Xanathar, the Beholder Crime Lord - Miniature

Bring the terror of Waterdeep to your game table! This miniature depicts **Xanathar**, the paranoid and iconic Beholder who leads the most powerful criminal guild in Faerûn. The model captures every distinctive detail: from the inquisitive central eye to the eyestalks, down to the base decorated with his immense treasure of gold coins

Xanathar is the head of the **Xanathar Guild**, a sprawling criminal organization that controls smuggling, slavery, gambling, and extortion in Waterdeep and the underground city of **Skullport**

• **Chronic Paranoia:** Like every beholder, he is convinced that everyone is plotting against him. However, Xanathar takes this trait to the extreme: he sees spies everywhere, even among his most loyal servants
• **The Collector:** He is obsessed with treasures and secrets, but his most valuable "collection" is not made of gold, but of information
• **The Only Weakness (Sylgar):** Xanathar loves only one creature in the world: his goldfish, **Sylgar**. If the fish dies (which happens often, as goldfish are not long-lived), his servants must find an identical one before the beholder notices, to prevent him from falling into a destructive rage that would raze entire districts to the ground

Unlike other factions, the guild is a heterogeneous mass of races: humans, kobolds, bugbears, dwarves, and even mind flayers. Xanathar governs them through terror and a complicated system of hierarchies where failure is punished with death (or with petrification by his eye ray)

Characteristics and Abilities (Monster Manual)

Xanathar possesses all the standard characteristics of a **Beholder (CR 13)**, but in his lair, his dangerousness drastically increases (**CR 14**)

Key Technical Data

AC: 18

HP: 180 (19d10 + 76)

Speed: 0 m, Fly 6 m (Hover)

Senses: Darkvision 36 m, Passive Perception 22

Iconic Actions

1. **Antimagic Cone:** Its large central eye emits a 45-meter cone where magic does not work. This includes player spells and its own eye rays
2. **Eye Rays:** Each turn, Xanathar can fire three random rays from its small eyestalks. The most feared are:
   • **Disintegration Ray:** If reduced to 0 HP, the target turns to dust
   • **Death Ray:** Deals massive damage (10d10 necrotic)
   • **Petrification Ray:** Transforms victims into statues (his favorite form of "decor")

The Lair (Den)

His sanctuary is located in **Undermountain**, connected to Skullport. The lair is full of traps, mirrors (which he loves to admire himself in), and extravagant guards. Fighting Xanathar in his lair also means facing **Lair Actions**, such as walls appearing out of nowhere or eyes appearing on surfaces to fire extra rays

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