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{{5e24 Creature
|name=Night Hag
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|refs=<ref name="srd5.2">{{Cite Pub|SRD 5.2|pages=308}} Licensed: [[CC-BY]]</ref><ref name="mm5e24.225">{{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e24)|pages=225}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast.</ref>
|size=Medium
|sizenote=
|type=Fiend
|tags=Hag
|align=Neutral Evil
|ac=17
|acfluff=
|hp=112
|hd=15d8+45
|speed=30 ft.
|movetype=
|str=18
|dex=15
|con=16
|int=16
|wis=14
|cha=16
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|skills={{5e24|Deception}} +6, {{5e24|Insight}} +5, {{5e24|Perception}} +5, {{5e24|Stealth}} +5
|vulnerabilities=
|resistances={{5e24|Cold}}, {{5e24|Fire}}
|damageimmunity=
|conditionimmunity={{5e24|Charmed}}
|gear=
|senses={{5e24|Blindsight}} 120 ft.
|pperception=15
|languages={{5xlang|Abyssal}}, {{5xlang|Common}}, {{5xlang|Infernal}}, {{5xlang|Primordial}}
|maturity=
|habitat=Planar
|plane=Lower Plane
|treasure=Arcana
|npc=
|cr=5
|xp=
|summary=A night hag's true appearance is that of an aged, sickly humanoid with long black hair and a slightly blue-black tinge to her rough skin. They have sharply nailed hands that they use for attack and defense. 

|trait1=Coven Magic
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|tdesc1=While within 30 feet of at least two {{5e24lc|Hag}} {{5e24|Ally|allies}}, the hag can cast one of the following {{5e24lc|Spell}}s, requiring no {{5e24|Material}} components, using the spell’s normal casting time, and using {{5e24|Intelligence}} as the {{5e24lc|Spellcasting Ability}} {{5e24 Spell Save Hit|3|3}}<!--(spell save DC 14)-->: {{5e24 Spell Line|Augury, Find Familiar, Identify, Locate Object, Scrying}}, or {{5e24spell|Unseen Servant}}. The hag must finish a {{5e24|Long Rest}} before using this trait to cast that spell again.

|trait2=Magic Resistance
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|tdesc2=The hag has {{5e24|Advantage}} on {{5e24lc|Saving Throw}}s against {{5e24lc|Spell}}s and other {{5e24lc|Magical Effect}}s.

|trait3=Soul Bag
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|tdesc3=The hag has a soul bag. While holding or carrying the bag, the hag can use its {{iplink|Nightmare Haunting}} action.

The bag has {{5e24|AC}} 15, {{5e24|HP}} 20, and {{5e24|Resistance}} to all damage. The bag turns to dust if reduced to 0 {{5e24|Hit Point}}s. If the bag is destroyed, any souls the bag is holding are released. The hag can create a new bag after 7 days.

|action1=Multiattack
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|adesc1=The hag makes two {{iplink|Claw}} attacks.

|action2=Claw
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|adesc2=''{{5e24|Melee}} {{5e24|Attack Roll}}:'' +7, {{5e24lc|Reach}} 5 ft. ''Hit:'' 13 (2d8+4) {{5e24|Slashing}} {{5e24lc|Damage}}.

|action3=Nightmare Haunting
|alimit3=1{{5e24|Per Day|/Day}}; Requires {{iplink|Soul Bag}}
|adesc3=While on the {{5e24|Ethereal Plane}}, the hag casts {{5e24spell|Dream}}, using the same spellcasting ability as {{iplink|Spellcasting}}. Only the hag can serve as the spell’s messenger, and the {{5e24lc|Target}} must be a {{5e24lc|Creature}} the hag can see on the {{5e24|Material Plane}}. The spell fails and is wasted if the target is under the effect of the {{5e24spell|Protection from Evil and Good}} spell or within a {{5e24spell|Magic Circle}} spell.

If the target takes damage from the Dream spell, the target’s {{5e24|Hit Point Maximum}} decreases by an amount equal to that damage. If the spell kills the target, its soul is trapped in the hag’s soul bag, and the target can’t be raised from the dead until its soul is released.

|action4=Spellcasting
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|adesc4=The hag casts one of the following {{5e24lc|Spell}}s, requiring no {{5e24|Material}} components and using {{5e24|Intelligence}} as the {{5e24lc|Spellcasting Ability}} {{5e24 Spell Save Hit|3|3}}<!--(spell save DC 14)-->:
:At Will: {{5e24 Spell Line|Detect Magic, Etherealness, Magic Missile}} ({{5e24|Spell Level|level}} 4 version)
:2{{5e24|Per Day|/Day}} Each: {{5e24 Spell Line|Phantasmal Killer, Plane Shift}} (self only)

|baction1=Shape-Shift
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|bdesc1=The hag {{5e24lc|Shape-Shift}}s into a {{5e24|Small}} or {{5e24|Medium}} {{5e24|Humanoid}}, or it returns to its true form. Other than its {{5e24lc|Size}}, its {{5e24lc|Game Statistic}}s are the same in each form. Any {{5e24lc|Equipment}} it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.

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|spells=Augury, Detect Magic, Dream, Etherealness, Find Familiar, Identify, Locate Object, Magic Missile, Phantasmal Killer, Plane Shift, Scrying, Unseen Servant 
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==Lore==
<ref name="mm5e24.225" /> Night {{5e24lc|Hag}}s seek mortals to torment and turn to evil. By day, night hags use supernatural deceptions to plague their victims, shape-shifting to pose as other creatures and make their targets believe the world has turned against them. By night, these hags reinforce their tortures with terrifying dreams. Once they force their targets to desperate limits, night hags claim their victims’ tormented spirits, capturing them in sinister traps called soul bags. The hags then slip between planes of existence to barter stolen souls to vile magic-users and fiendish entities.

Night hags maintain networks of nefarious customers and collect rumors from across the {{5e24|Lower Plane}}s. These hags might part with their secrets in exchange for {{5e24lc|Magic Item}}s and other wicked prices.

'''Unofficial Description:''' A night hag's true appearance is that of an aged, sickly humanoid with long black hair and a slightly blue-black tinge to her rough skin. They have sharply nailed hands that they use for attack and defense. 

==Found in Adventures==
{{5x Creature Adventure List|Night Hag}}
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==Sources and Notes==
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Alignment	Neutral Evil +
Author	SRD 5.2 +
CRval	5 +
Canon	true +
Challenge Rating	5 +
Creature Name	Night Hag +
Edition	5e24 +
Experience Points	1,800 +
Features	Coven Magic +, Magic Resistance +, Soul Bag +, Multiattack +, Claw +, Nightmare Haunting +, Spellcasting + and Shape-Shift +
Habitat	Planar +
Hit Dice	15d8+45 +
Hit Points	112 +
Other Caster	Night Hag +
Plane	Lower Plane +
Publication	SRD 5.2 +
Size	Medium +
SortText	Night Hag 5e24 +
Spell xRef	Augury +, Detect Magic +, Dream +, Etherealness +, Find Familiar +, Identify +, Locate Object +, Magic Missile +, Phantasmal Killer +, Plane Shift +, Scrying + and Unseen Servant +
Subtype	Hag +
Summary	A night hag's true appearance is that of an aged, sickly humanoid with long black hair and a slightly blue-black tinge to her rough skin. They have sharply nailed hands that they use for attack and defense. +
Treasure	Arcana +
Type	Fiend +