Symphior

Symphior was a planetar who was planted to grow and eventually protect the land. However its development was interrupted by the corruption of the land, which made it deformed. It was awakened early by the Myriad's drilling and started terrorizing the mines.

Description
Symphior was a cherubic young planetar with gray skin and a withered appearance. Its limbs hung limply at its sides and it had a pair of small, white feathered wings that were tattered and damaged. Its eyes were white and lifeless.

As part of a deal with the Myriad, Vox Machina agreed to clear out a platinum mine of some ancient hostile entity. They discovered this entity to be the awoken Symphior and engaged in combat with the corrupted planetar. Symphior controlled the environment around it to its advantage but was eventually felled by the group.

Abilities
Symphior lacked many of the defining abilities of a planetar, and instead drew on the land around it in combat.
 * Magic Resistance: Advantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects.
 * Terrifying Scream: Symphior lets out a terrifying scream. On a failed Wisdom save, the target is frightened.
 * Innate Spellcasting: Can cast the following without using components.
 * Wall of Stone
 * Misty Step
 * Legendary Actions
 * Cold Snap: The area around a target becomes freezing cold. The target must make a Constitution save or become stunned and take cold damage. On a success they resist the stun and take half damage.
 * Spikes: Symphior transforms the ground beneath a target into spikes. The target must make a Dexterity save or suffer piercing damage. They take half damage on a success.
 * Lava Burst: Symphior summons a column of lava. Everyone within 10ft by 10ft area around it must make a Dexterity save or fire damage. They take half damage on a success.
 * Sinkhole: Symphior creates a sinkhole beneath the target. They must make a Dexterity saving throw, on a failure they fall into the hole, taking bludgeoning damage on impact, and the hole seals above them leaving them restrained and suffocating.
 * Radiant Blast: As a last resort, Symphior unleashes a wave of radiant energy from inside itself in a shockwave, damaging itself in the process. All targets in proximity must make a Constitution save or suffer radiant damage, taking half as much on a success.

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign 1

Trivia

 * The character of Symphior was created as a collaboration between Matthew Mercer and the Critter community during . Matt took suggestions from the chat room for various traits then created a poll for the fans to vote on. Here are the results, with links to the polls:
 * What size creature?: Tiny
 * Creature Type: Celestial
 * What is the NPC damn good at?: Charisma
 * Focus: Environment
 * Name: Symphor [sic]