The Unfinished Beloved

← Back to Bestiary

👁 Read Only by Frazer 👁 32 views

Medium Construct, Neutral

Armor Class 16 (unfinished stone)

Hit Points 60 (8d8+24)

Speed 30 ft.

STR 16 (+3)

DEX 10 (+0)

CON 16 (+3)

INT 8 (-1)

WIS 12 (+1)

CHA 14 (+2)

Saving Throws Con +5, Wis +3

Skills Perception +3

Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren't adamantine

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13

Languages understands Common but can't speak

Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2

Chisels of Self-Completion. The Unfinished Beloved carries three stolen sculptor's chisels embedded in its forearms. It has advantage on saving throws against effects that would alter its form, and it can repair minor damage by spending 10 minutes carving away a chip of its own stone. At the end of that time, it regains 5 hit points, up to a maximum of 15 hit points regained per day.

The Face It Remembers. At the start of each encounter, the creature fixes its attention on one creature it can see. That creature becomes its Beloved until the encounter ends or another creature uses an action to succeed on a DC 13 Charisma (Persuasion) check. The Unfinished Beloved has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that damages its Beloved, and disadvantage on attack rolls against the Beloved unless the Beloved has damaged it during the current encounter.

Sculptor's Obsession. The creature can move through the space of its Beloved, treating that space as difficult terrain. It never willingly ends its turn more than 15 feet from the Beloved unless the Beloved is incapacitated or the creature is pursuing the person who last damaged the Beloved.

Actions

Multiattack. The Unfinished Beloved makes two Chisel-Hand attacks.

Chisel-Hand. Melee weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8+3) slashing damage. If both Chisel-Hand attacks hit the same creature on the same turn, the target must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be pulled up to 10 feet toward the Unfinished Beloved.

Carve the Flaw (Recharge 5-6). The Unfinished Beloved makes one Chisel-Hand attack against a creature within 5 feet. On a hit, the attack deals an extra 2d8 slashing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or have its speed reduced by 10 feet and suffer disadvantage on Dexterity checks until the end of its next turn.

Protective Embrace. The Unfinished Beloved moves up to its speed toward its Beloved without provoking opportunity attacks. If it ends this movement within 5 feet of the Beloved, the Beloved gains half cover until the start of the Unfinished Beloved's next turn.

Reactions

Interpose Stone. When a creature within 5 feet of the Unfinished Beloved's Beloved is hit by an attack, the Unfinished Beloved imposes disadvantage on the attack roll. If the attack still hits, the Unfinished Beloved takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage.

Environment Urban

📷 Export as Image

Share your monster as a beautiful PNG image styled like classic D&D sourcebooks.

📥 Download PNG

Includes: Full stat block, monster image (if selected), CR badge, and QuickMonster branding.

Resolution: High-quality PNG at 2x scale for crisp display on any device.

"Hold still, Sera. I am almost done remembering you." — scratched into the door of the Venn Atelier

Lore & Description

Appearance

A headless-looking figure of pale gray marble lurches on broad, unfinished feet. One side of its face is smooth and idealized, while the other remains a jagged block crossed by crude chisel marks. Its shoulders, hands, and ribcage are covered in fresh cuts, and three iron chisels jut from its forearms like black talons. Flecks of stone drift from it whenever it moves. A single unfinished eye glows with soft amber light, fixed with heartbreaking devotion on the person it believes it remembers.

Behavior & Origins

Master Ilyra Venn began the statue as a memorial to her lost lover, Sera, but abandoned the work after discovering that her own memories had become unreliable. Years later, the statue awakened among the dust and stolen tools, carving itself toward an impossible likeness. It now haunts the abandoned Venn Atelier in the rain-soaked district of Bellfound, mistaking one party member for Sera and interpreting every attack against that person as an act of jealousy or betrayal. The creature wants only to finish its face and hear Sera say its name, though it cannot remember whether that name belongs to the statue, the sculptor, or the dead beloved.

Running The Unfinished Beloved

Tactics

The Unfinished Beloved immediately chooses the most visually similar party member as its Beloved and uses Protective Embrace to place itself between that creature and danger. It opens with Multiattack against anyone who threatens the Beloved, using Carve the Flaw on the most dangerous attacker and dragging enemies away with paired Chisel-Hand strikes. When bloodied, it becomes frantic, abandoning defense to remain within 5 feet of the Beloved; it fights to the death unless someone convinces it that the Beloved has asked it to stop.

DM Tips

Telegraph the creature with fresh marble dust, abandoned chisels, and half-finished stone faces resembling people the party has recently met.
Give the statue a slow, reverent voice made from grinding stone, and have it use the Beloved's name even when nobody has introduced that name.
A character can exploit its devotion by protecting or comforting the Beloved, granting advantage on the Persuasion check to change its fixation.
For a weaker party, remove its nonmagical weapon resistance; for a stronger party, let Carve the Flaw recharge on a 4-6 and increase its damage to 3d8.

Loot

Ilyra's Master Chisel — A silver-tipped chisel bearing the initials I.V.; once per day, it can mend a Small chip or crack in stone when pressed against it for 1 minute.
Marble Memory Fragment — A palm-sized piece carved with half of a beloved face. It matches a lost portrait hidden in the Venn Atelier and may reveal why the statue awakened.
The Unfinished Eye — An amber stone from the statue's face that remains warm for seven days. While held, it faintly points toward the Venn Atelier whenever its bearer thinks of a forgotten loved one.

♻ Remix This Monster

Make it yours — one tap creates your own variant of The Unfinished Beloved.

Free — no account needed.

Monster Image

Generation Info

Original prompt:
"CR 3: The unfinished statue a sculptor abandoned, carving itself to completion with stolen chisels. It mistakes one party member for someone it once loved."

Created: Oct 21, 2026
Modified: Oct 26, 2026

Find more: Construct monsters CR 0-4 Construct Monsters for a level 7 party 🎲 Random monster