Alderman Rufus Blackley

CR 12 leader

medium undead, neutral evil

Armor Class: 15 (Mage Armor)
Hit Points: 82 (11d8+33)
Speed: 30ft
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
21 (+5)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
14 (+2)
Saving Throws: STR +1 DEX +2 CON +4 INT +10 WIS +6 CHA +3
Skills: Arcana +9 History +9 Religion +9 Investigation +9 Perception +5
Damage Resistances: Necrotic, non-magical BPS
Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened
Senses: Darkvision 60ft, Passive Perception 15
Languages: Common, Elvish, Celestial, Draconic
Innate Spellcasting: Blackley's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 17 , +9 to hit with spell attacks). Blackley can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

Legendary Resistance (1/lr): If Blackley fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.

Regeneration: At the start of his turn, if he has atleast 1 hit point and has not taken radiant damage on that turn, Blackley regains 10 hit points.

Vampiric Weakness: If Blackley starts his turn in sunlight, he takes 10 radiant damage.

Spider Climb: Blackley can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

Magic Resistance: Blackley has advantage on saving throws against magic.

Actions

Multiattack: Blackley can make two attacks, or replace one of them with a spell.

Vampiric Touch: Melee spell attack: +9 to hit, reach 5ft, one target. Hit: 13 (3d8) necrotic damage, and Blackley regains that many hit points.

Grave Bolt: Ranged spell attack: +9 to hit, reach 120ft, one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) necrotic damage, and the target deals half damage until the end of their next turn.

Danse Macabre (1/lr): Blackley raises 5 (2d4) skeleton minions from the ground around him.

Reactions

Shield (recharge 4-6): Blackley increases his AC by +5 until the start of his next turn.

Alderman Rufus Blackley started out as a simple lumber merchant who knew a few cantrips, but his ambitions were greater than that. With his ample supply of money, he started experimenting with necromantic magic.

He eventually acquired political control of the island of Palecliff, and soon met Selena Blackmoon, a vampire who promised him the world. Selena turned Blackley into a vampire fledgling in a gruesome ritual.