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Fiend CR 3

Nightmare

Stat block

A black horse with a burning mane and hooves of fire.

AC	HP	Speed	CR	XP
13	68 (8d10+24)	60 ft, fly 90 ft	3	700

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	15 (+2)	16 (+3)	10 (+0)	13 (+1)	15 (+2)

Immune: fire
Languages: abyssal, infernal

Traits

Illumination. Sheds bright light 10 ft and dim light 10 ft more.
Confer Fire Resistance. Can give its rider Resistance to Fire.

Actions

Hooves. Flaming hooves.
Ethereal Stride. It and up to three willing creatures within 5 ft shift to or from the Ethereal Plane.

Where you meet it

Castle Ravenloft, the Catacombs: The black horse lifts its head from the manger, and the man beside it turns around.
The River Ivlis Crossroads: The Grey Mare · The black horse in the traces stamps once, and the empty harness beside it swings. Pale shapes slide out of…
The River Ivlis Crossroads: The Count's Huntsman · The Huntsman sets the pack on you with one note of the horn, and the hounds come up the road in silence.