayer mudra, leaving a symbolic path to redemption. The more wounds he takes, the faster and stronger he becomes; his inner mantra turns pain into fuel for rage. A mask usually covers the central head; when it cracks he enters a berserk phase, abandoning defense for sheer destruction.
Stat block
Armor Class
18 (natural armor)
Hit Points
218 (19d12 + 95)
Speed
40 ft.
Saving Throws
Str +10, Dex +9, Con +10, Wis +8, Cha +7
Skills
Acrobatics +9, Athletics +10, Insight +8, Perception +8
Damage Vulnerabilities
radiant
Damage Resistances
cold, fire; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from non-magical attacks
Damage Immunities
—
Condition Immunities
charmed, frightened
Senses
darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages
Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Infernal; telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge
13 (10,000 XP)