"The Sovereign doesn't want to kill you. It wants you to watch it exist. The killing is just what happens when you blink." The Speculum Sovereign appears as a humanoid figure composed of living, liquid mercury and shards of enchanted glass. It doesn't wear armor; it wears a shimmering aura of its own perceived "glory." It is always surrounded by a floating ring of ornate, spectral mirrors that show not the world as it is, but the Sovereign as it imagines itself to be: a god-like, flawless entity.

Imagine a horde of smooth, calcium-white ovals with spindly, vein-black limbs and a single, unblinking eye staring out from a hairline crack in their shells. They don't want treats. They want to paint the world in the colors of their own bitterness! It is a vengeful horde that only comes out in April, after Easter every year!

If you're looking for a creature that embodies the phrase "misery loves company," look no further. The Lachrimort is a creature that doesn't want to fight you—it just wants you to sit in the rain and contemplate your failures with it. Unfortunately, its sheer gloom is so potent that it leaks into the weave of fate itself. The Lachrimort is best used as a social encounter or a "hazard" during a journey. It isn't malicious; it might even try to "help" the party by sharing its luck, but its gloomy nature makes that luck highly volatile. If the players are mean to it, it doesn't fight back—it just weeps harder, making the surrounding 30 feet difficult terrain due to the sudden puddles of magical tears.

The Echoing Parasite is a translucent, multi-legged creature about the size of a coin. It feeds on the psychic energy generated by repetitive thoughts and anxiety. It rarely attacks directly; instead, it attaches itself to the underside of a victim's gear or hides within their hair, staying just out of sight. REMOVAL: The parasite is physically fragile. It can be killed instantly if found, but since it is invisible to the host, the party must usually intervene. A Lesser Restoration spell or any effect that deals psychic damage to the host will force the parasite to detach and attempt to flee.