Eblis

Eblis were large birdlike monstrosities that roamed the jungles of Chult.

Description
Eblis resembled large cranes and behaved like ordinary birds in many ways, including laying eggs. They had narrow heads that ended in long, black needle-like beaks.

Personality
They were intelligent, greedy, and utterly evil creatures, who were interested mainly in using other creatures to forward their self-serving goals. They were also extremely vengeful and took great pleasure in luring other creatures into deadly traps.

Abilities
Eblis spellcasters were generally known to be capable of casting the spells audible glamer, change self, hypnotism, spook, wall of fog, blur, hypnotic pattern, and whispering wind.

Notable eblis
Papazotl, one of the Nine Trickster Gods of Chult, was an eblis.

Society
Eblis communities were generally led by a spellcaster, who scholars speculated would compel their flock to embrace their evil nature. They dwelt in huts and nests that they constructed out of riverside foliage, which they also used to hide their treasure hordes. They took great care to ensure that these huts were difficult for most creatures to detect.

Myths & Rumors
It was believed that eblis originated as reincarnations of evil humans as a punishment for deeds such as larceny and kidnapping.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Dungeon #72: "Mistress on the Mere" • Tomb of Annihilation