Clockwork Defender

Medium Construct, Unaligned

AC: 17

Initiative: +2 (12)

HP: 42 (5d8 + 20)

Speed: 30 ft.

STR
16 (+3)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
3 (-4)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
1 (-5)

Skills: Perception +6, Stealth +4

Immunities: poison

Condition Immunities: charmed; exhaustion; frightened; paralyzed; petrified; poisoned

Senses: Passive Perception 16

Languages: understands the languages of its creator but can't speak

CR: 1 (XP 200; PB +2)

Unusual Nature.

The defender doesn't need air, food, drink, or sleep.

Actions

Electrified Bite.

Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) lightning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be grappled (escape DC 13). A creature grappled by the defender takes the damage again at the start of each of the defender's turns. The defender can have only one creature grappled in this way at a time, and the defender can't make Electrified Bite attacks while grappling.

Bonus Actions

Light Beam.

The defender emits bright light from its eyes in a 60-foot cone, or it shuts off this light.

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Clockwork Defender

Source: Keys from the Golden Vault, p. 85 - Licenses and attribution